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Council approves pipeline agreement

Council approves pipeline agreement

A key infrastructure agreement tied to the Farmersville Parkway project won city council approval March 16. The deal with the North Texas Municipal Water District advances plans for a treated water pipeline to support long-term growth. The agreement allows the city to...

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Toys for Tots now accepting donations

Toys for Tots now accepting donations

Holiday celebrations are kicking off in Farmersville soon, starting with the upcoming Toys for Tots Motorcycle Run the first week of December. Toys for Tots in Collin County is an initiative hosted by the Marine Corps Reserve. The Farmersville branch is under new...

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Special Quilts of Valor planned

Special Quilts of Valor planned

The Farmersville Quilt Guild will host a special post-Veterans Day presentation by honoring local veterans at its annual Quilts of Valor ceremony. This year, they will award quilts to seven veterans at the Veterans Day presentation at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the...

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Council hears options for historic school

Council hears options for historic school

Farmersville City Council members received a history lesson regarding the Welford Primary School  located at Highway 380 and South Hamilton Street at the Tuesday, Oct. 24 regular meeting. Representatives were present that attended the school which was built in...

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Local historian awarded for service

Local historian awarded for service

Farmersville resident Linda Hess has made her mark on Collin County by documenting its history for over two decades. Hess’ dedication as a Collin County Historical Commission (CCHC) member and volunteer earned her a Yellow Rose of Texas award last month, the highest...

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The bread winner

The bread winner

We called it light bread. Others called it white bread. Regardless of what it was called, in my hometown of Ashdown, Arkansas and most of the rest of the South it was the foundation of the Southern food pyramid. And it was found aplenty at our home on Beech Street....

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Texas attorney general strikes back

Texas attorney general strikes back

The other shoe has dropped as Attorney General Ken Paxton has endorsed challengers to Republican Collin County representatives who supported his impeachment. The GOP primaries will be held March 5 and opponents have now filed against House members Candy Noble of...

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Quilt of Valor’ presentation Nov. 14

Quilt of Valor’ presentation Nov. 14

Farmersville Quilt Guild and the Collin College Farmersville Campus will host a Veteran’s Day Quilt of Valor presentation at 6 p.m. Nov. 14, at the Collin College Farmersville Campus Library, 501 S. Collin Pkwy. The guild welcomes the public to attend the special...

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