Charlies, Mr. Jims now serving at new location A serving of Farmersville history and home cooking are now on the menu at Charlie’s Old Fashioned Kitchen.  Formerly located at 604 State Highway 78 across from Farmersville High School, the restaurant, along with...

With a little more than one week remaining in the May election filing period, one city council race, Place 1 held by Craig Overstreet, is still an unknown with no candidates filing for a place on the ballot. Place 3 incumbent, Ted Wagner, filed for re-election on Jan....

Five different residents of Farmersville showed up at the Jan. 24 city council meeting to discuss their concerns regarding a zoning request from residential to commercial. The property concerned is located on the north side of Audie Murphy Parkway (US Hwy 380) and the...

Downtown Farmersville’s newest boutique smells almost as good as it looks with its colorful stacks of soap and hand blended bath and body products artfully displayed throughout the store. Indulgence Soapery Boutique, owned by native Texans Sandi and Brad Hunter,...

After serving as a justice of the peace for nearly a decade, a longtime Wylie resident is looking forward to enjoying his retirement. Jerry Shaffer, the namesake of the football stadium near Burnett Junior High School in Wylie, called it quits on his working life at...

For individuals looking to serve Collin County as a member of the board of trustees, three places are up for election in May. The Collin College Board of Trustees, in collaboration with the district president, according to collin.edu, “establishes the vision for the...

Schools and government buildings were closed in Princeton, McKinney, Farmersville and throughout Collin County as North Texas was frozen by a winter storm that arrived Monday, Jan. 30. Sleet, snow and freezing rain coated the region, making travel slow and...