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About 1,400 graduates of Collin College will receive their degrees at two separate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15. Both events will be held at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, in Allen. At 11 a.m., the ceremony will celebrate...
Farmersville High FFA officers seeking sponsorships are, top row, Addison Adams, Garrett Williams and Paxstyn Adams, middle row, Carson Dillard and Brady Johnson, bottom row, Presley McIver, Piper Long and Addison Horton. Courtesy photo Farmersville FFA officers are...
Farmersville ISD trustees approved a lower tax rate for the 2025-26 year at their Aug. 27 meeting while also opening extracurricular opportunities to homeschool students. The board set the total tax rate at $1.215 per $100 valuation, a decrease of 2.44 cents from the...
Farmersville EDC was announced as a winner of the 2025 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council. Courtesy photo The Farmersville Economic Development Corporation has been recognized with a 2025 Excellence in...
The State Fair of Texas Midway beckons with all of its sights, smells, sounds and thrills. Courtesy Kevin Brown/State Fair of Texas® The State Fair of Texas will return to Dallas’ Fair Park this fall with 24 days of entertainment, agriculture, and community events,...
Sports
Farmersville senior Devin Swain Jr. (4) flies through the air to score two of his 31 points in a 67-60 victory for the Farmers over Wills Point on Friday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] During a recent four-game losing...
Brady Gray (8) gets one of his two touchdowns at Bridgeport on Friday. Farmersville (3-1, 0-1) was handed their first district, as well as, season loss by Bridgeport (1-5, 1-1) on Friday night at Bull Memorial Stadium in their District 5-4A clash. The Farmers trailed...
The Fightin’ Farmers charge onto the field ahead of their home game with the Community Braves. What looked like a blowout and leading 35-7 at the half, turned into a different game for the undefeated Farmers. Behind a couple of interceptions, from Elijah Huggins and...
After a nice start to the season, Mother Nature interrupted the hotter than average football season with unexpected bad weather Friday night. Farmersville, sporting a 2-0 record and averaging over 50 pts a game this year, played less than half a quarter at Pilot...
FARMERSVILLE – It was a perfect evening to start the year for the Fightin’ Farmers, who cruised to a 53-0 victory over Eustace. Playing in front of the home crowd on a game delayed for heat, the Farmers came out red hot on offense, marching down the field on their...
Education
Staci Weaver, a private school superintendent, said would like to contribute her skills, experience and dedication to ensuring Collin College continues to be a leader in higher education. The candidate for Place 4 on the Board of Trustees holds a bachelor’s degree in...
School district administrators are in the midst of making decisions for an unprecedented situation. Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday, March 16 that STAAR testing would be waived this year. He’s also pushing for the U.S. Department of Education to waive federal...
The following statement was released by Farmersville ISD Superintendent Jeff Adams: With the rapidly changing environment impacted by the declared Covid-19 pandemic, Farmersville ISD will extend Spring Break by one week. At this time, we expect school to resume on...
Next week will mark the kickoff of a month-long art exhibit celebrating the environment. Collin College’s Spring Creek campus in Plano will host the “Land: Awe and Raw” exhibit from Thursday, Jan. 16 until Wednesday, Feb. 12. A reception is scheduled for 4 p.m....
Farmersville Independent School District trustees are getting ready to make the only personnel decision they are empowered to make; hiring the superintendent of schools. They are going to take on this task themselves, said Board of Trustees President Tony Gray, with...
Life & Style
In the past decade, backyards have evolved from simple spaces with patios or decks into extensions of our homes—versatile, tranquil sanctuaries designed for rest and renewal. Whether you're looking to boost your home's value or simply carve out a personal oasis,...
Farmersville and its surrounding cities have no shortage of Easter egg hunting opportunities. At First Baptist Church of Farmersville, the annual Easter Eggstravaganza will be taking place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24 next to the youth warehouse in...
Spring is in full bloom and area churches, nonprofits and civic organizations have planned Easter activities that will keep parents and children busy over the next two weeks. There are several events for Easter-lovers scheduled in Farmersville. The annual VFW Post...
Notes of achievement are floating about at the Farmersville Junior High School after Band Director Bradley Arledge was nominated for a nationwide award. Arledge was nominated for the 2017-‘18 national LifeChanger of the Year award, sponsored by the National Life Group...
A flair of Texas style was on display along with delicious tales of food at the Farmersville Historical Society’s annual luncheon and style show Saturday, Feb. 24. Despite ominous weather, more than 100 individuals took part in the event, which acts as the society’s...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore remembers the parlors of the houses of yesterday. Where plastic covered the furniture, fresh flowers adorned the window sills, and you’d better not ever get caught going in there. Courtesy John Moore There was always one room in every Southern...
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to institute police reforms when he met with the Houston family of George Floyd, who was handcuffed and killed by police in front of a Minneapolis convenience store on May 25. Video footage showed the 46-year-old Floyd subdued by...
Like most Americans, I have always considered the United States an exceptional country. We possess a political system built on checks and balances, an ideal of giving voice to ordinary people across a diverse land, and a Constitution that favors finding common...
I was sickened to watch this horrific act that resulted in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th, 2020. I can’t reconcile in my mind of why this officer seemingly didn’t have the wherewithal to see the damage he was inflicting and/or those officers...
For most Americans, today’s lockdowns and social distancing requirements are new. For my family, they’re what we do every flu season. That’s because our son, Hunter, has a rare condition known as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and any type of infection can quickly...
