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Looking for a way to keep the kids entertained this summer while learning something new? The Farmersville Fire Department is inviting families to its first-ever Summer Fun Day on Tuesday, July 14. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Farmersville...
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...
City on a Hill Ministries, a partnership of multiple churches, is open every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., providing food, clothing, baby supplies, toys, household items and more to those in need in the community. Courtesy photo As the federal government shutdown drags on...
Tatum Elementary students greet veterans attending the flag-raising ceremony with thank-you cards Tuesday, Nov. 11. After the ceremony, area veterans enjoyed a complimentary breakfast at Farmersville High School before a special program in the FHS arena. Farmersville...
Complete but unofficial results from the Nov. 4 election show Texas voters approved all 17 proposed amendments to the state Constitution, mirroring the outcome in Collin County. The amendments will become official once canvassed by the Legislature. Collin County’s...
Sports
The Farmersville girls golf team of, from left, Callie Christensen, Olivia Banks, Delaney Godfrey and Zoey Mann qualified for the Region II-4A Tournament after earning second place in the District 13-4A Tournament. Photo courtesy Brad Walker By David Wolman...
The future softball stars of Farmersville gathered for a camp at the high school last week for a fun, developmental event that stretched across four days. (Austin Smith/The Farmersville Times) (More Photos) A storm-filled spring has carried over into June, making it...
May excited about program’s future Coach Arian May gives out instruction to the young volleyball players that showed up for last week’s camp. The event got a terrific turnout, with kids coming from fourth to ninth grade coming out. (Austin Smith/The Farmersville...
The Farmersville duo of Mason Erwin and Kolten Peel show off their total haul at the THSBA State Tournament last weekend. The pair hauled in four fish, weighing a total of 11.8 pounds. (Courtesy Photo) (More Photos) A pair of Fightin’ Farmers took off for Lake...
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...
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...
The Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees, blazing through a meeting Monday night in 20 minutes, voted unanimously to submit a report to the Texas Education Agency outlining the district’s asynchronous learning plan, which is another way of...
After four months and countless hours of manpower, Farmersville Independent School District cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Tatum Elementary and Farmersville Junior High schools. The ceremony, held Saturday, Aug. 29, began with remarks from FISD...
The Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a school district tax rate that reflects continuing growth within the district and gives residents a bit of a reduction on the amount of money they will pay to operate the public school...
Farmersville ISD has a new addition to the administrative team. Corey Krick has taken over the newly-created position of Director of Communications. She grew up in Plano, studied criminal justice at Texas Christian University, and then switched paths to work for an...
Life & Style
It’s sweet, it’s simple and it’s the perfect summer treat. And with just four basic ingredients—cream, milk, sugar and vanilla—ice cream is a divine creation. Unfortunately, fillers and emulsifiers such as polysorbate 80, guar gum, artificial colorings, corn syrup and...
Farmersville Police Department and Farmersville Fire Department officers are excited to get to meet their neighbors and National Night Out offers a perfect time to do so. This year National Night Out is being held in downtown Farmersville from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m....
Health care is a multi-faceted issue with the complexity increasing through insurance needs, long wait times and gaps in coverage. Despite being number one in the state for health factors and number three for health behaviors in 2018, according to...
Dawn Struthers can’t afford to go to the doctor to get the medicine she needs these days. As a diabetic, the Princeton resident is playing Russian Roulette with her health due to lack of income. “I flat out cannot afford to go to the doctor. I need to as I am a...
Almost 4,000 people attended Sparks of Freedom on July 4. For more photos of the event see the July 12 edition or subscribe online.
Opinion
Columnist John Moore lost his dog, Will, a few months ago. But Will's leash was called back up for active duty. Courtesy John Moore I was driving to buy the morning paper when I noticed movement ahead. As I drew closer, I realized it was a dog. An English...
I am not sure what I expected our country to look like in 2021, but I certainly did not expect it to be so fractured and so bogged down in hate. My oldest son was a year old on September 11, 2001. The wave of patriotism following that day gave me hope for the America...
They say that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. While those two certainties are undeniable, we need to make sure that family-owned businesses, including farms and ranches, aren’t taxed to death. Texas boasts more than 248,000 farming and ranching...
The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was recently introduced in the House and has now been introduced in the Senate – and will benefit every member of this community! Unlike many issues in Washington, this legislation has bipartisan support and is focused...
No matter how hard we try, we really can’t avoid one another. We live in a world where what takes place somewhere else on the globe has a very good chance of affecting us, along with many others. The pandemic, of course, is a useful – if sobering – example. A virus...
