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Home Depot employees deliver pallets of boxed cereal to Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Courtesy Amazing Grace Food Pantry Wylie pantry celebrates 20 years of feeding neighbors What began in 2006 as a small community service effort has grown into a lifeline for thousands...
Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Semeli Toilolo at the Tuesday, June 18, groundbreaking ceremony where he and his family were surprised to learn they will receive a new home being built for them in Lavon. Courtesy photo Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Semeli Toilolo and his family will...
Kerrville rock and roll band The Blandelles had Heard Museum patrons dancing in the dark at the Night Out fundraiser, Saturday, June 22. A second event is planned in July. It was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop Heard Museum patrons from dancing at the first of two...
The Welford School Project Committee, from left, Kristi Mondy, Les Cooks, Karen Haynes, Cynthia Clark and Benny Mondy Saturday, June 22 at a special event held to reveal plans for the future of The Welford School. Not pictured is James Jones. Welford School opened its...
The annual Sparks of Freedom celebrations will be held Thursday, July 4 from 5p.m. to 10 p.m. at Southlake Park. Fireworks will light up the sky Thursday, July 4 at the annual Sparks of Freedom celebration at Southlake Park. The event, hosted by the Farmersville Fire...
Sports
Farmersville alumnus pitcher Cooper Strawn announced on his personal ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account July 28 that he will play collegiate baseball for the University of Oregon. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] Two former baseball players for...
Farmersville volleyball faced many unknowns coming into the 2018 season. Atop the list was how the program would fare moving up in classification to 4A after a successful run in 3A. It would be safe to say they responded quite nicely. “Getting moved up to 4A brought a...
MESQUITE – Farmersville volleyball was back in the regional tournament for the second time since 2015. They would end up losing 22-25, 29-27, 28-26, 17-25, 7-15 to Sanger in the Class 4A Region II semifinals on Friday, Nov. 9 at Poteet. Lady Farmer head coach Harold...
Farmersville found themselves in the third round of the volleyball playoffs for the first time since 2015. The No. 4 state ranked Lady Farmers faced Paris North Lamar on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Sulphur Springs High School. “They are a very good team that has a good defense...
It’s on to the next round of the volleyball playoffs. The No. 6 state ranked Lady Farmers opened Monday, Oct. 29 with a 25-18, 25-23, 25-22 win over Canton in the Class 4A Region II bi-district round at Forney High School. “It was a nice win for us. We started off...
Education
Veteran’s Day was celebrated at several Farmersville ISD campuses on Friday, Nov. 11. The festivities started with a flag raising ceremony at Tatum Elementary, where veterans were given thank-you cards and invited to join the student body in reciting the Pledge of...
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Life & Style
Summer brings with it an expectation of sweltering temperatures, sometimes to the point of danger. As temperatures climb, remember that if you are hot, your pet is probably feeling even hotter. Dogs and cats generate more heat than people and usually also have a thick...
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Opinion
It’s time the lunchroom ladies got their due. At Burke Street Elementary in Ashdown, Arkansas, (and later Ashdown High School) the kids in my grade were respectful of all adults. But just like at home, we sometimes complained about the food. Especially the food in the...
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