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Needed repairs to city facilities, including roof work, electrical upgrades and public safety improvements, led discussion during the Farmersville City Council’s regular meeting as officials weighed immediate fixes against upcoming budget considerations. At the...
Jason Gates, Jason Mallett, John Hickman and Jake Buchanan show off awards and recognitions earned during the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday, April 26, at the Hidden Jewel. Courtesy Farmersville Chamber of Commerce A full house, high energy, and heartfelt...
Election Day is Saturday, May 3. Three seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees are up for election this year. For more information, visit collincountytx.gov/Elections. For more stories about the Farmersville community see the next print, or digital edition of...
After 19 months of court challenges by several districts, the Texas Education Agency has released school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The 2023-24 rankings are still blocked pending the resolution of a second lawsuit. No scores were released for...
Once again, Collin County property values are generally higher, according to 2025 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). However, the average market value of homes decreased slightly in the city of Princeton, the...
Sports
Farmersville junior Peighton Purser motivates her teammates during a recent home match vs. Caddo Mills. Purser logged 21 kills and 16 digs in the Lady Farmers’ playoff loss to Pleasant Grove. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
With some veteran runners coming back, the Farmersville cross country team is eager to show its competitive spirit in 2022. The team finished fifth overall at the District 13-4A meet last season but graduated just one senior from the roster. This season, coach Nordin...
Late in the game with a potential spot in the playoffs on the line, Farmersville’s field goal was blocked and Community ended up stealing the rivalry victory. Head coach Zac Quinlan highlighted moments like that as reasons the Farmers lost key games in district play....
With several players moving in and several returning options, the Farmersville football team shows plenty of depth in the secondary. With returning players like AJ Blake, Avery Gordon and Colton Harbin, the Farmers already had several options they liked back on the...
Farmersville head football coach Zac Quinlan hasn’t been coy about the strength of the defense for next season. He feels like the linebackers should lead the team in the 2022 season and changed his defensive scheme to put more linebackers on the field. The team is led...
Education
Open registration is now available for Collin College’s Wintermester 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters. Students who have been admitted to the college and are eligible to enroll can register for classes through the CougarWeb portal at cougarweb.collin.edu. To register,...
Students at the Farmersville Intermediate School have been learning all about robotics this year. The gifted program students at the intermediate school have starting working with coding and robotics. Their education started with a lesson about what robots are and how...
In today’s world school safety is a hot button topic, and for the Farmersville Independent School District, it is an issue that is taken seriously. A junior high school student was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 21 for exhibition of a firearm, which is a Third Degree...
The Farmersville Fire Department was a hubbub of activity last week as EMT students were practicing their skills for national registry exams to become fully certified Emergency Medical Technicians. The program, Farmersville Fire Department EMS Academy, was started...
Tatum Elementary School students celebrate the 100 and 101st day of school. On the 100th they dressed up as the elderly and on the 101st they donned Dalmatian spots. For more photos see the Feb. 9 edition or subscribe online.
Life & Style
Mulch does double duty in a garden, preserving moisture while helping to keep weeds down. Courtesy Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Texas gardeners usually sing the same tune this time of year — the heat is oppressive, and moisture is in short supply. Some East Texas...
Harper Dyer, with Detective John Williams, looks curiously at a button inside a patrol car that turns on the siren. Though Harper wasn’t too sure about the police officer, by the end of the Aug. 3 Summer Reading Club at Rike Library, she and the detective were good...
Summer Reading Club participants had fun July 27 in the world of imagination with guest reader Jim Foy. For more photos see the Aug. 4 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Farmersville residents Bob and Claude Ann Collins are well versed with the Civil War history surrounding blockbuster film “Free State of Jones,” mainly because the couple has relatives that were brought to life in the film. The film showcases the life of Jones County,...
Crowds gather in downtown Farmersville amid blue ribbons to offer up prayers for first responders July 13 at a community-wide prayer vigil. For complete coverage see the July 21 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Opinion
It’s not about one person, it never was. I don’t care who that person is or was, it has always been of the people, for the people and by the people. It is what our founding fathers had in mind when they penned the Constitution. They knew then what we keep forgetting —...
My Dad used to say, and probably still would, ‘Don’t complain unless you’re willing to do something about it.’ I’m pretty sure that he didn’t coin the phrase, so this is probably not a new expression to you. You may have been told, or heard, the same idiom. This...
It’s the height of summer, a time of year when we are most vulnerable to insect-borne diseases. It’s a threat that will still be with us well into the Fall. Dr. Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control [CDC], warns that “a growing list of...
As a media professional, I assume that you, the reader, know what you get as a subscriber to your local newspaper. But we’ve all heard what assume can mean, so I’m going to explain why it’s important you pay for an annual subscription and what you get with that...
A special interim committee of state lawmakers met July 24 at the Texas Capitol to further explore what can be done to prevent mass shootings like the one that resulted in 10 deaths and 10 injuries in May at Santa Fe High School. Testimony before a hearing of the...
