The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...
The January Farmersville school board meeting kicked off earlier than usual this month due to the required public hearing to discuss the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). The report, presented by Assistant Superintendent Micah Taylor Monday, Jan. 23, is based...
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office located the remains of an individual missing since Jan. 11. Kayla Kelley, 33, was reported missing by friends after several days, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the sheriff’s office. According to a Jan. 19 news release,...
Farmersville City Council heard a request from Farmersville ISD to help with traffic flow on Windom Street at the Jan. 10 city council meeting. Michael Hesse, FISD Transportation and Auxiliary Director, explained the challenges of school buses navigating around...
For the first time in eight years, a member of the Farmersville High School Band qualified for All-State Band. Gavin Richardson,16, was selected as a Texas All-State Musician after going through a competitive process that began last fall and included competition at...
Kinsleigh Sawatsky is a young woman who intends to see as much of this “big world” as she can. She is using her feet to see that world and plans to keep on hiking along thousands of miles of trails through the United States. Sawatsky brought her message of adventure...
Farmersville ISD announced three new leadership changes last week that became effective Tuesday, January 17. Tad Myers moved into a new role as the district’s Coordinator of CTE (Career and Technical Education) and Special Projects, Nicole Hicks was named the new...
My mom and her mother saved 7-1/2 books to get us that swing set. Just three years before in 1966, my parents had saved to buy their first house. Money was tight, so, if my sister and I were going to have that new addition to the backyard, Green Stamps would be the...
Updated as of Jan. 19 The Collin County Sheriff's Office located the remains of an individual believed to be missing since Jan. 11.Kayla Kelley, 33, was reported missing by friends after several days, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the sheriff’s...
