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The Grascals, a Nashville-based bluegrass band, will headline Bluegrass on Ballard this year. Courtesy photo Downtown Wylie will once again fill with music, chrome and festival activity when Bluegrass on Ballard returns Saturday, May 30, for a full day of free...
Allen assistant boys’ basketball coach Kingsley Akinwole has been hired as the next head coach of the Farmersville boys’ basketball team. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] When Farmersville ISD was conducting its search for its next head boys’...
The three-day Memorial Day weekend is also a double sales tax holiday in Texas. Families and businesses can save on the purchase of certain products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STAR® sales tax holidays running from Saturday, May 24, through...
Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. Bluegrass music returns to Olde City Park this month for a beloved Wylie...
Kilgore Rangerettes Kailey Adams, Hadley Daffin and Camdyn Messick stand with the newly unveiled Gussie Nell Davis historical marker in downtown Farmersville. Past and present Rangerettes, members of the Greenville Flaming Flashes, CCHC and more attended the Saturday,...
Sports
Farmersville junior Devin Swain Jr. (4) will look to help lead the Farmers basketball team to another win Thursday night against Caddo Mills. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Because of cold temperatures and a winter storm...
The Farmersville bass fishing team capped off its inaugural season by sending two teams to the state championship. With eight teams of two fishermen and one boat captain, Farmersville sent the teams of Tye Thompson and Mason Erwin, along with James Wood and Jayce...
A Farmersville athlete is heading to a state championship next month. Morgan Day, a sophomore at Farmersville High School, qualified for the Texas High School Rodeo Association state finals. She’ll represent the school in Abilene June 6-11, competing in pole bending...
After a season that resulted in a co-district championship and bi-district playoff victory, the Farmersville baseball team was well-represented in the all-district awards. The Farmers (9-3, 17-16) had two superlative winners at the District 13-4A awards voting, led by...
After an undefeated district championship, the Lady Farmers softball team was well rewarded at the District 13-4A All-District awards. Three Farmersville athletes earned superlative awards, led by starting pitcher and lead-off hitter Jamie Varga as the 13-4A Most...
Education
Collin College is launching its fall Dignity Initiative series with several events scheduled for October and November. These events are free and open to the public. The Dignity Initiative is a district-wide campaign led by the Collin College Committee Against Gender...
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.
For the fourth consecutive year, Farmersville Masonic Lodge # 214, represented by Michael Cross, left, and Rhett North presented its Fantastic Teeth program on Wednesday, Feb. 22 by passing out 120 packets to Tatum Elementary first graders. The packets contain items...
Tooth Fairy Paula Coleman from Farmersville Dental talks about dental hygiene with Tatum Elementary School students. For more photos see the Feb. 23 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Dalmatians flood the hallways of Tatum Elementary School in celebration of the 101st day of school. For additional photos see the Feb. 16 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
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...
Many new and old favorites will be on display during this year’s Old Time Saturday festival Oct. 3. First, the annual street dance, which was revived several years ago has been moved back to the downtown square. The band, Short Fuse, will be set up on a flat bed...
By Wyndi Veigel News Editor [email protected] The Farmersville Historical Society has been quite busy as of late, both with meetings and special events. The society met Sept. 14 at the Carlisle Civic...
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Do you want giving to your favorite charity to be as easy as one click away? What if you could give at a more favorable time when you have the energy and you’re not competing with the drain of Christmas cash? The 7th annual...
By Wyndi Veigel News Editor [email protected] Marines throughout Collin County now have a way to recognize their camaraderie even more so as the Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Hayes Detachment of the Marine Corps League has been founded. According to information shared at...
Opinion
The Texas Senate last week passed a bill to allow school districts to set aside time for in-school prayer and gave initial approval to requiring all schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The Austin American-Statesman reported...
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...
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....
