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Farmersville was scheduled to hold its general election Saturday, May 2, 2026, to fill two City Council seats, but both races are uncontested following the close of the filing period on Friday, Feb. 13. Coleman Strickland filed for re-election to Seat 1, while...
Registration is currently open for the annual 1LT Robert F. Welch III Run For Our Heroes. It will be held Saturday, April 26 at Olde City Park in Wylie. The 1LT Robert F. Welch III Run For Our Heroes will return for its 13th year on Saturday, April 26 at Olde City...
The Collin County Historical Commission will host a public ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 29 for the unveiling of the Sugar Hill marker near the Yeary Cemetery, located east of Main Street on FM 2194 in Farmersville. Courtesy photo One of the first settlements on...
A bill introduced by Rep. Jeff Leach proposes significant changes to discipline policies in Texas public schools. Leach, R-Plano, said the bill is designed to provide schools with more flexibility in handling disciplinary issues while ensuring student safety. “Our...
A machine dispenses free doses of Narcan. Princeton is now one of several Texas communities where residents can obtain free Narcan to have on hand for the emergency treatment of opioid overdoses from drugs such as fentanyl. Police Chief James Waters and newly hired...
Sports
Farmersville junior Breelynn Pollard poses for pictures at the District 13-4A cross country meet. She placed second with a time of 13:34. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] Breelynn Pollard has always been one of the fastest runners on the...
The Lady Farmers sent three athletes to Corpus Christi for the powerlifting state championships and came away with two medalists. Competing in the small school 4A state championships on March 18, Farmersville earned four points at the meet, while Robstown took...
Cooper Strawn hit the first Sunnyvale batter of the game. The following 19 consecutive batters were retired from there on his way to a no-hitter. The Farmers (1-0, 6-9) picked up their first district win of the season, riding the back of Strawn's dominant performance...
The Lady Farmers got off on the right foot in district play, with two double-digit wins. Farmersville (2-0, 9-6) opened play on the road Monday, March 7 with a 16-1 victory over Community. The Lady Farmers got off to a fast start in the contest, totaling 13 hits over...
Farmersville lost its home-opener 7-4 to Van Alstyne Monday night. The Farmers (1-4) were leading 3-2 late in the game but surrendered five runs in the top half of the sixth inning. They tacked on one run in the seventh but eventually fell short in their late comeback...
Education
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is funding a grant for Collin College to provide a variety of free services to adults seeking career advancement or to improve their basic skills. The TWC grant, $2.1 million for each of the next two years, will expand adult...
Boy Scout Brayden Bolch recently received the honor from the city of Farmersville as having a day dedicated to him for his service to the community. For the photo in print see the April 27 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Fourth and fifth grade students took a journey into the past Thursday, April 6 and Friday, April 7 with the Farmersville Historical Society’s Farmersville 1900s program. Though typically completed in October, society members took the opportunity to “catch up” some...
Farmersville ISD employees can look forward to a raise in pay for the next school year. Unanimously approved at the Monday, March 27 Farmersville ISD school board meeting, educators will receive a 3.5 percent raise within their step pay scale. The board approved for...
Students jumped all day during their PE times today for donations to Jump Rope for Heart/American Heart Association. For more photos see the March 16 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Life & Style
Having a cold is not fun. A stuffy nose, sniffles, sore throat, and other symptoms make having a cold a generally unpleasant experience. According to data collected by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, the average con-sumer shops for over-the counter...
Glistening, orange jewels sit beside the highway, attracting drivers’ attention from near and far. Buyers stop, purchase and even chat with local farm owners Richard and Patsy Goodwin. The Goodwins, along with their son and daughter-in-law Jerry and Karen Mantooth,...
Farmersville City Manager Ben White climbs the ladder truck with the assistance of Farmersville FD Captain Barry Pollard.
Spooktacular events are right around the corner in Farmersville as the annual Trick It Up Bike Ride and Scare Around the Shed usher in the creepiest of seasons. The Farmersville Chamber of Commerce has two spookily delicious events with the Trick It Up Bike Ride and...
A showdown of epic proportions took place between the Farmersville Fire Department and the Farmersville Police Department. The battle featured not police cars and fire trucks, but rather, lawn mowers at the annual Lone Star Garden Tractor Pulling Association Tractor...
Opinion
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas sheriffs won’t receive grant funds from his Criminal Justice Division unless they comply with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement notification and detention requests. In a Nov. 4 letter, Abbott wrote to sheriffs: “Beginning now, all...
This Veterans Day, as we honor and thank the brave men and women who served in the United States military, the State Bar of Texas is keenly aware that more must be done to serve our veterans. Texas continues to have one of the nation’s largest veteran populations....
By Bob Moos/Southwest regional public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare has just begun publishing star ratings for home health care agencies to help consumers tell the good providers from the bad. Medicare pays for health...
Dear Editor, The reason we elect city officials to office is to represent us. That has not been the case concerning this new Muslim cemetery that town officials seem to be pushing for on the outskirts of town. At every town meeting our town officials have been met...
