The Farmersville Historical Society will host its annual Spring Luncheon on Saturday, April 11, with a patriotic theme celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Titled the “American 250 Semiquincentennial,” the event will be held at Farmersville High School and will begin...
If you keep up with the city’s budget process, including the setting of a tax rate, you probably have heard of a couple of tax rate terms. One is “no-new-revenue” and the other is “voter-approval”. In a bid to help the public better understand property tax...
The city of Farmersville is expected to adopt a property tax rate for the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) at its Sept. 16 regular council meeting. The rate is lower than last year’s but will raise more tax revenue. The proposed tax rate of $0.676773 per $100 of assessed...
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced a proposal to construct a new segment of US 380, extending from FM 1827 to CR 560 through McKinney, Princeton and Farmersville in Collin County. The project will include a new, controlled-access freeway and...
Shonda Schaefer, right, newly appointed CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Collin County, consults with Construction Manager Rosa Garcia at the home being built in Princeton. Shonda Schaefer has been on her new job as chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of...
A hearing is scheduled Monday, Aug. 26, in Austin on a lawsuit temporarily blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools, a move that prolongs the ongoing legal battle over the state’s educational assessment...
Farmersville city councilmembers have been busy lately with regular meetings two weeks in a row as they adapt to the new format to meet the first and third Mondays of each month, a change from the previous second and fourth Tuesday regular council meetings....
Work is underway at the J.W. Spain Athletic Complex. Improvements are being made to water drainage around the bullpen areas and new sod will be installed on the fields. Hoping for cooler weather on the horizon, Farmersville City Council announced the dates of two...
Farmersville’s population estimate on Jan. 1, 2024 had grown by 16% according to NCTCOG. Collin County continues to lead population growth in the 16 counties around Dallas and Fort Worth, with 53,658 new residents from January of 2023 to January of this year,...
