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Food pantries like City on a Hill and Farmersville Outreach Alliance offer assistance to families in the 75442 zip code. Donations are also needed. File art Families in need of assistance this summer have several options available, beginning with Farmersville ISD’s...
Farmersville senior running back Gordon Swartz (25) and junior quarterback Levi McAbee (5) look at the coaches on the sideline for a play call during a Sept. 13, 2024 home game against Commerce. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Mary Bedosky came to Farmersville with a simple but direct message as District Governor of Rotary District 5810. “It’s all about the clubs,” Bedosky told the Farmersville Rotary Club board of directors. “I am here on behalf of the district to help you do what you want...
Larry Wisdom, Farmersville native and former theater teacher for Farmersville High School from 1970-77, led the school’s theater program to its first UIL One-Act Play title in 1975. Wisdom distributed medals to his former students at their 50th class reunion Saturday,...
Property values in Collin County continue to increase, according to 2025 certified taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). The district released certified taxable values to taxing authorities on Thursday, July 24. Cities and school...
Sports
Farmersville senior Rileigh Blankenship picks up her dribble during Tuesday's Class 4A Division II bi-district playoff game against North Lamar at Greenville High School. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By Evan Grice [email protected] GREENVILLE – For...
The Farmers came out on top in a back-and-forth encounter with Van Alstyne Monday night, capping off their 4-1 start to the opening week. Traveling to face the Panthers on Feb. 27, the Farmers won 15-8 behind a stellar offensive performance. The team collected 13 hits...
The Farmersville softball team scored eight runs in the top of the fifth to defeat Princeton 14-8 on the road Tuesday night. With the game tied at six heading into the fifth, the first eight Lady Farmer batters reached base in the inning, partly thanks to three...
Farmersville claimed the district championship last season, and is hoping to do so again in 2023. The Farmers still boast plenty of returning talent from last year’s roster, with several key contributors back in the lineup. Seniors Cooper Strawn and Logan Dale lead...
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...
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....
With an increase of school shootings, safety is a paramount concern as the upcoming school year is beginning. Farmersville Independent School District takes safety seriously and unlike many other districts has their own police department under the direction of newly...
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...
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...
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 is on a mission to save old timepieces. He needs your help. Photo: John Moore My friend runs a precious metals shop, selling mostly gold and silver. I was there to discuss those very things when a pocket watch caught my eye. An Elgin. My buddy...
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...
The internet is a wealth of information, but it is also a place where danger is just one click away. Today, most teens have access to a smartphone or a computer, however, many adults are unaware of the risks this connectivity poses. Pew Research Center reports that 45...
The 86th Texas Legislature convenes Jan. 8 as the partial shutdown of the federal government that began Dec. 22 enters a third week. As always, lawmakers’ priorities will be the writing of a two-year state budget and deciding how to fund it. In the 140 days of the...
