The Farmersville High School robotics team will compete in the state tournament in Houston later this month. Courtesy photo More than 30 robotics teams competed in a two-day FIRST Robotics district event hosted in Farmersville, with top finishers advancing toward the...
Police officers are among those that watch over the general population and are there in many instances for their worst days. For this year’s Police Officer of the Year Korey Redding and Supervisor of the Year Sergeant Frank Gonzalez, the job has been a calling from...
The start to the girls 2017-18 basketball season didn’t go quite as planned. Farmersville lost 67-44 to visiting Bells in the opener. A 1-2 finish in the S&S Consolidated Tournament at Sadler followed that. The lone win came against McKinney Christian 58-27. By...
Editor’s note: this is the last story in a three part series. With over 400,000 kids being in foster care throughout the United States, becoming a foster parent – and a good foster parent at that – is needed both in the state and in Collin County. For Farmersville...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 1 issued the following statement on the Nov. 30 death of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States: “The state of Texas mourns with the nation at the passing of one of our greatest presidents. George H.W. Bush was an...
In a flurry of flashing lights the majority of the Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department left their Christmas banquet to answer the call of a structure fire. Paged around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, the department paused its award banquet and answered the call for a...
The quilts start out as pieces of fabric, sewn stitch by stitch by quilters who ultimately do not know where the finished product will go. Upon completion, the true purpose is revealed: they will provide comfort to veterans affected by war. Recently, veterans...
Christmas is in the air and a whole smorgasbord of holiday events is on tap for citizens to enjoy. This year, the Farmersville Historical Society will be hosting its annual Christmas Tour of Homes from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. The tour features three...
Members of the Farmersville School Board had a chance to learn about the day-to-day operations at each of the district’s campuses. At a board meeting Monday, Nov. 26, each principal updated trustees about campuses’ academic progress so far this school year. “The...
