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Farmersville Independent School District is welcoming families for the upcoming school year and providing enrollment guidance for Pre-Kindergarten students and transfer applicants. The district states a child is eligible for free Pre-K if the student is 4 years old on...
Farmersville alumna Morgan Cobb (3) is congratulated by alumna Ellie Liebert (16) after she scored a goal against Bonham on March 1. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Every year, a group of talented student-athletes walk...
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,...
Sports
Farmersville senior Natalie Taylor scored four goals in the Lady Farmers' 7-0 rout of Bonham last Saturday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With the postseason hopes of the Farmersville girls soccer team having faded a few...
The Farmersville High School basketball games originally scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1, have been rescheduled because of the winter storm. Instead, the varsity boys and girls basketball teams will play against Caddo Mills this Saturday, Feb. 4 at Farmersville High...
The Farmersville softball program has been one of the best in the area over the last few years and is excited for another new season with plenty of returning talent. Coming off their third straight district championship, the Lady Farmers aren’t focused on goals for...
Going on the road to defeat Wills Point was crucial to Farmersville's playoff hopes. That's exactly what they did Friday night, defeating Wills Point 37-32 to improve to 4-4 in district play. The victory improved the Lady Farmers to one game ahead of Community for the...
The Farmersville cheer squad had never qualified for the state competition before this season. Competing in the class 4A-Divison II state championship in Frisco last Friday, Jan. 13, the Lady Farmers not only qualified for state but placed in the top 15 in the final...
Education
Kyle Bellue, new executive dean at the Collin College Farmersville campus, speaks to Rotarians at the Tuesday, Jan. 21 luncheon. How does one transition from a 28-year career as a U.S. Air Force meteorologist to becoming a higher education administrator? Kyle Bellue...
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
One tradition Sonia Duggan kept is gifting a unique ornament to my children the night we decorate the tree. Her childhood ornaments—each a small, tangible reminder of her parents’ love—now hang alongside the ornaments her sons have received since they were born....
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.
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...
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...
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...
Opinion: Dear Rusty: I will be 67 years old this September and have been receiving my Social Security benefits since September of last year (2017). I’ve found that I do not need the money now, and since I don’t need the money, I’m wondering if can I repay what I’ve...
