Farmersville City Council addressed several real estate properties in various stages of development during its regular meeting May 5. Council members unanimously approved a voluntary annexation of approximately 252 acres located east of Highway 78, west of the Kansas...
Roger Widmer wants people to ponder the purpose the education - an issue of importance to Widmer, as he is the chief operating officer for Collin Corporate College. The purpose of education that the COO highlighted at a local chamber luncheon was “where our past and...
Collin College is offering summer camps in Farmersville and Plano this July. Middle school and high school students can select from photography, crime scene investigation, robotics, and a jazz camp which is also open to adults, music educators, and band directors....
After a Collin County grand jury declined to indict eight officers in the death of Marvin Scott III, Sheriff Jim Skinner said he welcomes their recommendation to convene a work group to identify lessons learned from the incident. Scott, 26, was arrested in Allen on...
The Farmersville City Council has decided to pursue a matching grant that would help the city purchase 20 to 50 acres of land that would be set aside as natural blackland prairie grass, which the mayor describes as a treasure worthy of preservation. City Council met...
It took only 11 minutes for the Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees to conduct its business Monday night, but one item the board approved is likely to put smiles on the faces of dozens of high school students. The FISD board approved a request...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 8. The June 22 announcement did not specify what legislative priorities will be included in the agenda but said the items “will be announced prior to the convening of the special...
The Farmersville Fire Department announced their annual Sparks of Freedom Event is back on schedule. The event will occur Sunday, July 4 from 5-10 p.m. at Southlake Park on Old Josephine Road. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy live music at the event. ...
Skylah Spradlin said she was outside enjoying the rainy weather and “talking to God” Monday afternoon, June 28, when she heard the explosion, which she described as resembling a gunshot. But this noise was “super close” — behind her home — and louder than an ordinary...
