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The new Texas school voucher program has received applications for more than 160,000 students, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said, and the deadline for families to apply has been extended to 11:59 p.m. CT on March 31, 2026. “Demand is strong for the record-setting...
Residents are advised that their monthly utility bills may arrive later than usual this month due to a printing error at the mailing center. According to a statement from the city of Farmersville, the bills, which are typically dispatched by the first of each month,...
The park adjacent to the Onion Shed received a bridge update in the last year. Farmersville residents have voiced their opinions on the municipal park system, providing crucial feedback that will shape the future of local parks and recreation. Bryan “Woody” Woods, the...
Orange Street by the Dairy Queen is one of the streets in need of repairs. At last week’s regular meeting of the Farmersville City Council, Mayor Craig Overstreet outlined the main focus areas for the upcoming budget. The priorities identified at the Tuesday, June 25...
Summer months draw Texans outdoors, but the number of people enjoying warmer weather also draw out ticks looking for a meal. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts warn that ticks can pose danger and folks should take steps to avoid them. “Ticks are blood...
Sports
Farmersville senior Jady’n Kirby hits the ball over the net during team tryouts last Friday. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Before the Farmersville volleyball team began summer workouts, head coach Arian May added a...
The Farmers came away with a split one week ago in non-district basketball action. They beat visiting and former district opponent Howe 59-52 and lost 54-42 on the road to Honey Grove. “I felt that we took some strides as a team and played a pretty good game against...
The Farmers finished below the .500 mark in non-district basketball. They began with a 43-38 loss to visiting Blue Ridge. A 1-4 showing in the Blue Ridge Tournament followed that. Farmersville made it to the consolation finale, falling 49-38 to Callisburg. Bracket...
The start to the girls 2017-18 basketball season didn’t go quite as planned. Farmersville lost 67-44 to visiting Bells in the opener. A 1-2 finish in the S&S Consolidated Tournament at Sadler followed that. The lone win came against McKinney Christian 58-27. By...
While most football coaches were off enjoying Thanksgiving break, Farmersville’s Larry Uland was looking for another state title. He was able to pull off the feat after leading Wylie Prep to the school’s second six-man state title. The last came in 2014. “For this...
Education
The second of three lawsuits against Collin College was resolved last week as the Eastern District Federal Court in Sherman approved a settlement between a former professor and the school. Suzanne Jones was fired in January 2021 by Collin College, which cited three...
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Life & Style
With three areas of the state exceeding federal Clean Air Act standards, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Department of Transportation developed the Drive Clean Texas campaign designed to demonstrate how simple changes in driving behaviors can have a big impact on...
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Opinion
When you first learn to drive, there are a few things that are, shall we say, intimidating. For me, there was parallel parking and changing lanes at high speeds. Both of which were challenging in a 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited, which was one of Detroit’s longer...
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