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An offer of employment has been extended to the lone finalist for Farmersville’s city manager position as city officials move closer to filling the city’s top administrative role. During a special called meeting Friday, May 29, councilmembers authorized Mayor Craig...
Gregg Ka-Zam’s magic show on Wednesday, June 18 kicked off the first of many special guests planned for the summer at the Rike Library. Rike Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Club has a full calendar of guests and performances to keep kids entertained during the...
Farmersville ISD residents will have the chance to give input on the district’s proposed budget and tax rate for the upcoming year. A public meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at Farmersville High School, at 499 Highway 78 North, to present the...
City Council’s newest member, Kristi Mondy, shown with City Secretary Tabatha Monk, took the oath of office during the Monday, June 16 meeting. Finance Director John Lawrence gave Farmersville City Council a preliminary look at the 2025-26 fiscal year budget during...
Bertie Neu, dressed as Rosie the Riveter, stands with a life-size cutout of Audie Murphy, which will be on display June 21 at the Bain-Honaker House. Courtesy photo Farmersville is set to honor its most famous hometown hero as Audie Murphy Day returns Friday and...
Sports
By David Wolman [email protected] The University Interscholastic League (UIL) held its bi-annual realignment day Monday morning. For Farmersville, significant changes are on the horizon. Farmersville will now compete in District 7-4A Division II along with...
Heading into the game, Pilot Point (1-2) was ranked among the top 10 area teams in class 4A. The left Farmers Stadium a little worse for wear, as Farmersville (2-1) pulled off the 21-18 upset victory on Friday night. The Farmers' defense led the way, sparking the...
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...
Education
Superintendent Micheal French Farmersville ISD trustees unanimously voted to renew Superintendent Micheal French’s contract during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 18. Most of the meeting was spent in closed session, where board members discussed French’s...
For the first time in more than 20 years, Farmersville Independent School District has a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. Matthew Renshaw, a senior at Farmersville High School, is a quiet unassuming young man that prides himself on taking education seriously. It’s...
Monday, Sept. 11 marks the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States and Farmersville will show honor and remembrance in a variety of ways. Police, firefighters and EMS will participate in the annual Public Safety Sunday at First United Methodist...
Both the Farmersville Junior High School and the Farmersville High School have much to celebrate as they received all seven distinctions from the state in student assessments. Farmersville ISD is also the only district in Collin County to receive the met standard...
Students within FISD returned to school Wednesday, Aug. 16 and made new friends with teachers, students and administration. For more first day of school photos see the August 24 edition or subscribe online.
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...
The 20th Annual Cotton & Rural History Conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Bruce Baker who will be speaking about “Boll...
By Melinda Myers Special Contributor Don’t be afraid to add a little spicy heat to your meals this season by growing a few hot peppers in the garden or containers. It’s easier than you think and many of the hot pepper myths floating around the garden are simply not...
Tucker Reynolds makes friends with a llama as his grandma Darla Ball helps him feed the animal. For more photos see this week’s edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
When you read about a new place on the Internet you never really know if what you see is the truth. So a few weeks ago when I saw a posting on social media about the only pick-your-own tulip farm in Texas it peaked my curiosity, but at the same time I was skeptical....
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,...
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Rockport and Houston on Feb. 13 to announce the availability of new funding for hazard mitigation projects along the Gulf Coast following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. Abbott invited cities and counties to submit...
Thoughts. Prayers. Conversation. These unfortunate three words mark what we always hear when we have a tragedy like the one at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The same three words were spoken after Columbine, Sandy Hook, the Orlando nightclub, the...
In the wake of the massive spree killing in Parkland Florida, I decided to write my Congressman, John Ratcliffe, to ask if he could support any kind of common sense legislation that would possibly prevent such tragedies. In reply, I received some carefully worded...
In 1962, we told America’s public school children they could no longer pray in their classrooms for their day, their teachers, their families nor their nation. In 1963, the Bible itself was ‘outlawed’ from being on teachers’ desks. In 1980, the 10 Commandments was...
