For the next few weeks, candidates and municipalities will work to shape the election landscape this May. Filing opened Wednesday, Jan. 18, and closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Farmersville voters will head to the polls for both municipal, school district and Collin...
Farmersville FFA had an exceptional week at the Collin County Jr. Livestock Show. The annual livestock show, held Jan. 7-14 at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney, kicked off the busy show season for most of the students, who have been raising their animals...
The January Farmersville school board meeting kicked off earlier than usual this month due to the required public hearing to discuss the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). The report, presented by Assistant Superintendent Micah Taylor Monday, Jan. 23, is based...
For the first time in eight years, a member of the Farmersville High School Band qualified for All-State Band. Gavin Richardson,16, was selected as a Texas All-State Musician after going through a competitive process that began last fall and included competition at...
Farmersville ISD announced three new leadership changes last week that became effective Tuesday, January 17. Tad Myers moved into a new role as the district’s Coordinator of CTE (Career and Technical Education) and Special Projects, Nicole Hicks was named the new...
The Texas Center for the Book has launched the 2022-23 Letters About Literature Texas contest, a program that invites students to respond to authors about how their books or poetry have touched their lives. Fourth through 12th grade students are eligible to enter the...
The second of three lawsuits against Collin College was resolved last week as the Eastern District Federal Court in Sherman approved a settlement between a former professor and the school. Suzanne Jones was fired in January 2021 by Collin College, which cited three...
Veteran’s Day was celebrated at several Farmersville ISD campuses on Friday, Nov. 11. The festivities started with a flag raising ceremony at Tatum Elementary, where veterans were given thank-you cards and invited to join the student body in reciting the Pledge of...
Because of a larger increase in fund balance than originally expected, the Farmersville ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved to increase employee bonus stipends with an additional $2,000, along with the budgeted amount of $750 per employee. In the Monday, Nov....
