Latest News
Five new portraits were installed June 29 in the Hall of Heroes at the Collin County Courthouse. Farmersville native Pharmacist Mate 1st Class Billy Bain Honaker, pictured second from left, was among those honored. He was declared missing in action after the USS...
Farmersville ISD student Cypress Tyson poses with her sheep during the Collin County Junior Livestock Show. Tyson earned first place in Class 5 medium wool and was named a Senior Showmanship finalist. Courtesy Nicole House Photography Farmersville ISD agricultural...
Residents in Wylie and eastern Collin County now have easier access to domestic violence support services thanks to a new partnership between Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center and Hope for the Cities. Since mid-November, Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center (HDNBC) has...
As part of Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Poiema Foundation is hosting a Training Summit on Jan. 17 designed to help participants better understand what human trafficking looks like, how vulnerability is created and how community members can be part of...
Collin College was named one of the 2025 Best for Vets Colleges by Military Times, making this the 13th year the college has received the distinction. The college was ranked 70 out of 357 colleges and universities across the nation. “It is a distinct privilege to...
Sports
Farmersville senior Ethan Stone, center, earned third place in the boys 400-meter dash at the Region II-4A meet and qualified for the state meet. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] For a moment, Farmersville senior Ethan Stone...
Farmersville sophomore Amare Warren broke the school record in the boys' triple jump at the District 13-4A track and field meet at Raider Stadium in Sunnyvale. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] This season has been one for...
Farmersville's Alicia West and the Lady Farmers fell 4-2 to Caddo Mills on Tuesday, April 8. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Farmersville from April 7-12: Friday, April 11 Baseball Farmersville 2, Community 1...
Farmersville senior Mason Erwin delivers a pitch to home plate March 28. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Farmersville from March 28-April 3. Tuesday, April 1 Baseball Farmersville 11, Wills Point 8 Softball Wills...
Farmersville senior Michael Vasquez looks for an open teammate as he dribbles the ball through two Sunnyvale defenders on Thursday, March 20. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Farmersville High School from March...
Education
Photo courtesy of Getty Images
Years of planning and preparation finally came to an end for the much-anticipated Building 22 at the Wylie Preparatory campus. The school hosted a ribbon cutting for the building Saturday, Aug. 8 at the campus located at 4110 Skyview Court in Wylie. School personnel,...
The Farmersville Independent School District had wanted to hire school monitors to assist its police force in maintaining security within the district. However, because of “all that happened in Uvalde,” the district has decided to hire two additional certified police...
It’s back to the books for Farmersville ISD students Aug. 10. Opportunities to attend registration workshops, Meet the Teacher and Meet the Farmers will be happening in the next several days. Students and parents alike may be pleased to know the district has opted to...
School is out for the summer, but Farmersville Independent School District is making sure the fun goes on while classrooms at its four campuses are closed for its annual break. Summer camps abound for students of all ages within the FISD and beyond, says the district...
Life & Style
Spooky Spiderweb Ingredients • 1/4 cup butter • 8 cups mini marshmallows, divided • 1 tbsp vanilla extract 9 cups popcorn, divided ...
More than 26 million Americans are living with asthma, including 6.2 million children. While there is no cure, asthma can be managed and treated so that those with the condition can live normal, healthy lives -- indoors as well as outdoors. May is Asthma Awareness...
Approximately 2.5 million people in the U.S. are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and as many as 75 percent of people with the disease don’t know they’re infected. Untreated, HCV can lead...
Marylin Parsley is described by her daughter as a glittery person who wears a crown and sparkly jewelry every day and loves having her fingernails painted purple. On Mother’s Day, Lori Aden and her sister Sheila Parsley will visit their 77-year-old mom and bring her...
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the 1862 defeat of the French by the Mexican army at the Battle of Puebla. That battle occurred during the Franco-Mexican War, which was an invasion of Mexico launched by the French in 1861. The French invaded Mexico as a result of newly...
Opinion
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.“Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON.“115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.” VIRGINIA, your little friends...
He left me a message, so I called him back. It’s funny how, even if you haven’t talked to a childhood friend in a long time, the conversation picks up as if you had just spoken earlier in the day. “Remember that location you always said you’d like to buy one...
They were called, “Victory Gardens.” And they were one of the weapons US citizens used to help win World War II. With the bad guys throwing everything at us that they could, in return, we were throwing everything at them that we could. By John Moore To Login to read...
When our parents would take my sister and me from Ashdown, Arkansas to Texarkana, often they’d succumb to our begging and stop for ice cream. The only destination considered was Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors. By John Moore To Login to read the full story or to subscribe,...
If you grew up in a town with a unique name, there are likely many stories about how the name came to be. Also, you know the struggles of trying to explain them. If your town is small, few folks have heard of it and they have no idea where it is. “What’s the name of...
