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Farmersville ISD trustees moved quickly through a light agenda Monday, April 27, approving the purchase of new buses to maintain student safety and reliability while also recognizing standout student-athletes. Superintendent Micheal French told the board the...
With the start of the new school year fast approaching, Farmersville ISD is encouraging parents and guardians to submit their applications for free or reduced-price meals as soon as possible to ensure students receive the nutrition they need without interruption....
From local artists to backyard gardeners, Wylie Urban Farm & Market’s vendors bring a diverse range of products together under one roof. Shoppers can find fresh food, tea, coffee, condiments, health and beauty items, art, books and handcrafted accessories at 2315...
In-Sync Exotics founder and president, Vicky Keahey, gifts a photo of a male cougar to the evening’s featured speaker and former WFAA reporter, Steve Stoler, at the gala held at Boyd Farm in Lavon. A sold-out crowd gathered Saturday, June 28, for a night that proved...
Farmersville ISD Chief Financial Officer Anna Baker presented details of the district’s 2025 budget during a public hearing held prior to the June 30 regular school board meeting. No public comments were made following the presentation. Baker said the budget was based...
Sports
Farmersville senior Daniella Jimenez (23) goes up for a layup attempt against Quinlan Ford on Tuesday, Jan.13 at Farmersville Arena. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville senior point guard Alexia Hernandez...
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...
The Farmersville athletic program saw a successful 2022 season, featuring several playoff teams, state championship medalists and qualifiers across many different sports. Randy Barnes, the Farmer's head football coach and athletic director, resigned from the position...
Farmersville resident Matthew Day earned national and GRT Race Cars South Central Region rookie of the year honors, as well as Heart O’ Texas Speedway and Southern Oklahoma Speedway track titles and the Oklahoma State crown this season. “Winning 12 Modified features,...
Education
Kyle Bellue, new executive dean at the Collin College Farmersville campus, speaks to Rotarians at the Tuesday, Jan. 21 luncheon. How does one transition from a 28-year career as a U.S. Air Force meteorologist to becoming a higher education administrator? Kyle Bellue...
The community is mourning the loss of school board member and Fightin’ Farmers icon Glenn McClain. Known to many as Big’Un, McClain, 73, had served as a Farmersville Independent School District School Board Member for more than 13 years. According to Superintendent...
Farmersville parents will have an added convenience for the 2018-’19 school year. The free and reduced lunch program application is now online. To apply online parents and guardians can go to www.farmersvilleisd.net, click on the departments tab, then the child...
Collin College trustees propose increasing the property tax rate by a fraction of a penny to help fund a proposed fiscal year 2018-‘19 budget of $285.7 million. The board of trustees will conduct the first of two meetings on the tax rate at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16...
With school starting Thursday, Aug. 16, driving safety is paramount especially where school zones and texting are concerned. “We will be working the school zones as school continues back,” Police Chief Mike Sullivan said. Though Farmersville Police Department is the...
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...
There are a couple new faces at the Collin County Fire Marshal’s Office and one of those is a species that happens to have fur, four paws and a nose worth noting. Recently joining the team is Deputy Fire Marshal Matt Jones and his K9 partner Sadie, an accelerant...
For local honey producers Kathleen and Blake Shook, participating in NBC’s Billion Dollar Buyer offered an opportunity to buzz about. The Shook’s, who own Desert Creek Honey located on CR 5010 in Blue Ridge, are well known in the beekeeping community. They are active...
To meet Kenny Decker is to know a kind-hearted and quiet man, one who seems jovial and at peace most of the time. Of course, he’s never happier than when he’s spending time with his lovely and artistic wife, his three daughters, or his seven grandchildren, who are...
More than 40 years of service as a deputy constable in Dallas and Collin counties prepared Gary Edwards for election last year to his first term as Collin County Constable, Precinct 2. Edwards had served as interim constable since early 2015 when he was appointed by...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore misses the old chain stores, one of which, Gibson’s, still exists in Kerrville, Texas. Courtesy John Moore Online shopping has turned us into couch potatoes who buy more than we ever used to. Adding items to an imaginary cart and clicking, “Buy...
Gov. Greg Abbott named as his emergency priorities education reform, teacher pay, school safety, property tax reform, mental health services and disaster response in his Feb. 5 «State of the State» address to a joint session of the Texas Legislature. The House and...
It’s a busy time in Austin for state government. In Texas, an odd numbered year means your state senator and state representative are going to officially spend 140 days at the state capitol shifting through thousands of bills. Governor Abbott has stated property taxes...
A lot of ink is going to be spilled over the next 140 days writing about what the Texas Legislature should do and does when it comes to school finance and property tax reforms. Just as important, though, will be the decisions that lawmakers reach when it comes to...
Is it really the millennials who are leading the way when it comes to start up companies? “The truth is that older Americans are in the vanguard of America’s small businesses. A study conducted by the information services company, Experian, puts the average age of...
