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More than one-fourth of registered Collin County voters turned out for the March 3 primary elections, according to unofficial final results reported by Collin County Elections. And the number of Democratic voters nearly equaled that of Republican voters, a sharp...
Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. Bluegrass music returns to Olde City Park this month for a beloved Wylie...
Kilgore Rangerettes Kailey Adams, Hadley Daffin and Camdyn Messick stand with the newly unveiled Gussie Nell Davis historical marker in downtown Farmersville. Past and present Rangerettes, members of the Greenville Flaming Flashes, CCHC and more attended the Saturday,...
Capt. Chandler Williams is in the cab of the ladder truck guiding it in during the push-in ceremony. The Farmersville Fire Department, in a ceremony steeped in tradition, welcomed a fully equipped ladder truck into its fleet Saturday — a key addition to the tools used...
Newly elected Farmersville City Council members officially began their terms during the council’s regular meeting Monday, May 19, as the city also moved ahead with a major infrastructure project. Russell Chandler and Tonya Fox, both of whom had previously served in...
Sports
Farmersville junior Peighton Purser (15) has been named the District 13-4A Offensive Player of the Year. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] It was another successful season on the court for the Farmersville volleyball team....
Aubrey Varner has been the leader of the Farmersville cross country team all season, and will now get a chance to race for state in two weeks. Varner finished seventh overall (13:32.67) at the District 13-4A championship Monday afternoon, and she’ll run at the...
The Farmersville football team couldn't right the ship on the road, falling 20-7 to Gainesville Friday night. Defensively, Farmersville (0-2, 2-4) was able to force a couple of turnovers, but the offense failed to capitalize on opportunities. Jeralin Craddock scored...
Coming off a good 2021 season, the Farmersville volleyball team had plenty of returning talent poised for a district title run. The biggest question heading into the new season was finding a new setter to help the Lady Farmers. A setter is an important piece to a team...
Turnovers can flip the script in a hurry, and they hurt the Farmersville football team Friday night. The Farmers (0-1 in 5-4A Div. II, 2-3) five times in their 42-21 home defeat. The Bulls (1-1 in 5-4A Div. II, 4-2) were able to take advantage, scoring 21 points off...
Education
The Princeton Independent School District and the Farmersville Independent School District have received grades of “A” for financial integrity and accountability from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the 2023-2024 school year. “These school systems reflect a...
The Farmersville ISD school board recently approved several changes to employee, student and athletics handbooks. At a meeting Monday, July 23, the board voted to update the district’s handbooks. Many of the changes involve dress code. Officials hope that tightening...
The friendly folks at Independent Bank are doing their best to help out the community by hosting a school supply drive. The drive, will help Farmersville ISD students in Pre-K through 12th grade and will run Monday, July 23 through Friday, Aug. 10. “We just wanted to...
The most recent round of preliminary STAAR testing results show gains in several areas for Farmersville ISD. STAAR is the acronym for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. Students must pass end of course tests in Algebra 1, Biology, U.S. History, English...
Have you ever wondered what teachers do during the summer? Many people focus on how students spend their break, forgetting perhaps the most important figures in the school district – teachers. Teachers, though, are just as affected when school is no longer in session....
Life & Style
Eureka Springs, Arkansas: A Victorian Gem in the Ozarks. Kary Bjorn Photography/Unsplash As the heat of summer fades into the crisp embrace of autumn, September offers a perfect opportunity for travel across the U.S. The month’s moderate weather, stunning fall foliage...
The annual Farmersville Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade of Lights was full of fun and quite a bit of frost as cold temperatures made the parade especially Christmas-like. “It was cold so we didn’t have a few entries show up,” Chamber Executive Administrator Lisa...
With Christmas quickly approaching, a multitude of holiday events are on tap for the Farmersville and Princeton area along with the rest of Collin County. Farmersville will be hosting several events Saturday, Dec. 10. Photos with Santa will take place from 2 p.m. to 4...
Almost six months to the day of the downtown fire that halted sales at the Clay Potter Auction House, the business reopened its doors. The grand reopening auction took place Nov. 26. “Saturday night I was in my happy place,” Potter, who owns the auction house with his...
It starts with a scrap of fabric. This miniscule piece of left over fabric has no idea it has a new purpose to become part of something much greater: a quilt made of love and honor. For Quilts of Valor, these blankets are even more treasured and beloved. The mission...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore grew up with yard art, and still proudly displays a concrete gargoyle out on the front porch. Photo: John Moore Pink flamingos. Chalk and concrete figures. Cast iron pots with flowers. Old school bells. Cars on blocks. The yard art of yesterday....
Does your family have a tradition of giving an early Christmas present? Maybe it’s on Christmas Eve in anticipation of Santa’s coming? Our family does have an early gift tradition, but this year I received one even earlier than I could have imagined. It was delivered...
Dear Rusty: Sometimes words used have different meaning to others, like your recent article on the Social Security “Trust Fund.” In a true trust fund, monies are only used for a specific purpose. Our so-called Social Security Trust Fund doesn’t work like that....
Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 1 issued the following statement on the Nov. 30 death of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States: “The state of Texas mourns with the nation at the passing of one of our greatest presidents. George H.W. Bush was an...
Texas has its lowest unemployment rate in more than 42 years. The Texas Workforce Commission on Nov. 16 announced that Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in October, down from 3.8 percent the prior month. It is the lowest level of...
