Courtesy art. To visit the website, click here. Texas families began applying last week for the new education savings account program that allows parents to direct public funds toward private schooling and other approved learning expenses. The Texas Education Freedom...
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports 94.35% of Texas kindergarteners were vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella as of the 2023-24 school year, with 93.31% of Collin County kids having received the vaccines. As of Monday, March 3, the...
The Collin County Commissioners Court has scheduled a public hearing on a petition to create an emergency services district to provide fire and emergency medical service to the 60,000 county residents who don’t live in cities. Since October 2013, the county has paid...
Farmersville City Council revisited the topic of code enforcement at the Monday, March 3 regular meeting held at city hall. Code enforcement Officer Tiffany Barber provided an update on code enforcement violations and the software used to track reports. Year-to-date,...
Demonstrators wave Ukrainian and American flags during a protest outside Rep. Keith Self’s town hall meeting. About two dozen demonstrators greeted 3rd District Congressman Keith Self at a town hall in the Collin College Conference Center in Wylie. Waving U.S. and...
The Farmersville boys’ powerlifting team poses for pictures after winning the team title at their home meet, held Feb. 13 inside Farmersville Arena. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] The Farmersville powerlifting team got the opportunity to...
Residents may notice a slight change in the taste of their drinking water in the coming weeks. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process from March 3 through March 31. For more on this...
Mayor Craig Overstreet, left and City Manager Ben White, right, shown with Debbie Helmberger and son Chester Helmberger, proclaimed Feb. 18, 2025, as “Joseph E. Helmberger Day. A longtime friend of the city and former mayor was honored posthumously by the...
Farmersville ISD will not hold an election on May 3 due to a lack of contested races. The four incumbents with expiring terms—Places 1, 2, 3, and 4—each filed for re-election and had no challengers. For more on this story see the February 27, 2025 print, or digital...
