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Eastbound or westbound, any time of day, traffic is heavy on U.S. Highway 380 through the center of Princeton. A TxDOT project widening the road from four lanes to six is not expected to be finished until 2028. Bob Wieland/The Farmersville Times Relief for drivers on...
The 2027-28 school year may feel far away, yet Farmersville ISD leaders are already preparing for a shift that will bring three elementary campuses to the district. During the regular meeting Monday, Oct. 27, Superintendent Micheal French presented a tentative...
Early voting is ending for the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election that has at least two ballot issues for Collin County voters. Early voting began Monday, Oct. 20, and ends Friday, Oct. 31. Polls are open Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All Texas voters are being...
Shelby Williams, Texas Equine Education and Horsemanship founder, teaches riders of all ages and abilities at her facility. Courtesy Shelby Williams Four days a week, preschoolers, retirees, first responders, children with learning differences and a host of others...
Work has begun on the widening of U.S. Highway 380 from four lanes to six lanes between Airport Road in McKinney to Boorman Lane (County Road 458) in Princeton. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) expects the $141 million project will be completed in late...
Sports
Farmersville sophomore Kayleb Cuellar attempts to gain control of a loose ball against Quinlan Ford on Feb. 17. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The Farmersville boys basketball team recently concluded its season....
As the 2023-24 school year comes to a close, Farmersville High School put on one of their final events of the year in the spring sports banquet last week. It was a night of honoring the Fightin’ Farmers for their accomplishments on the playing field over the last...
The Farmersville fishing duo of Mason Erwin (left) and Kolten Peel (right) will be taking part in the Texas High School Bass Associations’ State Championship this weekend. Pictured with Boat Captain Rusty Erwin, the trio will take to the waters for a two-day event at...
Mathew Salvador knocks the pass away from the Princeton receiver to negate a touchdown. Farmersville hit the road for a 7-on-7 session with the Panthers to continue their preparation for next fall’s season. (Austin Smith/The Farmersville Times) (More Photos) The...
Jordan Fuller (1) is fired up after getting out of a jam in Farmersville’s series-clinching victory over Canton on Saturday. The Farmers won of two of three to advance to the area round of the playoffs. (Austin Smith/The Farmersville Times) (More Photos) Pitching,...
Education
The Farmersville Junior High Rocketry team at NASA headquarters. The team, led by Coach Michael Daigrepont, left, included Jayla Shufeldt, Francisco Lara, Baneza Meija and Melody Newhouse. They were supported by Raphael Yanez, Ian Cadena and Ian Cruz. Courtesy photo A...
The Farmersville ISD board had a short meeting Monday evening - 11 minutes - with just a few items in a light agenda. No one spoke during open forum, and trustees approved the consent agenda before moving on to the business session, which had just three items. The...
Farmersville Independent School District trustees on Monday received a show of support along with an endorsement of the condition of the school system. It came from a group of about 25 parents and teachers who attended a brief FISD Board of Trustees meeting in the...
Select Farmersville High School band students participated in the UIL Region 25 Solo and Ensemble contests February 27 at Anna High School. The band, under the direction of Scott Cross, had 24 students perform a solo in the competition and 20 scored a first...
Texas children are living through a reality that many parents and school administrators never thought possible-learning the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, and more through videoconferencing. Today, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation launches a new online...
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...
Spiders, ghouls, goblins and more were part of this year’s Scare on the Square and Trick it Up Bike Ride. For more photos see the Nov. 1 edition or click here to browse or purchase Halloween event photos.
October is full of celebrations and commemorations including breast cancer awareness and fire prevention. The month is also a time for an educator’s celebration as it is National Principals Month. The Farmersville Times took the opportunity to sit down with a few...
When Lucas resident Diane Leigh went missing last May, the Collin County Sheriff’s Department and Lucas Fire Department conducted a search for hours with no luck. The 71-year-old woman was last seen helping her husband with yardwork, and when he went inside, she...
Here’s a sampling of new foods offered at the SFOT this year: CORN DOG ALE: Corn dog ale is an amber ale brewed with a blend of Pale 2-Row barleys, caramel malt, and smoked malt. They add a proprietary blend of eight herbs and spices to the brew kettle. The...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore has never attempted to rough it in the mountains like Jeremiah Johnson did, but John has taken a picture of the mountains from inside the comfort of a tour bus. Courtesy John Moore Robert Redford was a movie star. At a time when movie stars...
For those who know me, it’s no secret that I enjoy perusing the classifieds for yard or estate sales. But a recent online visit to the local Craigslist site led to the purchase of a manual typewriter. A 1958 Remington Quiet-Riter, to be exact. This column was written...
I have no clue why we’re told to say, “cheese” when preparing to have our photos taken. I do know that I often said cheese when asked as a kid what I wanted to eat. Specifically, cheese toast. That was my go-to quick meal growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas. I wasn’t...
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...
My mother must’ve kept everything my sister and I ever made for Christmas. Some things were put together in school, but most were done in Sunday School. Same is true for anything we ever made, regardless of the time of year. Decades later at a Christmas gathering, if...
