Farmersville Fire Chief Kim Morris is slated to be delivered a birthday present for the ages. Morris will turn 70 years of age on Oct. 13; two days later he will retire from a job he has held for the past 15 years. For the full story, see the August 12 issue...
Senior Center plans reopening
A building where senior residents of Farmersville — and others as well — gather for refreshments, food, fun and fellowship is inching closer toward reopening. The Farmersville Senior Citizens Center, at 209 Orange Street, fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic...
FISD hires new police chief
Steve Wade, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, is the new chief of police for the Farmersville Independent School District. The new chief, who began working for FISD on July 1, succeeds former Police Chief Brian Alford, who recently resigned. Wade, 60, is in...
Street maintenance remains key priority
Farmersville City Manager Ben White has presented city council with a 15-point plan to improve the condition of the city streets and the council has agreed to come back during its first meeting in October to potentially act on some or all the points that White...
FISD meeting Thursday to issue bonds
The Farmersville Independent School District has scheduled a special meeting Thursday at the high school to issue bonds approved in May in a districtwide bond issue election that will dramatically expand and improve all four campuses within the district. The...
City plans to apply for grant to purchase land
The Farmersville City Council has decided to pursue a matching grant that would help the city purchase 20 to 50 acres of land that would be set aside as natural blackland prairie grass, which the mayor describes as a treasure worthy of preservation. City Council met...
Academic calendars approved
It took only 11 minutes for the Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees to conduct its business Monday night, but one item the board approved is likely to put smiles on the faces of dozens of high school students. The FISD board approved a request...
Farmersville bond forged with French city
Farmersville, Texas, and Holtzwihr, France, are communities separated by thousands of miles but are bound together by the heroic exploits of a young American soldier who once called Farmersville home. The communities cemented their common love and admiration for the...
Preserving the prairie
Farmersville contains what some folks believe is a priceless natural resource that needs the community’s attention and a good bit of tender, loving care, according to Mayor Bryon Wiebold, who intends to spare no effort to preserve it for future generations. Collin...
Code enforcement, Main Street Manager discussed
The Farmersville City Council is trying to figure out a way to hire a new Main Street manager while making clear to whom he or she reports and avoiding conflict between various governing and regulatory panels. Kevin Casey, the former Main Street manager, was...
New council members take oaths
The Farmersville City Council has welcomed two new members to its ranks as well as one who was re-elected in the May 1 municipal election. City councilman Craig Overstreet returned for another term in office after defeating John Klostermann in the race for Place 1....
Street-wise strategy
Farmersville City Manager Ben White is adamant about street repair, saying that “I would repair every street we have in this city – if I had the money.” The city, though, is restricted by state law on how much tax revenue it can raise to pay for street repair, said...