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By Allison LaBrot The Farmersville Onion Shed will be filled with melodies and auction chants in support of Hillcrest Animal Rescue and their efforts to help local pet owners. The fifth annual Mutts and Music event will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct....
TxDOT proposes widening the present two-lane bridge across Lake Lavon to a six-lane span with 10-foot mixed-use paths on each side. There is no present funding for the project. Bob Wieland/C&S Media The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing a $230...
A car enthusiast polishes his car prior to the start of the car show last year. This year’s show is slated for 12-4 p.m. Saturday on the downtown square. File art Classic cars, custom builds and hot rods will take over Farmersville’s historic red brick streets...
Collin County Health Care Services has been notified that an individual who spent time in Collin County on Friday, Aug. 14, and Saturday, Aug. 15, has tested positive for measles. Officials say the individual visited three public venues while infectious: Turrentine...
Farmersville ISD trustees Monday night unanimously approved a tax rate of $1.2131 per $100 valuation for the 2026-27 fiscal year, slightly lower than last year’s rate of $1.215. The new rate includes 71.36 cents for maintenance and operations and 49.95 cents for...
Sports
Farmersville native Jurnei Banks is competing for the Russell Wilson Youth Athlete of the Year award. Photo courtesy Charla Craddock By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville native Jurnei Banks is competing for the Russell Wilson Youth Athlete of the Year...
Farmersville sophomore Caroline Lindsey clocked a time of 16:01.58 at the Wylie Under the Lights meet on Friday. Photo courtesy Jon Nordin By David Wolman [email protected] The Farmersville cross country team began the 2026 season by running under the lights at...
Farmersville ISD strength and conditioning coach Adrian Briones leads the district’s staff in a group workout on June 30. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Prior to her first workout with Farmersville ISD strength and...
Farmersville junior Lillian Couture hits the ball over the net as seniors Isabella Lopez and Peighton Purser look on during Tuesday's season-opening match against Pottsboro. Farmersville won the match in three sets. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Offensive linemen for the Farmersville football team working on a blocking drill as offensive line coach John Searson observes Monday morning. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With a red sky appearing from the east and the...
Education
Farmersville Independent School District is welcoming families for the upcoming school year and providing enrollment guidance for Pre-Kindergarten students and transfer applicants. The district states a child is eligible for free Pre-K if the student is 4 years old on...
The Collin College Board of Trustees has named a successor to Place 1 Trustee Megan Wallace, who resigned last year due to relocation. Wallace was elected in May 2023 and her term expires in May 2029. Trustees chose attorney Glenn Callison of Plano to serve until the...
A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments specified under SB 10. Courtesy Library of Congress All 17 members of a federal appeals court in New Orleans have heard arguments in two cases challenging laws requiring...
Farmersville ISD student Cypress Tyson poses with her sheep during the Collin County Junior Livestock Show. Tyson earned first place in Class 5 medium wool and was named a Senior Showmanship finalist. Courtesy Nicole House Photography Farmersville ISD agricultural...
Collin College was named one of the 2025 Best for Vets Colleges by Military Times, making this the 13th year the college has received the distinction. The college was ranked 70 out of 357 colleges and universities across the nation. “It is a distinct privilege to...
Life & Style
Few things are as delicious and refreshing as watermelon on a warm day. Watermelon grows quite readily in summer and is often ready to pick after three months of growing time. Harvesters look for a pale buttery yellow spot on the bottom of watermelon (the ground...
Growing families often discover that the home that once felt just right can quickly begin to feel tight. Many first-time buyers purchase a “starter home,” a practical and affordable entry point into homeownership. But when children enter the picture — and especially...
(Feature Impact) When jam-packed calendars and seemingly constant takeout orders get you down, diving into a fresh way to rethink homecooked meals can get you and your loved ones into a better-for-you routine. Close your favorite food delivery app and instead break...
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock Heart health is about more than just the heart itself. It’s a two-way street between the heart and the rest of the body. However, many U.S. adults aren’t aware of the connection between organs. According to a survey conducted by The...
After months of winter weather, spring is the season when homeowners start noticing everything the cold left behind — peeling paint, faded trim and siding that looks a little worse for wear. Exterior painting isn’t just about curb appeal; it’s also one of the most...
Opinion
The first man cave columnist John Moore experienced was his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Today, John has his own man cave. Photo: John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com In the North, dads have basements. In the South, they have shops. Both...
Columnist John Moore has a book on communication his wife bought him in the early 90s. He intends to read it soon. In the early 90s, there was a self-help, relationship book called, “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.” The goal of publishing this was for the...
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...
Columnist John Moore picks blackberries each spring. Something he’s done for a very long time. Photo: John Moore There wasn’t anything accidental about blackberry season in our family. When harvest time came, dad had the harvest trip mapped out long before the berries...
Columnist John Moore still listens to the albums he bought over 50 years ago. Photo John Moore New music coming out used to be an event. Most of the time, you and your friends knew it was coming and you were waiting, money-in-hand, at the record shop to buy it. I...
