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Filing open for May FISD trustee election

Filing open for May FISD trustee election

The filing period for the Farmersville ISD May 3, 2025, trustee election officially opened Jan. 15. This marked the beginning of the process for residents interested in running for one of four available seats up for election. Place 1 is currently held by the board’s...

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McClain leaves legacy for FISD

McClain leaves legacy for FISD

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...

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Free, reduced lunch application now online

Free, reduced lunch application now online

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...

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Collin College tax rise proposed

Collin College tax rise proposed

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...

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School starts Thursday, Aug. 16

School starts Thursday, Aug. 16

With school starting Thursday, Aug. 16, driving safety is paramount especially where school zones and texting are concerned. “We will be working the school zones as school continues back,” Police Chief Mike Sullivan said. Though Farmersville Police Department is the...

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Security improvements implemented within FISD

Security improvements implemented within FISD

With an increase of school shootings, safety is a paramount concern as the upcoming school year is beginning. Farmersville Independent School District takes safety seriously and unlike many other districts has their own police department under the direction of newly...

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School board talks student dress code

School board talks student dress code

The Farmersville ISD school board recently approved several changes to employee, student and athletics handbooks. At a meeting Monday, July 23, the board voted to update the district’s handbooks. Many of the changes involve dress code. Officials hope that tightening...

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Independent Bank hosting school supply drive

Independent Bank hosting school supply drive

The friendly folks at Independent Bank are doing their best to help out the community by hosting a school supply drive. The drive, will help Farmersville ISD students in Pre-K through 12th grade and will run Monday, July 23 through Friday, Aug. 10. “We just wanted to...

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