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Reward offered for information Officials with IOOF Cemetery in Farmersville are seeking the public's help after vandals damaged cemetery property Tuesday, June 9. According to IOOF Cemetery board member and Wreaths Across America co-chair Billie Goldstein, three large...
Finance Director John Lawrence updated council on the latest city budget revisions at the Tuesday, Sept. 2 Farmersville City Council meeting. Lawrence described the challenges of balancing a budget for a growing municipality and reviewed considerations for cutting the...
GoldStar Horse and Rescue Sanctuary is hoping to raise $5,000 during North Texas Giving Day to continue caring for abused, neglected and abandoned horses in Farmersville. Courtesy photo North Texas Giving Day returns Sept. 18, offering residents in Farmersville and...
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...
Sports
Farmersville’s Will Shirley struck out eight and allowed two hits and zero earned runs in a 14-1 win over Wills Point on March 11. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville pitcher Will Shirley struck out eight over...
Farmersville is building its numbers on the football roster but boasts plenty of talent in the passing game. Returning four key receivers from last season, the Farmers hope they can help the offense be explosive heading into 2023. With as many as six potential impact...
For the last two seasons, Farmersville has gone into the new football season with a running back they can rely on. In 2023, that conversation is a little more cloudy. Without a true bell cow type of back in the backfield, the Farmers are hoping that several runners...
Farmersville is hoping to bounce back in a new season in 2023, with plenty to look forward to in the new year. As one of the youngest teams in District 5-4A last season, Farmersville suffered some growing pains on the way to an 0-6 season. Part of the benefit of a...
LUCAS - Farmersville's softball season came to an end Friday night, losing to Van Alstyne in game two 7-3. The Lady Panthers scored three runs in the top of the first inning to take the initial lead and added three more runs in the third to add insurance runs. While...
Education
Collin College’s Farmersville Campus will host its highly anticipated annual Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, March 29. The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the movie beginning promptly at 8 p.m. This...
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
Zion National Park, Danika Perkinson/Unsplash As the days grow longer and the school year winds down, families everywhere begin to anticipate the joys of summer vacation. Planning ahead can mean the difference between a rushed, last-minute trip and a thoughtfully...
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 snapped this photo of his back pasture. A place he now calls home, and wishes he'd called home it sooner.Courtesy John Moore I grew up in the far southwest corner of Arkansas. Nature drove the speed of life, and the towns breathed at an unhurried...
Gov. Greg Abbott on July 9 announced the receipt of $15 million in federal funding meant to increase operational capabilities of federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies. The Operation Stonegarden Grant Program allocation is part of $30 million...
The other day, someone I’ve known for years offered a pointed bit of criticism. “It’s easy for people like you to make long lists of things Congress should do to improve,” he said. “But you know good and well most of them won’t happen. So if you’re really serious,...
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...
