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Residents of Farmersville can expect the city’s annual property tax rate and budget process to move into its final stages this month as city officials prepare to review and consider the proposed tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Several required steps in the...
Farmersville residents in the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction raised questions about emergency services during the Dec. 1 regular city council meeting, even as the recent proposition to form an emergency services district for unincorporated areas passed...
More than eight people have been arrested in connection with the raid on a cockfight by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, authorities said. The bust took place Friday, Nov. 28, on County Road 697, southeast of Farmersville, the Sheriff’s Office said. Responding to a...
Farmersville Lights will be officially lit Tuesday, Dec. 2, along Farmersville Parkway. Farmersville is kicking off the holiday season with a cheerful slate of events that will bring lights, shopping, tradition and small-town sparkle to the city over the next two...
Applications are now open for Collin County residents who wish to serve as commissioners on Emergency Services District 1, created by voters in the Nov. 4 election. County Administrator Yoon Kim said at the Monday, Nov. 17, meeting of the Collin County Commissioners...
Sports
Five student-athletes from Farmersville High School signed a National Letter of Intent last week to continue their academic and athletic endeavors. Photo Courtesy Kacey Delafuente / Farmersville ISD By David Wolman [email protected] Although the 2025-26 school...
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
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...
With the school year over, many parents are left wondering how their children will find regular meals this summer. Luckily, there are several options for local families. Farmersville ISD is continuing its curbside meal pickup program into the summer,...
Administrators at Farmersville Junior High School have a unique way of preparing students for high school and encouraging good grades: eighth graders get to compete for the titles of “valedictorian” and “salutatorian” four years before most other students do....
A most unusual school year has just concluded, but for the top two Farmersville High School scholars in the Class of 2020, the unique challenges brought this year have prepared them both for what lies ahead as they graduate from high school and move on to the same...
It’s the final stretch of the school year for Farmersville students, and what would normally be a time filled with parties and ceremonies will instead be spent in vehicles or online. But that doesn’t mean seniors won’t have ways to celebrate. Although they won’t...
Life & Style
Eastern screech owls are a frequent visitor to NTXWC with 45 admitted since Jan. 1, 2025. Courtesy Give Photography/North Texas Wildlife Center A rotating cast of injured or orphaned wildlife — from baby opossums and raccoons to skunks, armadillos, rabbits, squirrels,...
After more than a year, the Farmersville FD EMS Academy has graduated its first-ever class. The graduation, which was held Friday, April 27 at the Civic Center, commemorated the hard work of four students who were able to walk across the stage as certified EMTs and...
Many people showed up to Back the Blue at the Farmersville Police Association Gala Saturday, April 21. The gala raised money for several local community events, such as the Angel Tree Program and scholarships. For additional photos see the April 26 edition or...
It literally took breaking a leg one summer for Ray Baker to find his true passion…the saxophone. Baseball was the culprit. The soon-to-be- high school student was sliding into second base the first game of the season when it happened. “I had a cast on my leg for the...
The sparse turnout at a North Texas Municipal Water District information session on water quality begged the question of whether area residents complaining about their water want to hear what utility officials have to say. NTMWD held the meeting Thursday, April 5, at...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore has two people to tell him how to drive: his wife and Siri. Courtesy John Moore I firmly believe GPS was invented to save marriages. Before that, wives had to drive from the passenger seat. I grew up in Ashdown, Arkansas, long before Siri started...
Frances Pharcellus Church – New York Sun – 9/21/1897 “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON.“115 WEST...
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the results of the presidential election. President Donald Trump and 17 Republican attorneys generals had joined the lawsuit, which asked the Supreme Court to toss...
The Texas Enterprise Fund took a hit for lack of transparency in a new research paper from the National Freedom of Information Coalition. The paper by journalist Steve Miller is titled “Invisible Incentives: How Secrecy Impedes Evaluation and Accountability of...
Texas topped 1 million COVID-19 cases as some counties reimposed restrictions that had been loosened after this summer’s spike. Particularly hard-hit El Paso extended its temporary shutdown of nonessential businesses, but the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals ruled 2-1...
