Five new portraits were installed June 29 in the Hall of Heroes at the Collin County Courthouse. Farmersville native Pharmacist Mate 1st Class Billy Bain Honaker, pictured second from left, was among those honored. He was declared missing in action after the USS...
Collin College’s Farmersville Campus will host its highly anticipated annual Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, March 29. The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the movie beginning promptly at 8 p.m. This...
State Rep. Jeff Leach has filed House Bill (HB) 7 that “empowers parents, protects students and ensures greater transparency and accountability within Texas public schools.” Leach, R-Plano, called the legislation the Parents’ Bill of Rights and said it would “cement...
Collin College’s Farmersville Campus will host its highly anticipated annual Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, March 29. The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the movie beginning promptly at 8 p.m. This...
Although backyard chickens have no problem eating off the ground, feed bowls make it easier to measure out portions. Millie a black-and-white Barred Plymouth Rock, noshes with Shadow, a Black Australorp, and Buffy, a Buff Orpington. Bob Wieland/The Farmersville Times...
In Princeton, Habitat has built two of five planned homes on land donated by the school district on Harrelson Court. During construction, high school students from the PISD Construction Trades program participated hands-on. Courtesy photo Last year, seven Collin...
Collin College has begun open registration for Maymester and Summer 2025 courses, offering flexible scheduling options for students. Registration began March 3 and will continue through the start of each term. Students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor...
Work is expected to begin this spring on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport allowing commercial passenger service by late next year. “We continue to work toward a May 2025 groundbreaking,” Ken Carley, the airport director, said Friday, March 7. The...
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports 94.35% of Texas kindergarteners were vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella as of the 2023-24 school year, with 93.31% of Collin County kids having received the vaccines. As of Monday, March 3, the...
