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Chris Clark, center, is recognized as the Farmersville Police Department’s 2025 Officer of the Year alongside Police Chief Marsha Phillips, left, and Rotary President Kyle Bellue. John Kanelis/The Farmersville Times Chris Clark, a member of the Farmersville Police...
A young visitor flashes a grin while sharing a chilly-but-cheerful moment with Santa at the Farmersville Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 6. The market featured special extended hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering shoppers a festive mix of specialty goods — plus a...
Firefighters from multiple agencies worked to save the home of Farmersville firefighter Penny Phillips on Dec. 1, but the structure was destroyed. (Courtesy photo) A Farmersville firefighter is receiving support from colleagues and the community after her home was...
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...
The Metroplex is home to more than 1 million small businesses, representing 99% of all businesses in the area, according to the 2025 Small Business Report. Small businesses continue to power the economic engine of North Texas, according to a newly released statewide...
Sports
Farmersville junior Breelynn Pollard, pictured in previous action, placed second in both the 1,600 and 3,200 at the Farmer Joe Relays Thursday at Farmers Stadium. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] The Farmers didn’t have to leave town last week as...
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 catcher Carlo Vanegas throws to first base to complete a strikeout during the Farmers’ 3-2 win over Sunnyvale on Tuesday, April 15. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] After starting District 13-4A play with a 1-5...
Farmersville junior Natalie Taylor was recently named the District 11-4A utility player of the year. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media From Staff Reports The Farmersville boys' and girls' soccer teams were recently recognized for their play on the District 11-4A...
Farmersville sophomore Amare Warren won the triple jump at the 13-4A/14-4A area meet with a leap of 47-feet, 7.5-inches. He qualified for the Region II-4A meet in the triple jump, long jump and boys' 4x100 relay. Photo by Evan Grice / The Paris News By David Wolman...
Education
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Farmersville High School band students placed between the top two divisions during the Texas State Solo and Ensemble competition on Saturday, May 27 and Monday, May 29 in Pflugerville. Sixteen students performed a solo or ensemble from the state approved list of...
Farmersville ISD recognized the top two educators in the district during a special school board meeting on Tuesday, May 23. Tatum Elementary first-grade teacher Jennifer Holbrook and seventh-grade math teacher Angela Arnett were named Farmersville Independent School...
The top graduates of the Class of 2023 gave words of encouragement to the fellow Fightin’ Farmers in their commencement addresses. The commencement ceremony for the 153 graduating students was held Tuesday, May 24, at the Credit Union Texas (CUTX) Event Center in...
Farmersville trustees wrapped up another school year with the installation of new trustees and recognitions during their monthly meeting held Monday, May 22. The main agenda item was the trustee installations and reorganization of board leadership. By Cole McClendon...
Life & Style
Excelsior House Hotel in Jefferson, Texas, Courtesy Excelsior Hotel Do you have a penchant for the peculiar and perhaps haunted happenings? If so, plan a special trip this fall and visit some spooky hotels in Texas towns to get you in the Halloween spirit. Let’s...
Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children, and TxDOT is issuing a call to action to parents and caregivers to ensure they are using and installing child car seats correctly. While most people believe their children are properly buckled up, the...
Travel back in prehistoric time at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney the 14th Annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit. The dinosaur exhibit starts this month and will be open to museum visitors through...
As the sun starts to set, you can feel the energy change. Darkness is coming and that means more challenges for police officers. For the Farmersville Police Department, those on ‘deep nights,’ as the shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. is referred, tackle the same type of...
A lengthy city council meeting resulted in more transparency for Farmersville citizens. Council gave direction at the Tuesday, Aug. 13 meeting for city staff to move ahead with utilizing Boxcast, which would record city council meetings and place them on the city’s...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore's mother sent him one place often when he was a child. Outside. Courtesy John Moore Red Rover. Sandlot baseball. Hide-and-seek. Cowboys and Indians. The latter today is likely lacking political correctness, but it shares with the others a...
Men have man caves because they want the room they had as a kid back. They also spend the rest of their days trying to find the recipes of their favorite childhood dishes. The ones like their mom used to make. By John Moore For more on this story see the March 7, 2024...
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 23 -- January Littlejohn is a stay-at-home mom and a licensed mental health counselor. In 2020, as Covid swept the nation, her 13-year-old daughter told her that “she no longer felt like a girl.” Her mom described it as a “devastating revelation” in...
He was crossing the road. Over and over. I was surprised someone hadn’t hit him with their car. I was also surprised the coyotes hadn’t gotten him. It was 9 o’clock at night and according to the residents of the small strip of country road, he’d been out there for a...
It appears that telephone landlines may be on their way out. CNN Business reported that recently, AT&T applied for a waiver in the state of California to stop servicing traditional landlines. Both AT&T and Verizon have both said they want to move away from...
