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Outgoing president Heidi Foist, left, is honored by board member and luncheon chair Linda Hess for her dedication and service to the Farmersville Historical Society. Sonia Duggan/The Farmersville Times A sea of red, white and blue filled the room Saturday, April 11,...
City Council finalized a trimmed fiscal year 2025-26 budget Oct. 6, approving cuts to the police department and Rike Library to balance spending under the approved tax rate. Finance Director John Lawrence presented an ordinance achieving that goal by reducing...
Crowds pack Main Street in Farmersville Saturday, Oct. 4, for the 45th annual Old Time Saturday event. Ian McVea/The Farmersville Times Perfect early autumn weather greeted crowds of visitors Saturday in downtown Farmersville for Old Time Saturday, the annual event...
Map of Texoma Two-Step Project. Courtesy of NTMWD North Texas Municipal Water District is moving forward with a major infrastructure initiative known as the “Texoma Two-Step,” a series of projects aimed at increasing the use of water from Lake Texoma to help meet...
There’s plenty of pumpkins to choose from at Farmersville’s Sugar Hill Adventures, 976 FM 2194. The annual festival will happen Saturday, Oct. 4. Courtesy Sugar Hill Adventures This weekend, pumpkins take over Sugar Hill Adventures for the family-owned campground’s...
Sports
Farmersville girls basketball players, from left, Daniella Jiminez, Rileigh Blankenship, Alexia Hernandez, Gali Mathews, Katelynn McRay and Jachael Pearson were recognized on Senior Night on Friday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Farmersville senior outside Kenah Brown has helped to lead the Lady Farmers to a 20-12 record. The Lady Farmers begin District 13-4A play at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Farmers Arena against Sunnyvale. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Farmersville junior running back Gordon Swartz runs for yardage during a 24-20 non-district win over Wills Point on Friday from Farmers Stadium. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] FARMERSVILLE -- Farmersville sophomore Amare...
Farmersville junior running back Gordon Swartz raises his hands in the air after scoring on a 59-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Commerce on Friday, Sept. 13. The Farmers defeated the Tigers, 31-21. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media FARMERSVILLE --...
Gordon Swartz forces a North Lamar to whiff on a tackle. Farmersville defeated North Lamar, 48-41, in a game that was called after the third quarter because of an electrical outage. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media PARIS — For three quarters Friday night, the...
Education
Secondary Teacher of the Year, Bea Taylor, a Spanish I teacher, was recognized at the Thursday, May 29 Board of trustees meeting. She is shown with board president Tony Gray, left, and Farmersville Junior High Principal Dean Johnson. Elementary Teacher of the Year...
Farmersville Independent School District trustees, citing a continuing influx of top-quality educators into the district based on the structure of its academic calendar, on Monday night approved keeping the school system on a four-day week for the 2022-23 academic...
Michael Daigrepont has what one could describe as an “Olympic dream” that he and a group of Farmersville Junior High School students are about to achieve. They will enter the VEX Robotics World Championship in May in downtown Dallas to determine whether they are the...
A community history lesson, robotic dance and a big check were part of the official opening of a new facility that will equip Farmersville students well into the future. The Farmersville ISD Engineering Academy welcomed officials and guests to a dedication ceremony...
A community history lesson, robotic dance and a big check were part of the official opening of a new facility that will equip Farmersville students well into the future. The Farmersville ISD Engineering Academy welcomed officials and guests to a dedication ceremony...
Life & Style
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum Tall, serene and stark in contrast to the landscape, there’s something mysterious yet beautiful about lighthouses. These iconic structures, built as early as 1716, provide a beacon of light and guidance to mariners to...
The date of April 2, 2009 is seared into Karen Schrah’s brain, as it would be for any parent who underwent what she did that day. That afternoon, her son, Zachary, a sophomore at Clark High School, was taking part in spring football practice at Plano East, where he...
A love of flowers and gifts is blooming in downtown Farmersville as both Carrie’s Floral Creation and The Hay Loft showcase blossoming blooms. Owners of Carrie’s Floral Creation, Carrie and Brent Varvil, get to celebrate Valentine’s Day in their own special way each...
Featuring an eclectic variety of items, Mismatched Matter in downtown Farmersville offers a little something for everyone. The business, located at 135 S. Main Street, specializes in high quality used furniture but also offers books, vinyl records, movies and much...
A freshman at Farmersville High School is making her mark on the world by singing notes of victory and support for those struggling with epilepsy. Casey Chambers, 15, was diagnosed with epilepsy last year causing her world to change in many ways. The teen was at a...
Opinion
If you wonder how open government laws affect you, think about these basics: The local taxes we pay. The roads we drive on. Even, sometimes, matters of life and death. Access to information through public meetings and records helps us know about the decisions elected...
I saw a T-shirt that said, “I like a couple of my buddies, my dog, and that’s about it.” It substantiated what I had long felt, seldom said, and had heard from others. Many of us like our dogs better than most people. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with...
My uncle’s mother, Mrs. Ward, had a storm shelter. And I snuck into it every chance I got. Few others had one, so a storm shelter was absolutely fascinating to me. At least, a storm shelter is what they told all of the kids it was. It doubled as a storm shelter, but...
As long as I can remember, my family has always had Aladdin Lamps. My dad called them “coal oil lamps.” All of ours were made by a company called Aladdin, although, there were other manufacturers. By John Moore To Login to read the full story or to subscribe, visit...
When Eisenhower, JFK, and LBJ were in office, rarely would you find a kitchen that didn’t have one. Waking up each morning to the smell of bacon, sausage, and fried potatoes was just how the world turned in 1960s Ashdown, Arkansas. And an electric skillet was part of...
