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Funeral ledgers discovered beneath Hurst’s Fielder-Baker Funeral Home, in July 2024. They have been digitized and are now accessible through UNT’s Portal to Texas History. Courtesy photo For more than a century, the names of North Texas residents recorded in fragile...
City Council’s newest member, Kristi Mondy, shown with City Secretary Tabatha Monk, took the oath of office during the Monday, June 16 meeting. Finance Director John Lawrence gave Farmersville City Council a preliminary look at the 2025-26 fiscal year budget during...
Bertie Neu, dressed as Rosie the Riveter, stands with a life-size cutout of Audie Murphy, which will be on display June 21 at the Bain-Honaker House. Courtesy photo Farmersville is set to honor its most famous hometown hero as Audie Murphy Day returns Friday and...
Farmersville alum Tay’shaun Davis celebrates a big play made by the Farmers during their 27-0 win over Canton in the bi-district round of the Class 4A Division II playoffs. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Another school...
Starting with November’s general election, Collin County voters will be going back to the future. Collin County commissioners have agreed to return to hand-marked paper ballots except for voters with vision or mobility challenges. They would still be able to use...
Sports
Farmersville senior Gali Mathews surveys her options during an offensive possession for the Lady Farmers during the Farmersville Hardwood Hoopfest tournament last Thursday. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] After losing...
The Farmersville softball team scored eight runs in the top of the fifth to defeat Princeton 14-8 on the road Tuesday night. With the game tied at six heading into the fifth, the first eight Lady Farmer batters reached base in the inning, partly thanks to three...
Farmersville claimed the district championship last season, and is hoping to do so again in 2023. The Farmers still boast plenty of returning talent from last year’s roster, with several key contributors back in the lineup. Seniors Cooper Strawn and Logan Dale lead...
In a winner-take-all moment, the Farmersville defense came through in a big way down the stretch. Farmersville shut down Community's offense Friday night, winning 35-24 to reach the postseason. It was the second time in a row Farmersville beat Community to end the...
With the Lady Farmers basketball team finishing the district season at 5-7, they'll play one game to make the playoffs. Farmersville will face off this Friday, Feb. 10, against Community at 6:15 p.m., with the game taking place at Greenville High School. The Lady...
Education
Farmersville ISD administrators presented district and campus improvement plans at the Monday, Jan. 27, school board meeting, focusing on academics and attendance rates. Tatum Elementary Principal Cristi Uland reported the campus has grown to more than 600 students....
Almost a year after beginning energy conservation measures, Farmersville ISD is starting to see the benefits of their efforts. Earnie Phelps, director of operations, updated the school board during its special called meeting Thursday, April 25. This past summer, all...
All school employees in Farmersville ISD will see a 6 percent raise in the coming months. Farmersville School Board met in regular session Monday, March 25 to discuss salaries, stipends and certifications, with the most contentious item proving to be the salary...
Ninth grade Community ISD students, Karly Price and Trinity Snyder, hosted a seatbelt safety week at Nesmith Elementary, McClendon Elementary, Edge Middle school, and Community High School last month as part of FCCLA star event National Programs in Action Jr. Students...
While cold temperatures may keep marching bands indoors, for Farmersville High’s Winter Guard and indoor Drumline, the chill just gives them more opportunity to perfect their crafts. This year marks the second year for the FHS Winter Guard program, according to...
Life & Style
With the exception of winter crops like hearty spinach and kale, Collin County gardeners should remove spent plants and debris from vegetable beds and flower gardens to prepare for spring crops. As winter’s chill settles over Collin County, gardeners might be tempted...
While pursuing his love of fishing, David Grote started noticing that Lavon Lake was becoming trashy. He decided to do something about it by forming a group of volunteers named Lake Lavon Clean-Up to pick up trash along shorelines and in picnic/camping areas. The...
If you grew up in the United States, and specifically in the south, then you’ve likely heard the term “DAR” before. You might even know what those letters stand for, the Daughters of the American Revolution, but for many there is a lot of confusion about what the DAR...
A brigade of bearded men make their way through the hallways of the Dallas VA hospital the first Sunday of each month on a mission. It’s a simple one and a noble one. They want to meet veterans and let them know how much they appreciate their sacrifice and their...
Scaredy cat took on a whole new meaning for a 4-week-old kitten recently rescued in the middle of Hwy. 380. Setting out on his way to work, Farmersville resident Earl Stokes began driving toward Frisco Wednesday morning June 21. Driving south on Hwy. 380 near...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore finds himself a little lost with new technology. Sometimes lost a lot. Courtesy John Moore Folks aren’t counting on each other like we were 50 years ago. And technology is the wedge that’s come between us. Our parents didn’t worry about us much...
Dear Rusty: My wife is subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and I’m trying to calculate what her monthly Social Security payment might be. The circular provided by SS says that her earnings will be calculated by multiplying the first $895 of her average...
Doctors are hard to come by in rural America. Nearly 20 percent of Americans live in rural communities. But only 10 percent of doctors practice there. Patients often must drive for hours to see a physician. Such barriers to care can prove deadly. A former director of...
Drug company CEOs recently ventured to Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Finance Committee. The executives got an earful from lawmakers, who are rightly concerned about drug spending. Senators are under pressure from voters, 80 percent of whom say “taking...
Robocall Social Security Administration scams are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] says SSA telephone shakedowns specifically targeting senior citizens now surpass phony IRS calls, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. For the...
