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,...
Team returns for second season under new coach A second season of boys and girls soccer is right around the corner. For the first time in school history, they’ll be part of a district and challenging for a spot in the playoffs. Leading them will be new head coach...
Get ready for some disruption along Hamilton Street, although Farmersville City Manager Ben White hopes to keep it to a bare minimum over the span of six to eight months. City council voted Dec. 10 to accept a bid from Vessels Construction Co. of $1,083,874.18...
Gwen Snyder wants the community to join her for dinner. Snyder, along with husband Mike and many community elves, is preparing to host the second annual Family Feast welcoming any Farmersville citizen that wants to join them. The feast will be provided at the...
One special secret Santa in Farmersville knows that Christmas isn’t always merry and bright for some people. In fact, for three years in a row now this special person has blessed selected residents with an unexpected gift. For the full story, see the Dec. 19 issue or...
The Lady Farmers went winless in non-district basketball. They began with a 56-25 defeat to visiting Howe. A 0-3 showing in the Highway 5 tournament at Anna and Melissa High School followed that. Losses came to Melissa 79-36, Lovejoy 48-30 and Van Alstyne...
Farmersville ISD is continuing the process of finding it’s next superintendent. The school board discussed the next steps in the process during their monthly meeting, which was rescheduled from the fourth Monday in observance of winter break. Instead, they met...
Wednesday after Wednesday a group of seven women and one man gather at Fancy Fibers Studio in Farmersville to weave blankets. Recently, they completed six blankets to donate to a local nonprofit. The nonprofit was Project Linus, and the group that made the blankets...
Collin College breaks ground on $27.6 million campus Construction of the Collin College campus in Farmersville officially got underway Friday, Dec. 6, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site. Robert “Bob” Collins, Chairman and a founding member of the...
