Ben W., a retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. who served 25 years, was awarded a Quilt of Valor by Jane Hall, left. Kathy Wingo, right, presided over the ceremony, awarding nine quilts to local veterans last week. Courtesy photo Farmersville Quilt Guild members honored nine...
The impacts of the Saturday, May 6, mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets hit home as 20-year-old Christian LaCour, a Nevada resident and FHS Class of 2021 graduate, was the first victim identified among the eight dead and seven wounded. The incident took place...
MDD and 4B propositions do not pass Coleman Strickland received 194 of 252, or 77% of votes cast for Place 1, Farmersville city council. Mary Berry received 26 votes and Richard Repp received 32 votes. Ted Wagner was re-elected to Place 3 on city council, running...
Assistant Superintendent Micah Taylor presented the final draft of the proposed school calendar for consideration by trustees at the April 25 Farmersville ISD school board meeting held at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. According to Taylor, “This is the truest 4-day week...
The newly hired economic director has left his position with Farmersville Economic Development Corporation. Larry Tucker was hired as the FEDC’s first executive director on Jan. 17, 2023. His departure was confirmed April 27 by FEDC president Matt Crowder. “Larry did...
Sheriff Jim Skinner wants to reduce recidivism rates among Collin County jail inmates by offering a program where they can learn better life skills, improve their education and learn a trade. “Too often, we see generations of a family stuck in that vicious cycle of...
The Farmersville City Council has received an earful from residents in outlying areas who said they are unhappy with the city’s expansion of the extraterritorial jurisdiction. The council, convening its regular April 25 meeting at City Hall, welcomed a roomful of...
Farmersville Mayor Bryon Wiebold intended to conduct a question-and-answer session about an upcoming election on the future of the city’s economic development strategy. What he got, though, was a roomful of angry and seemingly confused residents upset over what they...
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott escorted Robert Rodriguez of Farmersville down the runway at the 33rd Annual Children’s Cancer Fund “Light It Up” Gala in Dallas. The pair clowned around in front of the crowd at the fundraiser held Friday, April 21,...
