FHS students, from left, Gavin Dillon, Walker Liebert, Travis Lombard, Addison Adams, Liam McLaughlin and Mason Day, members of VEX Robotics Team 87490Z, “Men in Purple,” qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship, set for April 21–24 in St. Louis, Missouri....
With only 15 firefighters serving on the Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department, the department is seeking additional personnel to bolster their ranks. 70 percent of all firefighters in the United States are volunteers and the FVFD can carry up to 35. The volunteer...
A reason to celebrate is in the air as Foy Inc. enjoys its 40th anniversary as a local business in Farmersville. Foy Inc. is a company that provides software to the international aluminum extrusion industry to help them run their manufacturing facilities. The...
Farmersville parents will have an added convenience for the 2018-’19 school year. The free and reduced lunch program application is now online. To apply online parents and guardians can go to www.farmersvilleisd.net, click on the departments tab, then the child...
Farmersville volleyball stayed close to home last week to start off the 2018 season. They began things with a three-set win over visiting and former district opponent Leonard. The Lady Farmers then traveled over a two-day span to Princeton for the Golden Chick Classic...
Automobile enthusiasts will be able to have their fill of fancy cars as two car shows roll into town next weekend. The 50th anniversary of Bug Tussle Trek will be Saturday, Aug. 25 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in downtown Farmersville. The event, hosted by Farmersville...
It’s the height of summer, a time of year when we are most vulnerable to insect-borne diseases. It’s a threat that will still be with us well into the Fall. Dr. Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control [CDC], warns that “a growing list of...
Collin College trustees propose increasing the property tax rate by a fraction of a penny to help fund a proposed fiscal year 2018-‘19 budget of $285.7 million. The board of trustees will conduct the first of two meetings on the tax rate at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16...
After complaints have surfaced regarding individuals dumpster diving, the police department is clarifying that entering a receptacle designed to hold refuse is illegal. According to the city’s ordinance chapter 32, section 59, “Pilfering, scattering contents or...
