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Here are results for the top two candidates top local races at 12:56 a.m. March 4, 2026, with 86 of 86 vote centers reporting. Final, unofficial voting totals from Collin County Elections. RESULTS ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL FINAL VOTES ARE CANVASSED...
Two candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees have filed 30-day preelection campaign finance reports ahead of the upcoming Saturday, May 3, election, detailing their fundraising and expenditures in compliance with state law. The reports were filed by Place 4...
Measles cases have been reported closer to home following positive tests for a student in Lucas and a person who visited three retail outlets in Plano earlier this month. The cases are not believed related to each other and officials have not determined a link to the...
After more than two decades on death row, the man convicted of murdering 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson was executed Wednesday evening, bringing an end to a case that has haunted the Farmersville community for over 20 years. Moises Sandoval Mendoza, a former...
Farmersville junior Daniel Mendoza has been named the District 11-4A utility player of the year. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] It was a historic season on the pitch for the Farmersville boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. The...
Sports
Farmersville junior Breelynn Pollard ran to 64th place at last Saturday’s Class 4A state cross meet. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville junior Breelynn Pollard concluded a breakout season with a 64th-place finish...
The Dallas Tigers baseball program has produced several outstanding players, including MLB stars Clayton Kershaw and Corey Kluber. For just the fifth time in team history, they’re sending their team to the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, NM from July 22-30. In...
With six district championships in the last seven seasons, the Farmersville volleyball team is shaping up to be the team to beat once again. After finishing last season 40-3 overall and a perfect 12-0 in District 13-4A, the Lady Farmers graduated just three seniors...
Farmersville head football coach Zac Quinlan is making changes to the team ahead of the new season, primarily on the defensive side of the football. Along with defensive coordinator Stephen Blassingame, the Farmers are installing a 3-4 defense ahead of the 2022...
Farmersville’s Angie Lee was one of 24 players selected in classes 1A-4A to compete in the Texas High School Girls Coaches Association All-Star Game. Representing the red team, Lee will compete in the game on July 13 at Arlington Martin High School. The rising senior...
Education
Assistant Superintendent for Finance Anna Baker presented the results of the annual FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report at a Farmersville ISD public hearing on Monday, Oct. 28, revealing the district received a “Superior” rating, the highest...
Students at Tatum Elementary School have been having fun with a variety of educational events. For more photos see the Feb. 1 issue or subscribe online.
Tatum Elementary School students have been raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For more photos see the Jan. 25 issue or subscribe online.
Many students from Farmersville High School participated in the Collin County Junior Livestock Show last week. For additional photos see the Jan. 18 edition or subscribe online.
Livestock exhibitors from throughout the county step into the judging ring next week for the Collin County Junior Livestock Show, the first event of the season. The junior livestock show runs from Monday, Jan. 8, through Saturday, Jan. 13, at Myers Park and Event...
Life & Style
Guadalupe Mountains Texas summers as a kid could be summed up with the three P’s: popsicles, pools and parks! Basically, if my siblings and I weren’t outside – running, splashing, laughing, enjoying every last second of freedom – then we were inside, sleeping for the...
Making guitars was supposed to be a job for retirement, but economic changes have pushed the date forward for Craig Hopkins of Blue Ridge who is now pursuing the craft as a fulltime occupation. So far, most of his sales have come from word-of-mouth referrals, but...
Is there anything more American than a summer road trip? Texas is filled with great places to enjoy open skies and endless roads, and while many people plan their vacations around reaching dream destinations, I think most would agree that the real fun comes in the...
Family. Freedom. Fireworks. Put them all together and you can usher in the kind of fun Fourth of July you remember as a child. Lafon’s Fireworks is just the place to go and boasts an atmosphere like none other, one of family. For owners Joann and Alvin Lafon,...
Area residents can choose from a number of locations to celebrate Independence Day and can stretch out their celebrations for more than a week. Fourth of July celebrations start this Saturday, June 25, and run through Monday, July 4. The cities of Allen and Josephine...
Opinion
A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have...
Psychological prevention and treatment for students is the best way to head off school violence, mental health professionals told a panel of state lawmakers on July 18. This was the third in a series of interim hearings for the Senate Select Committee on Violence in...
The U.S. Army on July 12 announced its new Futures Command would be headquartered in Austin “to better partner with academia, industry and innovators in the private sector, while providing a good and affordable quality of life for Futures Command personnel.” After the...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court. Paxton said he issued letters to the cities of Austin, Sunset Valley, Port Aransas, Laguna Vista,...
A cure for Alzheimer’s disease does not exist and treatments are hit and miss. However, researchers are working overtime to find new ways to deal with the menace of dementia, according to senior advocate Dan Weber. Dementia, most notably Alzheimer’s, is a leading...
