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Little Mr. and Miss Old Time Saturday winners Donna Jo Schraeder and Isaiah Reyes rode in the parade. From honoring a hometown hero to celebrating holidays on the square, Farmersville’s 2025 calendar was filled with events that highlighted the city’s history,...
Farmersville junior running back Gordon Swartz runs to his left for a gain during Friday's home game against Bonham. Swartz finished with three touchdowns on runs of 60, 1 and 10 yards in the Farmers' 65-27 blowout win from Farmers Stadium. Photo by Victor Tapia /...
‘Tis the season to start thinking about how to help children in Farmersville have a Merry Christmas. The Farmersville Outreach Alliance (FOA) Angel Tree Program gathered Christmas gifts for 300 local children last year, and a similar number is expected this year...
U.S. Rep. Keith Self, right, convenes a border security town hall featuring, from left, Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd, Chad Wolf, former acting Department of Homeland Security secretary; Lindsey Speed, executive director of Traffick911. Speakers at a townhall on...
The Farmersville Historical Society brought back “The Onion Queen” to the Old Time Saturday parade this year, crowning one of its members, Lynda Barnett, as the queen. Barnett’s mother was crowned The Onion Queen” in 1938. Farmersville’s 44th Annual Old Time Saturday...
Sports
Paula Wilfong, right, led the Farmersville softball team to eight playoff appearances in 10 seasons. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] It was a decision that Paula Wilfong had contemplated for three years. Wilfong said that...
For the first time in nine months, the Farmersville basketball team is back on the court, putting in the final preparations for their new season. Leading the Farmers this season is coach Jeff Green, who now can devote his time fully to basketball after spending the...
In the regional semifinals, Farmersville volleyball were unable to enact their revenge against Kennedale, losing in four sets 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18. Thoughts from coach Harold Davis “I’m very proud of our girls, they worked their butts off,” Davis said. “They did...
Playing their final game of the season, Farmersville football were unable to push themselves into the playoffs, falling to the Sunnyvale Raiders 60-7 in their senior night. With the loss, Farmersville finishes the season with a 2-7 overall record, including a 1-4 mark...
Entering their final week of the regular season, the Farmersville football team will need a lot of things to go their way in order to make it to the postseason. In their most recent game, the Farmers were unable to get anything going early on offense, losing on the...
Education
Although still faced with higher appraised property values, homeowners will see relief in the school tax rate for 2023. At the Tuesday, Aug. 29 monthly meeting, Farmersville ISD school board members unanimously approved a 10-cent decrease in the 2023 tax rate compared...
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Life & Style
Although the pandemic has caused an increase in anxiety and depression, hope has been increasing as well. Mental health issues are statistically on the rise with more people stuck at home and under stress. But that doesn’t mean resources and recovery aren’t possible....
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Opinion
America really is The Land of Opportunity. Even if there’s only one opportunity, and that opportunity is cutting the grass. Ashdown, Arkansas, was a pretty typical small American town in the 1960s and 1970s. Kids weren’t just handed things. If we wanted...
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