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Members of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution enter the cobblestones of downtown Farmersville during the Audie Murphy Day Parade on Saturday, June 20 in historic downtown Farmersville. Photo Ian McVea Veterans, community leaders and residents...
From local artists to backyard gardeners, Wylie Urban Farm & Market’s vendors bring a diverse range of products together under one roof. Shoppers can find fresh food, tea, coffee, condiments, health and beauty items, art, books and handcrafted accessories at 2315...
In-Sync Exotics founder and president, Vicky Keahey, gifts a photo of a male cougar to the evening’s featured speaker and former WFAA reporter, Steve Stoler, at the gala held at Boyd Farm in Lavon. A sold-out crowd gathered Saturday, June 28, for a night that proved...
Farmersville ISD Chief Financial Officer Anna Baker presented details of the district’s 2025 budget during a public hearing held prior to the June 30 regular school board meeting. No public comments were made following the presentation. Baker said the budget was based...
Collin County Commissioners have been told it will cost $2.27 million for implementing a switch to hand-marked paper ballots beginning with the Nov. 4 election. Elections Administrator Kaleb Breaux laid out an aggressive timeline at a Monday, June 23, meeting of the...
Sports
Farmersville pitcher Seth Brooks held Princeton to three hits with three strikeouts Friday. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Despite being separated by seven miles, the Farmersville and Princeton baseball teams rarely...
The Farmersville cross country team ran in their fifth event of the season at Miller Grove on Sept. 15. They sent their junior varsity and varsity programs to the meet and set multiple season records for the year. While the overall team and individual results weren’t...
Last week's optimism was replaced with a sour tone as the Farmers finish the non-district play with a road loss to rival Community. The Farmers (2-2) fell behind 36-0 quickly in the first half before Jacob Tull scored on a short run as the time expired for halftime....
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...
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...
Teacher retention and incentives were recently approved by the Farmersville ISD School board. In a new merit pay system, which is a test program implemented for two years, Farmersville ISD employees have the chance to receive additional pay based on student...
McKenzie McLemore concentrates on gluing together her snowflake craft on the last day of Vacation Bible School Friday, July 14 at First Baptist Church. For additional photos see the July 20 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
For additional photos see the July 13 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Nature coupled with endless bravery and stamina was on tap for Farmersville’s Boy Scout Troop 310, which traveled to Rocky Mountain High Adventure Camp for summertime expeditions. Six boys and three adults traveled to the Rocky Mountain High Adventure Base at Poncha...
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...
Darin Jordan, co-owner of Jordan’s Bar-b-cue, prepares freshly smoked meat at the eatery’s soft opening Jan. 30. Darin owns the restaurant along with his wife Jamie and it is located in downtown Farmersville.
A room brimming with gifts awaited area families who were victims of the Dec. 26 tornados in a Do-Over Christmas hosted over the weekend by Farmersville VFW Post 7426 in conjunction with a number of motorcycle clubs across Texas. Christmas gifts replacing ones lost in...
A local couple, Shannon and Terra Mathers, is putting a new twist on the American Dream by building their own house, out of metal shipping containers. The house is located on 20 acres of land near Blue Ridge the bought in 2014. The overriding goal of their project is...
Former Farmersville Fire Chief Gary Wisdom recently announced his retirement from the fire service. He served as Burleson Fire Department’s first full-time paid fire chief for more than 17 years and had a retirement reception Dec. 17. He recognized past city managers...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore finds himself a little lost with new technology. Sometimes lost a lot. Courtesy John Moore Folks aren’t counting on each other like we were 50 years ago. And technology is the wedge that’s come between us. Our parents didn’t worry about us much...
A professor at NYU was shunned by his colleagues because of “the content and structure of his thinking.” That’s right, the “thought police” were after him. They didn’t like the fact that he was using social media to expose the hypocrisy of political correctness on...
By Ed Sterling Director of member services for the Texas Press Association Three bills reached Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk last week, with the 30-day special session of the Texas Legislature set to expire Aug. 16. Abbott signed all three into law on Aug. 11: -- Senate...
By Alex R. Piquero Professor of criminology and associate dean for graduate programs at UTD This is not a column that is against Michael Vick’s participation in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Kansas City Chiefs. Nor is it a column that supports...
By Merrill Matthews Merrill Matthews is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas, Texas. President Trump recently announced "Made in America Week," when he emphasized the economic benefits of revitalizing the U.S. manufacturing sector....
