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The new Texas school voucher program has received applications for more than 160,000 students, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said, and the deadline for families to apply has been extended to 11:59 p.m. CT on March 31, 2026. “Demand is strong for the record-setting...
The Farmersville City Council has welcomed three new members following recent appointments. Russ Chandler and Tonya Fox were appointed to Places 2 and 5, respectively, after running unopposed in the May 3, 2025, election. Additionally, Kristi Mondy was appointed to...
Francisco Martinez was named the city’s Police Officer of the Year for 2025. He was introduced to the Farmersville Rotary Club at the Tuesday, May 27 meeting. It took Francisco Martinez virtually no time to make an indelible mark on the Farmersville Police Department....
Veterans are encouraged to sign up for this year’s Audie Murphy Day parade at audiemurphyday.org. When Farmersville rolls out the red, white and blue for this year’s Audie Murphy Day, the celebration will be bigger—and more meaningful—than ever. Marking both the 80th...
Secondary Teacher of the Year, Bea Taylor, a Spanish I teacher, was recognized at the Thursday, May 29 Board of trustees meeting. She is shown with board president Tony Gray, left, and Farmersville Junior High Principal Dean Johnson. Elementary Teacher of the Year...
Sports
Farmersville senior Ethan Stone, pictured in previous action, helped to lead the Farmers’ basketball team to second place in the Dr. Pepper Classic in Caddo Mills. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] After a second-place showing...
The Farmersville cheer squad had never qualified for the state competition before this season. Competing in the class 4A-Divison II state championship in Frisco last Friday, Jan. 13, the Lady Farmers not only qualified for state but placed in the top 15 in the final...
With five games remaining, the playoff race is heating up for the Lady Farmers basketball team. Every game matters, and the Lady Farmers picked up a key victory over Community at home Tuesday night, winning 49-32. The game was close early on, before a big run in the...
The Farmersville girls soccer team opened the new season, filled with optimism and plenty of new challenges in 2023. The team welcomes new head coach Arian May, who also works with the Lady Farmers volleyball and girls basketball team and took over the soccer job just...
With a new team and new coach, new expectations have arrived for the Farmersville boys' soccer season. The team is led by Farmersville head coach James Walker, who admits that he’s a little green to the game of soccer. An assistant coach on the football team, Walker...
Education
Addison Horton poses with her Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2025 Collin County Junior Livestock Show at Myers Park in McKinney. Courtesy Farmersville FFA The Collin County Junior Livestock Show and Sale brought area FFA and 4-H students together to show...
Farmersville fourth grade student Addison Horton dries her sheep in preparation to entering the show ring at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show. For additional photos, see the Jan. 17 issue or subscribe online. Photos by Joe Reavis •...
2018 was a book with many chapters in Farmersville’s history including growth and preparation for the future. Farmersville ISD has continued to see moderate growth in the district over the past year. A demography study was completed in 2018 and is being utilized for...
Farmersville School Board approved its annual financial audit after receiving praise for strong numbers and a smooth auditing process. Kirk Evans discussed the audit report at a board meeting Monday, Dec. 17. “The audit went smoothly and we had no disagreements,” he...
Thanks to the help of a Boy Scout working on his Eagle Scout project, the Farmersville City Park has new play equipment. Climbing equipment called a serpent pod climber and a three-panel cyclone are being installed as Derrell Foltz’s project in the downtown park....
Life & Style
One tradition Sonia Duggan kept is gifting a unique ornament to my children the night we decorate the tree. Her childhood ornaments—each a small, tangible reminder of her parents’ love—now hang alongside the ornaments her sons have received since they were born....
In just nine days, area residents will have a unique opportunity to witness history and pay homage to friends, family and fellow countrymen who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. Thanks to the dedication and efforts of a group of individuals led by Sachse Historical...
Celebrating preservation took top priority over the weekend as the Collin County Historical Commission came to Farmersville. The annual Preservation Celebration was held Saturday, April 29 at the First Baptist Church of Farmersville. Along with catered brunch, guests...
The half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial known as the Moving Wall will arrive in Sachse next month. The Wall is scheduled for arrival May 24. Setup will take two to three hours the following day with a soft opening planned May 25. The...
Myriad Easter egg hunts occurred over the holiday weekend including the Farmersville VFW Post hunt and the First Baptist Church Eggstravaganza. For more photos see the April 20 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Opinion
Columnist John Moore didn’t like gardens as a kid. That’s changed thanks to his grandmothers. Courtesy John Moore As a kid, I hated the vegetable garden. If you stood on our back porch, it was to your left. It took up the entire corner of our large yard. To me,...
The Texas House of Representatives on April 3 approved much-anticipated legislation written to revise the state’s public school finance system. The vote was 148-1, and the bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. House Bill 3 would increase pay for public...
Have you wondered how your area hospitals stack up in terms of the quality of care they provide? Emergencies obviously call for rushing to the nearest hospital. But when you have time to plan, it is worth doing some research and finding out which hospitals do the best...
HR 1, the For the People Act of 2019, ‘facilitates fraud,’ say political experts, calling the proposed law ‘the on ramp for the road to socialism,’ says AMAC The passage of HR 1 in the House of Representatives on Friday “seems to be the on-ramp for the road to...
A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s tentatively approved appropriations bill for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. So, on March 13, the Senate voted unanimously in favor...
