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A boy pays his respects after placing a wreath on a veteran’s grave during the Wreaths Across America ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 13, at the IOOF Cemetery. The National Wreaths Across America ceremony brought a solemn sense of unity to IOOF Cemetery in Farmersville...
Growth in housing and student enrollment are the two primary reasons Farmersville ISD is asking voters to approve a $98 million bond package at the May 4 election, which will also determine local political races as well. According to statistics from the Texas...
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month In a world where silence and shame can perpetuate suffering, a local nonprofit serves as a beacon of hope and support for those impacted by all forms of sexual violence. For over 40 years, The Turning Point Rape Crisis Center of...
Farmersville ISD was one of three North Central Texas school districts, along with a local college, to receive a JET Grant last week from the Texas Workforce Commission. The district was awarded $330,362 in Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant funds Friday, April...
Several people gathered along the Farmersville Parkway and downtown Monday, April 8, to witness the historic once-in-a-lifetime moment when the moon completely blocks the sun. In downtown Farmersville, the crew at Fine Arts on Main kicked off its total solar eclipse...
Sports
The Farmersville boys’ powerlifting team poses for pictures after winning the team title at their home meet, held Feb. 13 inside Farmersville Arena. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] The Farmersville powerlifting team got the opportunity to...
AUSTIN – It was the perfect end to the 2018 track and field season for Blue Ridge’s Skylar Gerner. The sophomore brought home the bronze medal, third place, in the Class 2A high jump with a height of 5-04 at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Lufkin Pineywood’s Tina Douglas...
MELISSA – The Farmers had to fight all the way to the last game of the season to make the Class 3A Region II baseball playoffs. They suffered an early exit after being swept in a best-of-three bi-district series by state-ranked Pottsboro at the Melissa Sports Complex....
ROYSE CITY – Farmersville is in the second round of the softball playoffs for the first time since 2012. They’ll face Mineola in a best-of-three Class 3A Region II area series at Royse City High School. “They are going to be tough. We have to keep pushing this week to...
The Lady Farmers will make their return to the softball playoffs later this week. The last time the program made it was during the 2012 season in Class 4A. “It feels wonderful to have made playoffs this year. The girls have put in a tremendous amount of hard work and...
Education
The Farmersville Independent School District Police Department had decided some time ago that it needed extra sets of eyes it could put on all the campuses within the school system, according to Police Chief Steve Wade. Then came the tragedy at Robb Elementary School...
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Life & Style
AUSTIN- With many people getting out their rod and reel for summer fishing trips, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to warn all anglers to only use bait shrimp native to the Gulf of Mexico when fishing in fresh or salt water. Shrimp is a popular...
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Opinion
Our grandparents had it figured out. They lived life on their terms. Today, we live life on society’s terms. And the evidence that we regret it is all around. The first bit of proof that my grandfather and grandmother had control of how their day would go is the fact...
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