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FHS students, from left, Gavin Dillon, Walker Liebert, Travis Lombard, Addison Adams, Liam McLaughlin and Mason Day, members of VEX Robotics Team 87490Z, “Men in Purple,” qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championship, set for April 21–24 in St. Louis, Missouri....
Two candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees have filed 30-day preelection campaign finance reports ahead of the upcoming Saturday, May 3, election, detailing their fundraising and expenditures in compliance with state law. The reports were filed by Place 4...
Measles cases have been reported closer to home following positive tests for a student in Lucas and a person who visited three retail outlets in Plano earlier this month. The cases are not believed related to each other and officials have not determined a link to the...
After more than two decades on death row, the man convicted of murdering 20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson was executed Wednesday evening, bringing an end to a case that has haunted the Farmersville community for over 20 years. Moises Sandoval Mendoza, a former...
Farmersville junior Daniel Mendoza has been named the District 11-4A utility player of the year. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] It was a historic season on the pitch for the Farmersville boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. The...
Sports
Farmersville junior Peighton Purser (15) has been named the District 13-4A Offensive Player of the Year. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] It was another successful season on the court for the Farmersville volleyball team....
The Farmersville baseball team earned a sweep over Terrell last week despite some early struggles. Farmersville (6-2, 12-13) struggled to reach base early in game one of the series April 12 before battling back and winning 14-3 in extra innings. The Farmers...
At the 13-4A District Championships, the Farmersville Farmers saw a few top performers qualify for the area meet. Racing against six other district schools, the Lady Farmers finished fifth overall with 41 points. They placed behind Kaufman (223 points), Sunnyvale...
With the spring in the air, Farmersville football is now just around the corner. The 2022 season should create plenty of intrigue, with the Farmers welcoming new district foes, a new head coach and plenty of roster changes. With Randy Barens retiring from...
The Lady Farmers defeated Quinlan Ford 10-2 to give the team its 10th victory in district play. With just a 1-0 lead for the majority of the game, Farmersville broke the game open with five runs in the top of the fifth and four more in the sixth to seal the win....
Education
Miss Texas 2024, Annette Addo-Yobo, visited Tatum Elementary Tuesday, Aug. 27. She delivered an interactive program about autism awareness to kindergarten, first and second grade students titled, “Be an Advocate, Be a Friend.” Courtesy photo Tatum Elementary School...
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...
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...
Life & Style
Mother’s Day is a special time for children to show their appreciation for their mothers, grandmothers and the other special women in their lives. Older children typically are capable of designing their own Mother’s Day crafts or even shopping for gifts for Mom, while...
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...
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.
Opinion
Marcus Winkler from Pixabay Imagine being the target of a vexatious lawsuit completely without merit in which you ultimately prevail—only to find out that you not only have to pay your attorney’s fees but also the other side’s. That’s the likely outcome if the...
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...
