Farmersville ISD trustees approved a lower tax rate for the 2025-26 year at their Aug. 27 meeting while also opening extracurricular opportunities to homeschool students. The board set the total tax rate at $1.215 per $100 valuation, a decrease of 2.44 cents from the...
Texas lawmakers are continuing to work on Gov. Greg Abbott’s pledge to eliminate property taxes in Texas or provide lasting tax cuts. As the first special session of the 88th Legislature concluded, Abbott announced a second session starting Tuesday, June 27, saying,...
Farmersville City Attorney Alan Lathrom, offering a comprehensive rundown of legislation that affects city governments, declared that the Texas Legislature acted in a “peculiar” matter by seeking to shore up its power in Austin. Lathrom, who delivered a lengthy...
A 35-year-old Prosper woman has been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed a mobile home on County Road 466 north of the city Sunday, July 2.Stormer Dene Ford was charged with arson of a habitation, according to booking records from the Collin County Jail....
Family honors Blackland Prairie acreage A Farmersville family is on a mission to continue a legacy started by the family patriarch to preserve a rare piece of property. The property, now known as Indigo Hills Prairie and Wildflower Preserve, consists of 49 acres of...
A historic structure near downtown Farmersville is getting a facelift that will not only make it safer, but structurally sound. The Onion Shed, the site of many events, including the monthly Farmersville Market and Old Time Saturday, is undergoing extensive...
The Farmersville Fire Department fireworks stand located at Bates Machine and MFG Inc. has all the pyrotechnics anyone may need for the Fourth of July. According to Fire Captain Kelsey Casey, the stand is run by volunteer firefighters and has a “range of fireworks”...
China is at war with America today, financially, psychologically and monetarily, according to U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas. “We’ve got to change your perception and all people’s perception that China is no longer just a big warehouse in the sky that Amazon delivers...
The Texas Legislature, which has been fighting the federal government over issues involving local government control, has taken a "peculiar” position on whether it should keep more power from cities’ hands, Farmersville City Attorney Alan Lathrom told the City Council...
