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FISD approves budget, raises for staff

FISD approves budget, raises for staff

Farmersville ISD Chief Financial Officer Anna Baker presented details of the district’s 2025 budget during a public hearing held prior to the June 30 regular school board meeting. No public comments were made following the presentation. Baker said the budget was based...

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Budgets, ordinances approved

Budgets, ordinances approved

The Farmersville City Council has approved budgets for the city’s economic (4A) and community (4B) development commissions for the upcoming fiscal year that began on Oct. 1. Councilmembers voted unanimously on the budgets at their Sept. 27 regular meeting. The 4A...

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No money for Main Street

No money for Main Street

Farmersville City Hall has set what amounts to a “drop dead” date on when it needs to hire someone to manage its accredited Main Street program. That date is Jan. 1, 2023. If the city doesn’t have someone hired and on the job by then, according to Mayor Bryon Wiebold,...

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National Night Out on the square tonight

National Night Out on the square tonight

Farmersville Police Department and Farmersville Fire Department staff are excited to get to meet their neighbors and this evening during National Night Out. This year National Night Out is being held in downtown Farmersville on the square from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m....

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Turnovers cost Farmersville in district loss

Turnovers cost Farmersville in district loss

Turnovers can flip the script in a hurry, and they hurt the Farmersville football team Friday night. The Farmers (0-1 in 5-4A Div. II, 2-3) five times in their 42-21 home defeat. The Bulls (1-1 in 5-4A Div. II, 4-2) were able to take advantage, scoring 21 points off...

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Old times, new times happen Saturday

Old times, new times happen Saturday

For 47 years, Farmersville has been celebrating a long-standing tradition with its annual Old Time Saturday event. This year’s festivities are predicted to be better than ever with a mix of old and new traditions on display. On Friday night, Sept. 30, there’s a...

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Multiple agencies respond to fire in Nevada

Multiple agencies respond to fire in Nevada

Multiple fire departments that serve Collin County communities responded to a fire on the 7300 block of CR 965 in Nevada. Among those responding departments were Wylie, Princeton and Farmersville. Fire departments from Rockwall, Josephine and Merit also responded to...

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Parents voice complaints

Parents voice complaints

Farmersville Independent School District’s Board of Trustees, meeting Monday night in the high school cafeteria, spent next to no time disposing of a sparse agenda. The lengthiest discussion item on the agenda occurred at its beginning, during the constituent comment...

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Hotel tax, rate approved

Hotel tax, rate approved

Farmersville does not have any hotels or motels doing business within its city limits, but it does have plenty of places that function as locations where people stay “for a day or so,” according to City Manager Ben White. Therefore, it became important for the city to...

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