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Student Lexi Lopez directs the French horn and baritone sections during one of the first rehearsals of the new season. Students rehearse marching outdoors and move indoors to study the music for their upcoming show titled “Bound.” Photo courtesy of Scott Cross...
Balloting is officially underway for the Best of 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, a long-standing C&S Media Publications annual tradition that recognizes the businesses, services and dining destinations readers value most across eastern Collin County. Each year,...
Real estate research shows Collin County has the state’s highest share of low-income households spending more than one-third of their income on rent. Texas is experiencing a significant decline in rental affordability, worsening faster than the national average, and...
Farmersville City Council members unanimously approved the resignation of City Manager Ben White and the terms of a separation agreement during the council’s regular meeting Jan. 5. The action marked a swift leadership change early in the new year for the city. Midway...
Bea Taylor, a Spanish I teacher, was recognized as the Secondary Teacher of the Year at a May meeting. Farmersville Independent School District spent the past year focused on strengthening academic outcomes, managing steady enrollment growth and preparing for future...
Sports
Farmersville football players run during a drill in the strength and conditioning program on June 2. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Participation in the Farmersville summer strength and conditioning and football skills...
Farmersville senior Morgan Cobb (3) was one of the team leaders in assists last season. Cobb already has four assists this season. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] As the Farmersville girls soccer team prepared for the start of this season, the Lady...
Farmersville junior Daniella Jimenez reaches out with her right hand to attempt to keep possession for the Lady Farmers during last Friday’s home game against Community. The Lady Farmers improved to 1-0 in District 13-4A following a 45-41 win over the Lady Braves....
Farmersville senior Drake Grimes has helped to lead the Farmers to a 15-7 record. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] There has not been a lot that has gone right for the Farmersville boys basketball team in recent years. The...
Farmersville seniors Lexi Cook, left, and Addison Schreiner, right, were named the co-MVP of the Lady Farmer tennis team at the team banquet on Dec. 9. Photo courtesy of Corey Crick/ Farmersville ISD By David Wolman [email protected] Although the fall sports...
Education
With the start of the new school year fast approaching, Farmersville ISD is encouraging parents and guardians to submit their applications for free or reduced-price meals as soon as possible to ensure students receive the nutrition they need without interruption....
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
The Wranglers Equestrian Drill team performs 10-12 times per year, including some rodeos, along with competitions, the Fort Work Stock Show and more. The team is coached by April Evans, left, of Lucas. Courtesy photo When the lights come up and the announcer’s voice...
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...
When Hurricane Florence made landfall last month, it gave local animal lovers the opportunity to help. Residents Marshall Furr and John NeeSmith are no stranger to orchestrating animal rescues in difficult situations. For Furr, the hurricane signified his second time...
Those interested in being a vendor for Old Time Saturday only have a short amount of time left to apply. One of the highlights of OTS, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6, is the vendors that provide good eats, tasty treats and fun shopping. Vendors have until Wednesday,...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore grew up with just about everything coming from the Sears catalog. You can buy reprints of the old catalogs, such as the one pictured, which is available on Amazon. Courtesy John Moore For much of the twentieth century, the Sears Roebuck catalog...
Saturday night 50 years ago, who else was held hostage by their grandparents and Lawrence Welk? Raise your hand. By their other grandparents and Hee Haw? Back then a handful of relatives and three channels were all we needed to have good, clean entertainment and...
My grandfather was a blacksmith. To supply his shop with the metal, wood, and other materials he needed to operate, he attended auctions. Auctions that sold all types of items. Since his shop was located in Ashdown, Arkansas, that gave him close proximity to the...
My mom and her mother saved 7-1/2 books to get us that swing set. Just three years before in 1966, my parents had saved to buy their first house. Money was tight, so, if my sister and I were going to have that new addition to the backyard, Green Stamps would be the...
Ask Rusty – Retired federal employee has small Social Security benefit Dear Rusty: When I started getting Social Security at 62, I was told by the SS office I would get a smaller monthly amount because I worked for the Federal Government and received a Civil...
