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CASA volunteer Dawn Brucher has mediated between teens and foster families. Courtesy art When a child is removed from an unsafe home, they lose more than a place to live. They lose familiar routines, classrooms, friendships and, often, contact with siblings — all in a...
Class of 2025 salutatorian Brycen Williams, left, and valedictorian Cooper Chambers will address their fellow classmates at the Farmersville High School graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 20. An academic year filled with challenges— and a shared commitment to “passing...
Work is scheduled to begin next month on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport that will allow commercial passenger service to begin next year. “We are cleared for takeoff,” Mayor George Fuller said after the McKinney City Council approved $61 million...
Gussie Nell Davis, a Farmersville native and founder of the Kilgore Rangerettes, will be honored with a historical marker in downtown Saturday. Courtesy photo Gussie Nell Davis, a trailblazer who revolutionized American halftime entertainment and became known as the...
Recreational facilities on the shore of Lavon Lake are being evaluated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has held public hearings on a draft plan to improve park quality while addressing long-term maintenance and funding...
Sports
Farmersville senior Mathew Salvador will look to help lead the Farmers to success under the direction of first-year head coach Kingsley Akinwole. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] Changing a team’s culture isn’t easy, especially for a squad that has...
A great middle linebacker can set the tone for a great defense. For Caiden O’Brien, that’s exactly his goal, week-in and week-out, as he tries to lead a change in the Farmers’ defense. If you met him in person, you’d meet a soft-spoken, kind and respectful young man....
The Farmersville cross country team ran in their fifth event of the season at Miller Grove on Sept. 15. They sent their junior varsity and varsity programs to the meet and set multiple season records for the year. While the overall team and individual results weren’t...
Last week's optimism was replaced with a sour tone as the Farmers finish the non-district play with a road loss to rival Community. The Farmers (2-2) fell behind 36-0 quickly in the first half before Jacob Tull scored on a short run as the time expired for halftime....
Heading into the game, Pilot Point (1-2) was ranked among the top 10 area teams in class 4A. The left Farmers Stadium a little worse for wear, as Farmersville (2-1) pulled off the 21-18 upset victory on Friday night. The Farmers' defense led the way, sparking the...
Education
Superintendent Micheal French Farmersville ISD trustees unanimously voted to renew Superintendent Micheal French’s contract during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. Most of the meeting was spent in closed session, where board members discussed French’s...
Farmersville ISD employees will soon see an increase in their paychecks. At a meeting Monday, June 25, the school board voted unanimously to give a three percent salary increase to all FISD employees. This will go into effect during the 2018-’19 school year. According...
Kids of all ages have been enjoying Summer Reading Club at the library and VBS at area churches. For photos see the June 21 edition or subscribe online.
The Farmersville High School Class of 2018 graduation section was included in the May 31, 2018 edition of The Farmersville Times. If you would like extra copies they are available at the Wylie office located at 110 N. Ballard in downtown Wylie. Office hours are 8:30...
Amid a sea of purple and gold, the Class of 2018 celebrated the finale of 13 years of education. The 111-member class completed its commencement ceremony Thursday, May 24 at Plano Centre in Plano. Class members raised more than $400,000 in scholarships and were...
Life & Style
Light pollution confuses birds as they fly south Since most birds migrate at night, light pollution can cause birds to become disoriented and attracted to urban centers where they be killed by flying into buildings. Photo courtesy Reinout Dujardin/Pixabay The...
FHS graduate Ian Campbell who recently completed Marine Corps bootcamp returned home to celebrate his first Veterans’ Day as military personnel along with his mom and fellow Marine Corps. veteran Heather Campbell. For more FISD Veterans’ Day celebration photos see the...
Also inside this week's edition Never forgotten: VFW commander shares memories Farmersville VFW Post 7426 has one main mission in life: to make sure veterans and active duty personnel aren’t forgotten. This charge is currently being led by new Post Commander Brian...
Big Tex isn’t the only crowd favorite at the 2016 State Fair of Texas. On Tuesday, Oct 4, a new man on the fairgrounds stole the show. Jarren McTee, from Farmersville competed in the Youth Market Barrow Show and took home not only an eighth place ribbon, but the...
Mountains, weather and injuries failed to deter endurance bicyclist Danielle Girdano of Nevada from completing a 2,400-mile ride from Chicago, Ill., to Santa Monica, Calif.; she cut the world record for the route almost in half. Girdano made the ride, which follows...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore loves pencils. Even pencils that cost $30. Courtesy John Moore They call it, “click bait.” It’s when you come across something online that sounds amazing, so you click on it to learn more. Click bait is something that turns out to be nothing as...
To the good folks of the Third District of Texas: With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I would like to take this time before the holidays to say a few words of gratitude as well as offer a farewell as your Congressman. As Texans, we are a blessed to live in the best...
Tell me: What does it actually mean to be an American? In the press of day-to-day events and amid the ongoing tumult of politics, we don’t think about this much. Yet it’s a crucial question, one that each generation in this country is called upon to answer for itself....
Statistics compiled by the office of the secretary of state show Texans cast ballots in record numbers during the early voting period before the Nov. 6 midterm general election. Of the 12,255,607 registered voters in the 30 most-populous counties of Texas, some...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 24 announced $55.5 million in funding from the federal Homeland Security Grant Program to support state and local efforts to prevent terror attacks and crack down on terroristic activity in Texas. These awards, according to a governor’s...
