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Jericho Village resident Keoni Hudson, left,with Janet Collinsworth, founder and CEO of Agape Resource & Assistance Center, becomes emotional while describing what the Jericho Village community has meant to her family. Sonia Duggan/The Farmersville Times More than...
Texas lawmakers returning Monday, July 21, to Austin may reconsider a failed bill from the last legislative session that would have helped local governments acquire emergency communications equipment. “It’s going to be something that will be looked at,” Gov. Greg...
Farmersville incoming junior quarterback Levi McAbee ignited a Farmers’ offense that averaged 436 yards and 33.9 points per game. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Whether it was on a football field, cross country course,...
State sales tax revenue totaled $4.04 billion in June, 2.5% more than in June of last year, said Kelly Hancock, the acting Texas comptroller. “State sales tax collections exhibited moderate growth compared with June 2024,” Hancock said in a July 1 release. “This comes...
McKinney National Airport is adding a commercial passenger terminal on the opposite side of the airport from the current McKinney Air Center. As work begins on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport, an “ultra low-cost” airline based in Houston...
Sports
The Farmersville girls powerlifting team poses for pictures. The Lady Farmers had three lifters qualify for the THSWPA state meet. Courtesy John Searson By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville had three lifters qualify for the Texas High School Women's...
Aubrey Varner qualified for the state championship for the Lady Farmers cross country team on Oct. 24. Racing in the Region II-4A championships at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie, Varner placed 26th (12:55.58) out of 157 runners for the Lady Farmers but was able to...
Farmersville couldn't keep up with Van Alstyne, as they lost 53-10 Friday night. Jacob Tull ran the Farmers' (0-3, 2-5) only touchdown from 49 yards out with 5:33 remaining in the second quarter. The score trimmed Van Alstyne's (3-1, 4-4) lead to 14-10 and the Farmers...
No. 3 Farmersville honored their senior class pregame, then rallied to defeat Community 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-22, 25-12) Tuesday night. The Lady Braves (4-5, 20-11) battled back to win the second set, using creative hits to make up for their size disadvantage against...
Aubrey Varner has been the leader of the Farmersville cross country team all season, and will now get a chance to race for state in two weeks. Varner finished seventh overall (13:32.67) at the District 13-4A championship Monday afternoon, and she’ll run at the...
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...
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.
A total eclipse of the sun crosses the United States from coast to coast Monday, Aug. 21, and although North Texas residents will not see the sun totally obscured by the moon, they can witness a partial eclipse of about 75 percent coverage, still an impressive sight....
Life & Style
Eureka Springs, Arkansas: A Victorian Gem in the Ozarks. Kary Bjorn Photography/Unsplash As the heat of summer fades into the crisp embrace of autumn, September offers a perfect opportunity for travel across the U.S. The month’s moderate weather, stunning fall foliage...
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....
Umbrellas, cords and bags donned a group that was sighted in town last week at multiple locations. Students from the University of Texas visited Farmersville March 11-13 to shoot a film called Baby Girl. The film is about a small-town Texas story about an 18 year-old...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore misses the old chain stores, one of which, Gibson’s, still exists in Kerrville, Texas. Courtesy John Moore Online shopping has turned us into couch potatoes who buy more than we ever used to. Adding items to an imaginary cart and clicking, “Buy...
Do you rely on your local newspaper to keep up with how your tax dollars are being spent? If so, tell your congressman you don’t want a new tariff to put the paper out of business. A new study reveals that communities that lose their newspapers see an alarming...
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...
