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...
For the next few weeks, candidates and municipalities will work to shape the election landscape this May. Filing opened Wednesday, Jan. 18, and closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Farmersville voters will head to the polls for both municipal, school district and Collin...
Farmersville FFA had an exceptional week at the Collin County Jr. Livestock Show. The annual livestock show, held Jan. 7-14 at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney, kicked off the busy show season for most of the students, who have been raising their animals...
The city of Farmersville has stepped up its commercial game plan with the addition of its first economic development director. Larry Tucker, the newly hired director, brings over 25 years of experience in the economic development field to the position. “I am honored...
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...
