Officer Francisco Martinez, center, is honored by Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD)for enforcement of DWI offenses for the city of Farmersville during the Monday, Feb. 2, city council meeting. Overall, 48 DWI citations were issued. Cole McClendon/The Farmersville...
The All Neighbors Coalition, a collective of over 140 organizations working to solve homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties, will receive $27 million in annual funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This is a 23% increase from...
With a couple of days left before the filing deadline, so far voters in Farmersville city limits have a contested mayoral race to decide on May 5. With the mayoral seat and Place 4 up for election, applications submitted as of Tuesday show the mayoral election will be...
This past weekend’s unexpected showers didn’t put a damper on the early Valentine’s Day celebrations in downtown Farmersville. The annual Chocolate Walk on Saturday, Feb. 10, invited the community to indulge in shopping, fudgy treats and contests. For more on this...
Collin County voters may have new locations to cast ballots in November’s elections. But that’s not necessarily a good thing. A requirement for large counties to add polling places was an unintended consequence of a new law passed last year by the Texas Legislature,...
Although voters rejected a $200 million bond proposal that would have allowed commercial airlines to serve McKinney National Airport, the facility continues to grow. More than 58% of McKinney voters rejected the plan in last May’s bond election. The proposal would...
A chain reaction accident on the East Lucas Road bridge claimed the life of a young Farmersville girl riding in a car driven by her mother, the Department of Public Safety said. Nine high school students on a Princeton ISD bus involved in the crash were unharmed,...
A quorum of four Farmersville ISD trustees unanimously passed an order calling for a $98 million school bond election on the May 4 general election. Members David Coleman, Jason McTee, and Dale Pickett were absent for the regular meeting held on Feb. 5 at Farmersville...
The Farmersville Economic Development Corporation is introducing a new grant to help bring in new business to the area. The Business Development Grant is intended to stimulate commercial investment and development in the city. The grant will enhance economic...
