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As Collin County continues to experience rapid growth, planning efforts are moving forward on a major transportation project intended to improve future mobility across the region. Collin County is advancing work on Segment 5 of the planned Collin County Outer Loop, a...
In Farmersville, property owners who disagree with their appraised value have a limited window each spring to file a formal protest. The process is administered by the Collin Central Appraisal District and follows a timeline set by the Texas Property...
Assistant Police Chief Frank Gonzalez, along with Lt. William Redding, presents the mayor and City Council members with commemorative badges in recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Mark Saldaña/The Farmersville Times The Farmersville City Council took a...
Farmersville ISD trustees moved quickly through a light agenda Monday, April 27, approving the purchase of new buses to maintain student safety and reliability while also recognizing standout student-athletes. Superintendent Micheal French told the board the...
Friends and family of Marvin J. Schkade, along with FISD staff and board members, gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, April 27, to dedicate the Marvin J. Schkade Tennis Complex. MarkSaldaña/The Farmersville Times Under a bright Monday afternoon sun,...
Sports
Farmersville senior midfielder Daniel Mendoza, right, has been named the District 11-4A Utility Player of the Year. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Although the season ended in March, the success of the Farmersville boys...
Farmersville's Veronica Medrano hit a walk-off, RBI triple to lift the Lady Farmers to a 15-14 win over Sunnyvale last week. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] After scoring a total of five runs over its first four District...
Farmersville powerlifters, from left, Callie Edwards, Sophia Ferretiz and Janiyla Craft competed at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association Class 4A Division II state meet last week. David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
Farmersville’s Conner Bakken brought home the state title in the 123-pound division at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association Division II state meet in Abilene last Friday. Courtesy Christopher Anderson By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville’s...
Farmersville infielder Haley Watkins and the Lady Farmers softball team will host Quinlan Ford at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The battle to earn one of the four playoff spots in District 13-4A will...
Education
Farmersville High School’s Class of 2026 top two; Isabella Yanez, valedictorian, and Sophia Henderson, salutatorian, will speak at the Tuesday, May 19 graduation ceremony at CUTx event center in Allen. John Kanelis/The Farmersville Times Isabella Yanez and Sophia...
Lavon Police Chief Mike Jones says a 14-year-old murder suspect has been arrested without incident. The chief said the boy, a student at Community Trails Middle School, was apprehended Monday, Dec. 15, in Dallas. Jones said the suspect was sought in connection with...
Farmersville ISD trustees unanimously voted Nov. 17 to extend Superintendent Micheal French’s contract through mid-2028 and heard encouraging updates on the district’s fastest-growing student group: English-language learners who now speak 19 different languages at...
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...
The School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ensures public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices -- and that they improve these practices. According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the system is...
Life & Style
From immersive dining to wellness at sea and elevated entertainment, cruise vacations are becoming some of the most experience-rich trips travelers can take. “Our industry has long been known for innovation, but what’s most compelling now is how that scale is being...
A blue jay perches near a snow-dusted backyard feeder, a familiar winter sight across North Texas. With the right feeder and food, homeowners can attract a variety of birds — from cardinals to finches — throughout the year. Few things bring a yard to life quite like...
Book lovers visiting Vancouver, Canada should stop and visit the Central Library Vancouver, one of many remarkable libraries in the world. Libraries have always held a certain magic—quiet places where stories, ideas and histories live side by side, waiting for someone...
Participating in recreational sports leagues such as pickleball is just one way for seniors to get out and meet others. January has a way of inviting reflection—and renewal. As calendars turn and routines reset, many people feel a renewed desire to reconnect with the...
Community Quilters stay busy on a Wednesday workday at the new 5,000-square-foot workshop located in Royse City near Josephine. Courtesy Community Quilters Each week, a community of quilters comes together with a shared purpose: creating new, handmade blankets that...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore speaks Southern. He learned it in his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Photo John Moore Southern folks don’t need proper nouns. We have whatchamacallits and thingamajigs. My grandfather had the only blacksmith shop in Ashdown, Arkansas. That’s where...
More than 30K school voucher applications were submitted last week on the first day of the state’s new program to give families taxpayer-funded accounts for private school tuition and homeschooling expenses, the Houston Chronicle reported. The applications will be...
As a boy, columnist John Moore was fascinated by NASA and the Space Program. He still is. Photo: John Moore I was six when Neal Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. I was 10 when Gene Cernan became the last. Between July 20, 1969, and December 14, 1972,...
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...
Columnist John Moore knows how to make Southern Sweet Tea, and he's offering the recipe. Courtesy John Moore The thing you discover about beverages when you travel beyond the Mason Dixon is that most folks outside of Southern civilization do not know how to properly...
