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Men in Purple, from left to right, Mason Day, Addison Adams, Walker Liebert, Liam McLaughlin, Travis Lombard and Gavin Dillon, wearing their signature suits. Courtesy photo A team of student engineers from Farmersville High School recently tested their skills against...
Collin County residents who don’t live in cities will be asked whether the county should create an emergency services district (ESD) to provide fire protection, financed by taxes on their property. Following a Monday, July 28 hearing in McKinney, Collin County...
Farmersville alumna Bella Holland set the school record for most digs in a season with 507 and was named the District 13-4A utility player of the year in volleyball and the co-offensive player of the year in softball. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David...
The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...
A groundbreaking ceremony, Friday, July 18 marks the start of work on the expansion of McKinney National Airport, known as TKI. The City of McKinney has broken ground on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport that will allow commercial passenger service...
Sports
Farmersville senior point guard Alexia Hernandez has helped lead the Lady Farmers basketball team to a 15-6 record. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] For a moment, Alexia Hernandez thought her world had come crashing down. But...
Farmersville clinched the outright District 13-4A championship Tuesday night at home, defeating Sunnyvale 15-0 in four innings. The Lady Farmers (9-1, 19-7) remained ahead of Community in the district standings to win the championship, adding to a long list of...
Farmersville traveled to Sunnyvale last Wednesday and Thursday for the District 14-4A championship, earning several area qualifiers in the process. The top four in each varsity meet will head to Dallas next Thursday, April 20. For the teams, the Lady Farmers placed...
The Farmersville girls' track program has experienced a lot of success this season and hopes to send multiple girls to the state meet. This season, head coach Josh Howard said the turnout has been great for the Lady Farmers. They’ve won meets at every event they...
With first place and a potential district championship on the line, the Farmersville softball team came up clutch Thursday night. Hosting No. 2 Community, the Lady Farmers shut out the Lady Braves 6-0, regaining a tie in the district championship race. The win avenged...
Education
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports 94.35% of Texas kindergarteners were vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella as of the 2023-24 school year, with 93.31% of Collin County kids having received the vaccines. As of Monday, March 3, the...
One Collin College organization was honored for taking a stand against domestic violence. At the Texas Junior College Student Government Association State Convention, the Student Government Association (SGA) won Event of Year for their program “Love Does Not Hurt: An...
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...
Life & Style
Container plants and raised garden beds are a great introduction to gardening for all ages. Location, soil, research and planning are essential. Gardening is a popular hobby all over the world, offering people a chance to connect with nature, enjoy fresh produce, and...
Editor’s note: This is the last of a three part series about opioid addiction in Collin County. Names have been changed to protect identities When an addict decides they are ready to get help, friends and family must be there to support them on their journey to...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three part series about opioid abuse in Collin County. Due to the subject matter, names in the story have been changed to protect identities. Peer pressure. Emotional trauma. Abuse. Each can be equally destructive when it comes...
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...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore loves grits. Real grits, that is. Photo John Moore Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John Belushi-type look after they spot them on their...
As most already know, the opiate epidemic has been worsening, each year claiming more lives than the last. What is less known by the general public is the problem with Methamphetamines has been growing over the last several years as well. In the most recent data from...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission, on June 25 announced a crackdown on “illegal robocalls.” The crackdown nicknamed “Operation Call it Quits” is part of the FTC’s ongoing effort to help stem the tide of annoying and...
The bag that I carry gets a variety of reactions from an assortment of people. A stark black bag with a simple white font featuring the phrase, ‘Journalism Matters, #Nottheenemy’ is met by some with scoffs, others with disdain and even a few positive, ‘Hey, I like...
To read some of the alarmist headlines pointing to the latest polls, you might conclude that the 2020 election is already over and President Donald Trump has been ousted. After all, the latest Fox News poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of Trump, 49...
