Where to travel before Summer crowds hit By Carrie Dunlea May sits in a sweet spot on the travel calendar — that fleeting window when spring is still in full bloom, temperatures are comfortable across much of the country and summer crowds haven’t yet arrived in force....
A contested race has developed for the May 4 election both for Farmersville city council and Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees. On Farmersville ISD school board, both Tommy Monk and David Ketcher have filed for Place 5, which was formerly held...
Farmersville softball will play five games over a three-day span. They opened Tuesday, Feb. 19 with former district foe Whitewright. That’s followed by the Thursday, Feb. 21 to Saturday, Feb. 23 2019 NTX Invitational. The Lady Farmers (3-3 overall as of Monday, Feb....
The date of April 2, 2009 is seared into Karen Schrah’s brain, as it would be for any parent who underwent what she did that day. That afternoon, her son, Zachary, a sophomore at Clark High School, was taking part in spring football practice at Plano East, where he...
The oldest segments of the population are also the fastest growing segments of the American labor force, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS reports that younger members of the workforce have a stable, lower level of participation but the numbers of...
A house fire on Maple Street quickly turned deadly in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 19 for two elderly individuals. According to information released by Farmersville Police Chief Mike Sullivan, longtime Farmersville residents Delvin Sergent, 86, and Betty...
After encountering complaints on its annual program to enhance the effectiveness of its year-round program to ensure that water distribution lines are disinfected, North Texas Municipal Water District is meeting with groups and individuals before launching the program...
Multiple first responders were called to scene of a major single-vehicle accident Wednesday, Feb. 6 on Murchison Street. According to information released by the police department, Austin Garcia Bustamate, 17, was traveling west on Murchison Street, which runs next to...
As filing is winding down, a contended race has developed on the Farmersville School Board. Both Tommy Monk and David Ketcher have filed for Place 5, which was formerly held by Glenn McClain. Ketcher, who is retired, has 30 years in public education as a teacher,...
