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The city of Farmersville will hold its general election Saturday, May 2, 2026, to fill two City Council seats. Voters will elect representatives for City Council Place 1, currently held by Coleman Strickland, and City Council Place 3, currently held by Kristi Mondy....
On a cold night in January, a small army of volunteers will deploy across Collin County to determine how many neighbors do not have a place to live. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors annual Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory...
An initiative set to spread some holiday joy to nursery homes needs help to fulfill their goal this year. Sonja’s Forgotten Angels, named in honor of Sonja Jones, is a nonprofit started in 2006 by Tamera Jones-Davis, Sonja’s daughter. By Norishka Pachot For more on...
In recent light of a child being involved in an accident crossing Highway 78, councilmembers discussed proactive measures to ensure that does not happen again. A parent and aunt of the injured child addressed council at the Tuesday, Nov. 14 regular city council...
Wylie Wisecrackers Toastmasters (WWT) is a mouthful, in more ways than one. “Our premise is helping people become more comfortable with public speaking,” WWT Vice President of Education and Public Relations Gary Moore said. Moore has been a member of Toastmasters...
Sports
Farmersville senior Bella Holland (9) is mobbed by her teammates after she hit a home run during last Friday's District 13-4A softball game against Quinlan Ford. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media From Staff Reports The following are final scores for Farmersville...
Big things are expected out of Princeton, Farmersville and Blue Ridge football in the coming 2016 season. The latest edition of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine picked each program to qualify for the postseason at the Class 4A, 3A and 2A level. Below is a...
Bowie Farris enjoyed quite a successful first season of collegiate baseball. The 2014 Farmersville graduate played shortstop for North Lake College, after decommitting from Lyon College in Arkansas. “It has been great I love it here and it’s not far from home....
Fresh off another successful season, Farmersville baseball raked in a slew of All-District honors for 2016. Superlatives in 13-3A went to Defensive Most Valuable Player Chase Hacker and Lyle Hibbitts was the Pitcher of the Year. Named to the first team were Jason Luke...
The Lady Farmers picked up multiple All-District honors for the 2016 season. Named to the 13-3A first-team was Callie Yellin in the infield. Making the second group were Jessie Honea in the outfield and Anna Nibbelin in the infield. Honorable mentions went to Baylee...
Education
Farmersville ISD announced the appointment of Nicole Hicks as the new principal of Tatum Elementary. Hicks, who replaces longtime Tatum principal Ginger Ketcher, served as the assistant principal of Farmersville Intermediate School since 2017. For the full story,...
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Life & Style
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three part series over adoption and foster care. Thankfulness manifests itself in many ways and this Thanksgiving, families who have adopted children are especially full of gratitude. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that Thanksgiving...
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Opinion
It takes a lot of trust to let someone shave your face with a straight razor. But from what the old timers used to say, there’s no better or closer shave. My great grandfather shaved with a mug, brush, and straight razor. So did other men in my family. By John Moore...
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