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In Farmersville, property owners who disagree with their appraised value have a limited window each spring to file a formal protest. The process is administered by the Collin Central Appraisal District and follows a timeline set by the Texas Property...
Jake Buchanan has taken the helm as the new Farmersville Rotary Club president. Courtesy photo As the Rotary calendar turns over each July 1, local clubs across the globe usher in new leadership. The Farmersville Rotary Club is no exception, beginning its 2025-26...
Texas lawmakers returning Monday, July 21, to Austin may reconsider a failed bill from the last legislative session that would have helped local governments acquire emergency communications equipment. “It’s going to be something that will be looked at,” Gov. Greg...
Farmersville incoming junior quarterback Levi McAbee ignited a Farmers’ offense that averaged 436 yards and 33.9 points per game. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Whether it was on a football field, cross country course,...
State sales tax revenue totaled $4.04 billion in June, 2.5% more than in June of last year, said Kelly Hancock, the acting Texas comptroller. “State sales tax collections exhibited moderate growth compared with June 2024,” Hancock said in a July 1 release. “This comes...
Sports
Farmersville junior Amare Warren (22) had the game-clinching block in a 59-57 overtime win over Sunnyvale on Saturday. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With the final 10 seconds evaporating off the game clock and...
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...
Just one season removed from a winless soccer season, the Lady Farmers have made tremendous progress heading into district play. First-year head coach Arian May was excited for the season when she took the head coaching reigns but said the key has been the team’s...
The Farmersville High School basketball games originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1, have been rescheduled because of the winter storm. Instead, the varsity boys and girls basketball teams will play against Caddo Mills this Saturday, Feb. 4 at Farmersville High...
Education
FISD Superintendent Micheal French, pictured earlier in the school year at the opening of the new FHS facilities, was named president of the Public Education Resource Equity Center, a school finance organization representing over 400 school districts across Texas....
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....
As the curtains opened and the lights dimmed, Farmersville High School students were immersed in the world of dance, music and lines associated with the Broadway hit, “Hairspray.” For the first time in years, the FHS theater department premiered the musical originally...
Even though it is only a week past Halloween, for those interested in signing up for Farmersville’s Angel Tree and those interested in adopting, it is time to get into the spirit of giving. Signups for the Angel Tree program will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
Senior Lindsey May is crowned Homecoming Queen by last year’s winner Katy Ravsten while May’s dad, Lance May, rejoices in her coronation. Despite rain earlier in the football game, the rain stopped right before coronation ceremonies allowing umbrellas to be folded....
Life & Style
Crafting is one of many hobbies you could consider. Hobbies allow individuals to explore their interests, meet new people and keep their brains sharp. But finding time to pursue hobbies— often after becoming empty nesters—can benefit individuals in many ways. And...
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.
Easter activities are in full swing for the weekend and Farmersville residents have several hunts to choose from. The annual VFW Post Easter Egg hunt will occur at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15 behind the post located at 671 W. Audie Murphy Pkwy. By Wyndi Veigel • News...
The first thing that comes to this Texan’s mind when the season changes to spring is bluebonnets. When will they bloom? Will the bluebonnet patches be as plentiful as last year? Where will be the best spot for a photo? How long will the blooming season last? To be...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore learned to drive on a stick shift. He still uses a clutch to operate his tractor. Courtesy John Moore One of the necessities of my youth is now one of your best bets to prevent vehicle theft: a stick shift. I watch a lot of YouTube, and...
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...
