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Collin County property tax deadline nears

Collin County property tax deadline nears

The deadline for paying 2025 property taxes in Collin County is approaching quickly, and county officials are reminding property owners that payments must be made by Jan. 31, 2026, to avoid penalties and interest. Property tax payments not received by the deadline...

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Tax holiday for school supplies

Tax holiday for school supplies

Items such as a backpack and the supplies shown are tax exempt but a purse or handbag is not. As Texas students prepare to go back to school, their parents can save about $8 for every $100 they pay for clothes or supplies, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. The...

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City audit receives highest rating

City audit receives highest rating

A parade of financial consultants made their way to the podium at the Tuesday, July 23 meeting of the Farmersville City Council. Several financial matters were on the agenda including the annual audit report, staffing analysis of the police department and budget work...

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Cemetery association unveils beautification updates

Cemetery association unveils beautification updates

New soil and concrete at the entrances of the IOOF Cemetery are part of the beautification efforts completed over the summer. Courtesy Billie Goldstein The IOOF Farmersville Cemetery Association has been diligently working on beautification efforts for the historic...

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Weightlifter sees second Olympics as a gift

Weightlifter sees second Olympics as a gift

Jourdan Delacruz is competing in the weightlifting competition at the Paris Olympics. This is the second trip to the Olympics for the former Wylie ISD student. Courtesy Team USA When Jourdan Delacruz moved from Wylie to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training...

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Podcast explores decades-old murder

Podcast explores decades-old murder

Murder victim Angela Stevens was in the eighth grade at Princeton High School in 1986. Courtesy photo It was a parent’s worst nightmare: a 16-year-old daughter sneaked out of her bedroom one night and never returned. Her brutalized body was found 11 days later. A new...

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From business park to parking lot

From business park to parking lot

An aerial view looking north from Hwy 78 shows Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railroad’s new automotive terminal. The 30-acre lot, located east of Spring Creek Parkway, is designed to temporarily hold automobiles for distribution to neighboring markets. Photo by...

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Food pantry grows to meet area needs

Food pantry grows to meet area needs

Amazing Grace Food Pantry in Wylie now has a new parking lot with lights and 73 parking spaces, more than doubling the number of spaces. Amazing Grace Food Pantry in North Wylie recently celebrated the culmination of an ambitious five-year goal: the completion of a...

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