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Filing underway for May general election

Filing underway for May general election

The city of Farmersville will hold its general election Saturday, May 2, 2026, to fill two City Council seats. Voters will elect representatives for City Council Place 1, currently held by Coleman Strickland, and City Council Place 3, currently held by Kristi Mondy....

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Telephone town hall conducted

Telephone town hall conducted

North Texas’s freshman Republican congressman, Keith Self of McKinney, said he was voting enthusiastically in favor of the resolution calling for an inquiry into impeaching President Biden. Self, speaking on a telephone town hall Dec. 12, from his Washington, D.C.,...

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Repairs underway for decades-old bridge

Repairs underway for decades-old bridge

Farmersville has a walking bridge that is a work in progress. According to the president of the city’s 4B Community Development Council board, the work is nearing an end. However, 4B president Steve Casperi said there’s still plenty of heavy lifting to complete. “I...

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New code compliance officer unveils plan of action

New code compliance officer unveils plan of action

Tiffany Barber has only been on the job since September as the new compliance officer for the city of Farmersville, but she has “hit the ground running” according to Ben White, city manager. Barber updated council on the status of code compliance and her ideas for...

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Final tribute honors veterans

Final tribute honors veterans

Memories were shared and veterans were honored last week in a final end-of-year tribute that took place at the IOOF Cemetery in Farmersville and more than 4,700 cemeteries across the nation. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Lodge 228 hosted its second...

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Filing deadline ends

Filing deadline ends

The Dec. 11 filing deadline has passed for the March 5, 2024, Republican and Democratic primaries. The Secretary of State’s office publishes a list of candidates accepted by the parties, but the parties have five days to submit the list and it could be Dec. 19 before...

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Holiday activities continue this weekend

Holiday activities continue this weekend

Last Friday’s festivities officially kicked off the sesquicentennial holiday season for Farmersville. The community showed up in full force to witness the debut of the annual light display on Farmersville Parkway at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 and the tree lighting in...

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Collin County Sheriff seeks re-election

Collin County Sheriff seeks re-election

Collin County’s chief law enforcement officer is seeking a third term behind the star. Sheriff Jim Skinner, first elected in November 2016, said he had filed as a Republican candidate in the March 5 primary. By Bob Wieland For more on this story see the December 7,...

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