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Andi Clay, Avery Clay and Ashley Evans ride Rosie, Bo and Sparky during last weekend’s winter weather event. Icy conditions and freezing temperatures closed many businesses, along with city offices and schools, but some residents still found time to enjoy the snow....
One year ago, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner announced plans to reduce recidivism rates among inmates by offering a program where they can learn better life skills, improve their education and learn a trade. “Too often, we see generations of a family stuck in that...
Housing Forward and the All Neighbors Coalition announced the third consecutive year of reductions in homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties, including the lowest total number of people experiencing homelessness in nearly a decade. Announced at the State of...
After 20 years of planning and four years of construction, Texas’ first major reservoir to be built in more than three decades glistens in the sun as a recreational beacon. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), based in Wylie, owns and operates Bois d’Arc...
Once again, Collin County property values are generally higher, according to 2024 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). However, the average market value of homes decreased slightly in the city of Farmersville and...
Sports
Farmersville’s Alicia West runs up the first-base line and attempts to beat the throw from a Sunnyvale infielder. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] In their final game of the season, the Farmersville softball team created a...
Farmersville earned a large share of all-district honors for the 2018 baseball season. Making the 10-3A first-team were pitcher Braxton Hacker, and infielders Levi Dale and Marshall Varner. On the second-team were infielder Clay Hibbitts, and outfielders Randy Johnson...
Jarren McTee runs the bases at the start of the fundraising softball tournament Friday, June 22. He is accompanied by his cousin Rendi Fetty and his sister Jensen McTee. The fundraising event helps pay for medical costs associated with Jarren having hypoxic ischemic...
Farmersville’s top four finish in District 10-3A softball paid off during the selection of honors for 2018. Leading the way were Callie Yellin as the Offensive Most Valuable Player Reese Fetty the Newcomer of the Year. Yellin earned defensive MVP last season. Outside...
The 2018 college baseball season couldn’t have gone any better for Farmersville graduate Bowie Farris. The University of Texas at Tyler junior shortstop earned multiple honors and helped guide his team to a NCAA Div. III World Series title. Farris was named a...
Education
Farmersville Independent School District’s Board of Trustees, meeting Monday night in the high school cafeteria, spent next to no time disposing of a sparse agenda. The lengthiest discussion item on the agenda occurred at its beginning, during the constituent comment...
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Life & Style
Swimming can be an enjoyable activity inside Texas’s state parks, but it’s also one that’s fraught with danger if safety warnings and tips are ignored. Anyone swimming in a state park should follow all safety warnings as well as these tips: Learn to swim, as formal...
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Opinion
The Jetsons got a lot right. Flying cars are now a reality. Zoom meetings. Robot vacuum cleaners. And video phones. One thing that was absent from that cartoon show was something that’s been around for well over 100 years. Something we still use today, and I think...
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