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The Collin County Commissioners Court has appointed five commissioners for Emergency Services District #1 (ESD-1) to oversee fire protection for rural county residents. The district was formed after being approved by 72% of eligible voters in the Nov. 4, 2025, general...
in County Commission Member Misty Wiebold reads the inscription for the newly unveiled Texas Historical Marker for Sugar Hill Saturday, March 29. From left, Katherine McCraw, Betsy McCraw Gantt, Lin McCraw, Judge John McCraw, Linda Hess, Mark McCraw, Chris McCraw,...
Farmersville High School Marching Band tuned in for another Sweepstakes win at the UIL Concert and Sightreading contest last week. Courtesy photo Farmersville High School Band members should be “tooting their own horns” after earning its 11th consecutive Sweepstakes...
Farmersville senior Michael Vasquez looks for an open teammate as he dribbles the ball through two Sunnyvale defenders on Thursday, March 20. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Farmersville High School from March...
Collin College’s Farmersville Campus will host its highly anticipated annual Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, March 29. The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the movie beginning promptly at 8 p.m. This...
Sports
Farmersville senior running back Marquis Oshodi hands the ball to a game official during Friday's home game against Caddo Mills. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By Art Stricklin [email protected] Caddo Mills took advantage of two key Farmersville second...
Driving down Highway 78 in Farmersville, you’ll see a blur of light most Tuesday nights moving at about 93 miles per hour. It was nearly imperceptible for the Sunnyvale Raiders, who traveled to Farmersville on March 15 hoping to open the District 13-4A competition...
Halfway through district play, the Lady Farmers are looking like the team to beat in District 13-4A. Farmersville (6-0, 13-6) picked up their sixth and seventh straight wins, starting with a 15-3 victory over Caddo Mills on Friday, March 25. The team sits in first...
Farmersville head coach and athletic director Randy Barnes is stepping down from his position, according to Farmersville ISD. The school district released a statement Monday morning citing ongoing health concerns for his stepping down. Offensive coordinator Zac...
Jason Gomez's RBI double drove in Mason Erwin as Farmersville's baseball team completed a two-game sweep over Quinlan Ford with a 5-4 victory Friday night. The Farmers (3-1, 8-11) were trailing 4-2 after the fifth inning but battled back with two runs in the sixth to...
Education
Farmersville school board members conducted business in a timely manner at the special-called meeting held Thursday, Aug. 8. Only two agenda items were under consideration and handled quickly within the 8-minute timeframe. Trustees unanimously approved the sale and...
Purple and gold tassels flew through the air as the Class of 2017 celebrated the commencement of 13 years of education. The 84-member class completed its commencement ceremony May 25 at Plano Centre in Plano. Class members raised more than $650,000 in scholarships and...
As the Farmersville High School Class of 2017 walks across the stage Thursday night, Valedictorian Ally Hall and Salutatorian Will Vallow will lead them. Friends outside of the rivalry for top two, both students have a GPA well over 4.0. By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor...
The Farmersville Junior High School hosted a Relay for Life event Monday, May 15. Preliminary estimates indicate the school raised more than $2,000 for the American Cancer Society with the event. For more photos see the May 18 edition of The Farmersville Times or...
Technology has been at the forefront of many educators’ minds within Farmersville ISD but recent advances have now been showcased on an international front. FISD Instructional Technology Facilitator and Gifted Program Coordinator Fran Mahaffey recently shared...
Life & Style
Social activity helps seniors when it comes to exercise Overcoming the lack of motivation to exercise is a common challenge, affecting people of all ages, including seniors. Recent studies are a testament to that difficulty. In a 2021 survey from the global fitness...
Find yourself overwhelmed or confused this year about what to get all those special people in your life? Without unlimited funds and time it can be hard to tackle a mile-long Christmas list, much less to do so with a smile on your face. Plus, the malls will be packed...
Though it’s not out of a comic book, donning her green jacket does give her super human strength … strength to be a leader in the Texas 4H program. Sitting down to speak to Brianna Becker, anyone would be impressed with the eloquence and forethought that the teen...
Veteran. Foreign News Correspondent. Business owner. Without a doubt, Murphy resident Wayne Spraggins has seen and experienced much in his 91 years. Flipping through the pages of his life, Spraggins illustrious military career started when the Montgomery, Ala. native...
Despite rainy conditions, Farmersville residents showed up in force Nov. 1 to support the Fightin’ Farmers Marching Band as they headed to San Antonio for state competition for the first time in the school’s history. They received an escort by the Farmersville Fire...
Opinion
Wild blackberries. Photo by Siala from Pixabay My father would load my sister and me into his ‘52 Chevy truck, and he’d steer down the gravel road leading to the homestead where my mom was raised. The radio played Loretta Lynn and Faron Young as the wind...
By Ed Sterling Member services director for the Texas Press Association. AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott as of June 4 had not signed Senate Bill 1, the 2018-2019 state budget finally approved by both houses of the 85th Texas Legislature on May 27. SB 1 appropriates...
By Ray Miranda As I sit at Starbucks, I’m remembering a TV show I love called Chuck (2007-2012, NBC). If you haven’t seen it, it’s a show about a young “computer geek” that downloads government secrets to his brain and two govenment agents are assinged to protect and...
By Lee Hamilton I’ve had a number of conversations recently that convince me our country is divided into two political camps separated by a deep and uncomfortably wide gap. No, I’m not talking about liberals and conservatives, or pro- and anti-Trump voters. I’m...
Dear Editor, In the newspaper two weeks ago, the Farmersville Outreach Alliance food pantry wrote a "thank you" letter to all who had worked with us and assisted us during the holidays. We failed to include at least two names and if we have forgotten anyone else, we...
