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Officials with the Farmersville have canceled the city’s annual Sparks of Freedom fireworks celebration for 2026, citing a combination of safety concerns, rising costs and limited resources. City leadership announced the decision following discussions with fireworks...
Cellphone image of Bell taken by a reporter during Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Courtesy photo A 66-year-old Collin County woman has been sentenced to prison for pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S....
Anakin and his friends will be enjoying pumpkins at In-Sync’s Pumpkin Toss and Fall Festival from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. Courtesy Dave Smith/In-Sync Exotics In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center is gearing up for its annual Fall Festival and...
Farmersville High School principal Dave Warren and student council leaders, Leslie Landaverde and Ethan Stone, are joined by members of the Gallagher Construction team as they cut the ceremonial ribbon in front of the high school Saturday, Oct. 19. The extensive...
In Collin County general election turnout was brisk with more than 16,000 ballots cast in the first four hours. Collin County has 100,000 more voters registered for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election than the number registered four years ago, Collin County...
Sports
Dorman Hawkins prepares to announce the homecoming game between Farmersville and Gainesville last Friday. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Dorman Hawkins didn’t have any experience as a public-address announcer when he...
In the first home sporting event of the season, the Farmersville High School Volleyball team defeated two 3A opponents, Prairiland High School and Blue Ridge High School, dominating both matches en route to sweeping the double header competition on Friday, August 14....
To begin the new year, Farmersville High School opens the 2020 volleyball season with high expectations, ranking near the top of the 4A teams. In a poll released by the Texas Girls Coaches Association, the Lady Farmers finished fourth of the top-4A teams in the state...
Heading into a new school year, the Farmersville High School Marching Band hopes to get back to performing safely and easily after a long period away from one another. During a summer break headlined by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Farmersville band maintained social...
Coaches released a revised football schedule for Farmersville High School on Thursday July 23. This follows the announcement by the UIL stating that conferences 1A-4A can proceed as scheduled for fall athletics. The season will open with a warm up scrimmage...
Education
The 2023-24 Farmersville Farmerettes recently attended a three-day officer camp from Wednesday, May 31 to Friday, June 2 in Galveston. The camp, hosted by Crowd Pleasers, a dance academy, taught the officers new techniques they can benefit from for future events and...
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Life & Style
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. That may be a lyric from the “Cheers” theme song, but it also rings true for Farmersville’s Old Time Saturday event, which for four decades has brought local families together. This year’s big event is set for...
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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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