If you look at what’s missing from this great land, it’s, a barstool on which to sit, good home cookin’, and a counter on which to eat it. The diners of yesterday need a revival. By John Moore For more stories about the Farmersville community see the...
A little help for our friends
Codes of Compassion starts Friday with new focus When the city came up with the idea to take on exterior clean-up projects in the summer of 2020, the focus was to take on one home at a time. The idea, proposed by councilman and Rotarian Terry Williams, was to enlist...
Band, volleyball represented by Class of 2023 top two
Tucker Derrick and Angelina Lee likely did not plan to compete in a head-to-head contest to see who between them would finish first academically in their class at Farmersville High School. But that is what happened as the scholars finished first and second,...
City to celebrate AMD June 10
For over two decades, Farmersville’s favorite World War II hero, along with veterans and active duty personnel, have been honored in a special day-long community event. The tradition continues this year — Farmersville’s Sesquicentennial year — with the annual Audie...
Election Day Saturday May 6
Residents will have the opportunity to cast ballots for Place 5 on the FISD board of trustees, Place 1 on city council, a special MDD election and Places 1, 2, and 3 on the Collin College Board of Trustees Saturday, May 6. Residents can vote at the Collin College...
The heat is on
After a recent meeting, a coworker mentioned that she and her family had bought a new home. Actually, it was new to them, but it was built in 1963 in what was then and is still now one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods. What seemed like a typical workplace...
Motorcycle Poker Run set for May 6
The Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum in Greenville will host its first To Hell & Back Motorcycle Poker Run on Saturday, May 6. Registration will begin at 8:30 at the museum. Tickets cost $30 and include a t-shirt, poker card and with an additional rider fee of...
State primary runoff election set for May
Collin County residents who voted in the March primary will be asked to head to the polls again to settle races where there wasn’t a clear winner. To win most Texas elections, candidates must receive more than 50% of the vote. When there is no clear winner, officials...
Human remains identified as missing Wylie woman
Partial human remains found on February 26 in Sachse were identified as a missing Wylie female. On Thursday, March 31, the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the skeletal remains found in a creek bed in the 4500 block of Merritt Rd, belonged to Faiza...