The Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, and replace it with a new testing and accountability system designed to reduce pressure on students, give parents and teachers faster results and provide...
The Farmersville Police Department reported a significant reduction in all calls received in 2022 from the previous year according to statistics released by Police Chief Marsha Phillips. Meanwhile, stats released by the Farmersville Fire Department reported an...
Farmersville ISD administrators and police personnel briefed the school board on new developments regarding school safety at the Feb. 27 regular scheduled meeting. Wayne Callaway, Executive Director of Human Resources and Student Services, along with FISD Police Chief...
School officials and the Drug Enforcement Administration are warning parents about fake pills containing fentanyl that have killed or hospitalized Dallas-area children. Three students in the in the Carrollton Farmer’s Branch Independent School District died from...
Codes of Compassion will kick off its season of serving this Friday, Mar. 3 and introduce a new approach to helping beautify Farmersville. The project is beginning its third year and Farmersville Rotary Club President Diana Hopes, along with councilmember Terry...
Offenders in Collin County with mental health issues can now be placed into a court-supervised outpatient treatment program instead of the traditional criminal justice process, according to Judge Jennifer Edgeworth of the 219th District Court in McKinney. Edgeworth...
Farmersville Junior High student Carson Dillard cashed in with his champion Purebred Berkshire Gilt at the San Antonio Stock Show on Thursday, Feb.9. Carson not only won champion with his Berkshire Gilt, but he also won a $10,000 scholarship for college. By...
There’s something for everyone at downtown Farmersville’s newest store on the square, Mercantile on Main, located at 111 S. Main St. Store proprietor Sherri Steffens has 36 vendors selling myriad products including Boo & Bear’s Shoppe, Christ Follower, Wicked...
After several months of discussing the topic, councilmembers voted to call a special election to approve the formation of a municipal development district (MDD). Both citizens within the city proper and residing within the ETJ (extra-territorial jurisdiction) would be...
