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A visitor to the construction site of McKinney National Airport’s new passenger terminal checks out an artist’s rendering of how the building will look when completed later this year. Bob Wieland/C&S Media Dozens of McKinney city officials donned hard hats, orange...
Farmersville High School seniors, from left, Michael Vasquez (UDA Soccer UK Chester), Kenah Brown (Weatherford College), Alexi Atchison (West Texas A&M University), PJ Capetillo (Louisiana Tech), Isabella Deluco (King’s College), Morgan Cobb (University of the...
Farmersville third baseman Camden Anderson looks the ball into his glove during Game 1 of the area round last Thursday against Spring Hill. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] CANTON – Farmersville swept Pittsburg in...
Farmersville City Council addressed several real estate properties in various stages of development during its regular meeting May 5. Council members unanimously approved a voluntary annexation of approximately 252 acres located east of Highway 78, west of the Kansas...
Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed Saturday, May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund...
Sports
By David Wolman [email protected] SANGER – Farmersville entered last Thursday’s game against Sanger looking to finish the season on a high note. Although the Farmers had already been eliminated from playoff contention following a loss to District 5-4A Division...
Farmersville has one win under their belt and now faces a tough test to secure their second. The Farmers (1-1) play host to Pilot Point (1-1) in week two. The Bearcats are coming off a 27-0 loss to Plainview in Oklahoma last week but have proven in the past to be one...
Farmersville’s defense was stout on Friday to keep Molina in check in the 49-7 home win Friday night. Jacob Tull led the way offensively for the Farmers (1-1), rushing for three touchdowns in the game. The game was tied 7-7 early in the second quarter before AJ...
An overtime loss can be heartbreaking for a football team, but the Farmers will look to bounce back in week two. Coming back for their home opener, Farmersville takes on Dallas Molina (1-0) in their second game of the season on Friday, Sept. 2. The Jaguars defeated...
EUSTACE-The Eustace Bulldogs topped the Farmersville Farmers in their 2022 season opener in thrilling fashion with a 27-21 overtime victory on Aug. 26 at home. The Farmers opened the scoring with a long 65-yard touchdown reception by Colton Harbin as they took an...
Education
The Farmersville High School Marching Band advanced to State, celebrating a school history-making finish of 13th out of over 200 4A classification bands and a first time advancement to the UIL State Marching Contest in the 4A Class. The marching band is in the top...
The Class of 2018 will walk across the stage Thursday, May 24 and everyone is invited to enjoy commencement ceremonies. The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. at Plano Centre located at 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. Those traveling to the center are advised to leave...
A pair of young women who value education and extracurricular activities are leading Farmersville’s Class of 2018. Valedictorian Donna Smith and Salutatorian Katy Ravsten have been named as the top two. Donna, who is graduating with a 4.5022 GPA, is actively involved...
Students at the Farmersville Intermediate School put their science skills to the test at the annual Physics Phair. For photos in print or online, subscribe to The Farmersville Times.
Senior Class members from First United Methodist Church were honored Sunday, April 29. They received Bibles from the church and to their surprise, the first-ever Tim Barber Memorial Scholarship was presented to each of the students who knew Tim before his death in...
Life & Style
Experts recommend that children aged 6 to 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night, while teenagers aged 13 to 18 need 8 to 10 hours As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, students and parents alike face the challenge of readjusting to a regular...
After a heated and long-awaited journey, voters get to start heading to the polls Monday, Oct. 24 for early balloting in the 2016 Presidential Election that will be held Nov. 8 across the country. Although the Presidential Election is the premier attraction, there are...
Fall is here and the décor of choice, pumpkins, will soon be appearing on doorsteps throughout neighborhoods. Searching for that perfect orange (most often) fruit for decorating or carving can be a fun experience especially if you have children. If you want your...
The Farmersville Rotary Club recently collected donations for the Farmersville Community Outreach Food Pantry. From left are Rotarian Charlie Whitaker and Pantry volunteer Shirley Weldon. For the complete story see the Sept. 22 edition of The Farmersville Times or...
Homecoming Queen Anna Nibbelin smiles while being crowned by last year’s Homecoming Queen Claudia Patino. Anna was escorted by her dad, David Nibbelin. For more Homecoming photos see the Sept. 15 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Opinion
The Texas Senate last week passed a bill to allow school districts to set aside time for in-school prayer and gave initial approval to requiring all schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The Austin American-Statesman reported...
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 18 Texas counties recently impacted by deadly weather that claimed at least four lives and caused extensive flooding. On Oct. 16 Abbott authorized the use of all available resources of state government and of...
The Texas House Committee on Appropriations met Oct. 9 to hear ideas on improving school safety in the aftermath of the May 18 Santa Fe High School shooting that left eight students and two teachers dead and 13 injured. “It’s an unbelievable reality that shootings in...
It really does. Of course, you’d expect to hear that from a newspaper publisher, but if you give my headline a little thought you and the rest of this community would agree. Since we are in the middle of National Newspaper Week (Oct. 7-13) I’d like to explain why your...
Drug stores have had signs heralding the 2018-19 flu season for weeks. Meanwhile, if you’ve visited your doctor recently, he or she has most likely reminded you to get your flu shots in a timely fashion this year. However, notes the Association of Mature American...
