Columnist John Moore still has and uses the radio that kept him, his cousin, and best friend company during the summer of the 1976 American Bicentennial celebrations. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Author’s note: This week’s column was...
More than 80 classic cars and trucks filled the downtown square Saturday, Aug. 25 as the 50th Bug Tussle Trek took place. For photos and more see the Aug. 30 edition of The Farmersville Times. See the video below.
The city of Farmersville is narrowly escaping a lawsuit from the Department of Justice in regard to the Islamic cemetery. According to City Manager Ben White, the city has not yet been sued and has entered into negotiations with the United States Department of...
An agenda item about restrictions for closing the downtown square drew a large crowd at last week’s Main Street Board meeting. The item read, “discuss creating guidelines for restricting square closings for downtown events,” and drew both public comments and comments...
The community is mourning the loss of school board member and Fightin’ Farmers icon Glenn McClain. Known to many as Big’Un, McClain, 73, had served as a Farmersville Independent School District School Board Member for more than 13 years. According to Superintendent...
Farmersville opens its season last week against Lone Oak. For additional photos see the Aug. 23 edition of The Farmersville Times or subscribe online.
A red English style telephone booth glinting in the sunlight has been attracting quite a bit of attention throughout the city. Located on the corner of Gaddy and Hwy. 78, the booth is not just a relic of a time gone by but rather a way to offer protection for a school...
My Dad used to say, and probably still would, ‘Don’t complain unless you’re willing to do something about it.’ I’m pretty sure that he didn’t coin the phrase, so this is probably not a new expression to you. You may have been told, or heard, the same idiom. This...
Around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, emergency services responded to a commercial fire alarm at the Farmersville Junior High School. Upon arrival, the fire department discovered smoke in the dressing rooms attached to the gymnasium and detected heat coming from a...
