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TECRT Director Michael Dikovitsky, kneeling, with fellow TECRT volunteers. Courtesy photo. When tragedy strikes — whether it’s a police shooting, a suicide, a mass casualty event or a devastating natural disaster — first responders rush toward the scene. But once the...
Collin County officials, like their counterparts in area cities and school districts, have been compiling their annual budget. While the budget process can be viewed as a year-round affair, work sessions and department input becomes especially tedious in late June,...
Farmersville school board members conducted business in a timely manner at the special-called meeting held Thursday, Aug. 8. Only two agenda items were under consideration and handled quickly within the 8-minute timeframe. Trustees unanimously approved the sale and...
Scott Mormon, the founder of Breaking Free, has several pillars of service. To learn more, visit bfservices.org. Courtesy photo Six days a week Scott Mormon is on a mission. He’s in the streets of Plano ministering to the homeless and disadvantaged, then working with...
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is funding a grant for Collin College to provide a variety of free services to adults seeking career advancement or to improve their basic skills. The TWC grant, $2.1 million for each of the next two years, will expand adult...
Sports
Farmersville alumna Bella Holland set the school record for most digs in a season with 507 and was named the District 13-4A utility player of the year in volleyball and the co-offensive player of the year in softball. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David...
The Lady Farmers plowed up a large crop of all-district softball honors. They earned three-of-seven 13-4A superlatives for the 2019 season. In addition, every starter was named to the first- or second-team. Callie Yellin was named the Most Valuable Player, Christa...
Braxton Hacker will don the purple and gold one final time at Round Rock. The 2019 Farmersville grad will compete in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game at Dell Diamond The 46th annual game is 10 a.m. Friday, June 15. He will be part of...
This school year was filled with many bright spots for Farmersville’s boys and girls athletic programs. Below is a breakdown of how each team fared, starting with the fall sports, winter and wrapping up with the spring. Volleyball The Lady Farmers faced many unknowns...
Farmersville is brushing up on their passing, receiving and defending skills. They’re hosting a varsity and junior varsity 7-on-7 football league at Fightin’ Farmer Stadium. In the league are Emory Rains, Anna, Commerce, Van Alstyne and Lone Oak. Varsity games are...
Education
Collin College trustees have voted to maintain the district’s current tuition rates for this fall. The college board took action Tuesday, Feb. 28, at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. “With the rising costs of products, it is important to keep college...
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Life & Style
It’s time to get outside and enjoy summer BBQs, gardening, hikes and much more. Don’t let mosquitoes keep you inside; Instead enlist these chemical-free strategies to manage these pests in your landscape. Start by eliminating the mosquitoes’ breeding grounds. Drain...
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Opinion
My great grandparents lived on a homestead. They cooked on a wood stove. Most of us today have no idea how good we’ve got it. For my great grandparents’ generation, remodeling the kitchen meant picking a different place to stack the wood. By John Moore For more on...
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