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Drivers face congestion daily on numerous roadways in Collin County. The annual report on congested roads by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) lists only one roadway segment in Collin County among the top 100, according to 2024 data analyzed by the Texas...
Nearly 220 million American adults turn to their local newspapers regularly for news and information they need to stay informed, feel more connected to their neighbors and improve their lives and communities. That readership number is based on a recent national study...
Brady Gray (8) gets one of his two touchdowns at Bridgeport on Friday. Farmersville (3-1, 0-1) was handed their first district, as well as, season loss by Bridgeport (1-5, 1-1) on Friday night at Bull Memorial Stadium in their District 5-4A clash. The Farmers trailed...
More than 700 new Texas laws have taken effect with even more changes on the horizon. September 1 was the effective date for 774 bill passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor. House Bill (HB) 3 puts an armed guard on every school campus in Texas...
Two schools in Farmersville are now helping students that may need meals on days when school is not in session. “Backpack Buddies” is an initiative at Tatum Elementary and Farmersville Intermediate School (FIS) that gives children access to food items during the...
Sports
Farmersville junior running back Gordon Swartz runs to his left for a gain during Friday's home game against Bonham. Swartz finished with three touchdowns on runs of 60, 1 and 10 yards in the Farmers' 65-27 blowout win from Farmers Stadium. Photo by Victor Tapia /...
Lady Farmers lead district rankings at 7-0 For the second straight season the No. 3 state-ranked Lady Farmers are undefeated at the end of the first of District 13-3A. At the end of last week, they were 7-0 and an impressive 28-2. “This past week was a tough...
State ranked programs posed many challenges By the conclusion of the week the first half of the District 13-3A season will be in the books. They stayed things off Sept. 29 with No. 19 state-ranked Van Alstyne and play 4:30 p.m. Friday at No. 16 Commerce. “We are up...
Solid second half helps Farmers to third victory A strong second half performance proved to be the difference maker in a 49-26 win over Bonham on Homecoming. “We had a little bit of an attitude adjustment at halftime. I thought we came out and played well in the third...
District 13-3A competition set to pick up By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] The No. 3 state-ranked Lady Farmers are set to delve deeper into the District 13-3A schedule this week. They opened things Sept. 15 with the visiting Tom Cats from Tom...
Education
The Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees has extended the contract of Superintendent Michael French and has given him a $10,000 annual salary increase. The board made its decision after meeting in executive session to discuss French’s job...
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Life & Style
One of the major goals of all libraries is to promote the freedom to read, regardless of restrictions. Many are combating the power of censorship for National Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is being held Sept. 23 through Sept. 29 and highlights the value of free...
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Opinion
Once upon a time, kids used to get bored. Before cell phones, video games, and 4,000 cable channels with nothing to watch, there wasn’t much to do. And kids got bored. I was one of them. It was bad enough to have a deep, endless chasm of time swallowing you (think...
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