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From immersive dining to wellness at sea and elevated entertainment, cruise vacations are becoming some of the most experience-rich trips travelers can take. “Our industry has long been known for innovation, but what’s most compelling now is how that scale is being...
December Ballew, left and Madeline Burkhart, right, watch Isabella throw the ball to first base during a drill at the Farmersville Youth Softball Camp. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Students from the district were back on...
The Juneteenth Celebration, planned for Saturday, June 14, at Olde City Park in Wylie, includes a lengthy roster of musicians, dancers, food and retail vendors, kid fun activities and more. A celebration of freedom, family and culture is at the heart of the 6th...
Kylo Ren, a tiger born at In-Sync Exotics in 2018, enjoys playing with a colorful cardboard tube in his pool during the annual Birthday Bash last weekend. The facility is located on Skyview Drive in Wylie. Photo by Dave Smith for In-Sync Exotics After 25 years of...
The Texas Legislature has passed Senate Bill 571 (SB 571), aimed at closing loopholes in the state’s educator misconduct system and preventing individuals with a history of wrongdoing from moving between schools. The measure, authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, now...
Sports
The Farmersville boys basketball team poses with the championship plaque after defeating Prosper Richland in the first-place game of the Bronze Division I Division at the Allen In-N-Out Invitational on Wednesday at Allen High School. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S...
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...
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...
Education
Texas school districts may now choose reading and English language lessons linked to the Bible. By an 8-7 vote Friday, Nov. 22, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the optional Bluebonnet Learning curriculum drafted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
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...
Editor’s note: Shattered Dreams wreck is a reenactment. No one was arrested, injured or killed. Farmersville first responders please be in route to a major head-on collision, multiple fatalities reported. Though a reenactment geared to show teens the dangers of...
The Farmersville HS Symphonic Band earned their 5th consecutive Sweepstakes award last week at the Region 25 UIL Concert and Sightreading contest. For the photo in print and additional band coverage, see the April 12 edition or subscribe online.
For the first time in six years there will be a new head football coach doning the head set on the sidelines at Fightin’ Farmer Stadium. Brandon Hankins was confirmed for that position in addition to athletic director during the Thursday, March 29 Farmersville ISD...
Life & Style
Charleston, South Carolina As the crisp fall air settles over much of the U.S., some of the best travel destinations are still basking in warmth, offering an inviting escape for those looking to prolong the sunny days. While many popular hotspots are overrun with...
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.
Without a doubt the majority of people remember where they were, what they were doing and how they found out about the news of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. 15 years have gone by since the attacks on the World Trade Center, United 93 and the Pentagon. This...
Tatum Elementary School received some incredibly special visitors and for cancer survivors Erin Lisman and Marti Mason, and it meant the world to them. Aug. 23, both Lisman and Mason were called outside to help with “crowd control” as a group of firetrucks rolled in...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore didn’t like gardens as a kid. That’s changed thanks to his grandmothers. Courtesy John Moore As a kid, I hated the vegetable garden. If you stood on our back porch, it was to your left. It took up the entire corner of our large yard. To me,...
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...
