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Farmersville ISD is launching a new full-time virtual honors program designed for academically advanced students in grades 7-12, offering a flexible online learning model paired with expanded Advanced Placement, dual-credit and career training opportunities. The new...
Farmersville City Council addressed several real estate properties in various stages of development during its regular meeting May 5. Council members unanimously approved a voluntary annexation of approximately 252 acres located east of Highway 78, west of the Kansas...
Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed Saturday, May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund...
Trustees handled a brief agenda swiftly during the Farmersville ISD school board’s regular meeting Tuesday, April 29. Most of the meeting took place in closed session to discuss two items: personnel employment—including administrative contracts for the 2025–26 school...
Three of the nine seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees were open in the Saturday, May 3, general election. Collin County Elections said Staci L. Weaver had 37,166 votes, or 58.20%, for Place 4, previously occupied by Trustee Greg Gomel. Tamara Thomas had...
Sports
Farmersville senior Daniella Jimenez (23) goes up for a layup attempt against Quinlan Ford on Tuesday, Jan.13 at Farmersville Arena. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville senior point guard Alexia Hernandez...
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....
All was going well for the Farmersville baseball team until a late-game stumble. Farmersville (3-2, 9-13) fell to Caddo Mills in game one of their two-game series at home with a 2-1 loss. Leading 1-0 early on, pitcher Cooper Strawn was rolling through the first four...
Education
The James G. “Shug” Stanford Multi-Purpose Facility was completed in October 2023 thanks to the 2021 bond. The tasks awaiting Farmersville Independent School District Superintendent Micheal French seemingly never end, French told the Farmersville Rotary Club, but he...
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Farmers and Lions took “pride” in an “agricultural” community service project. Students from both Farmersville and Greenville High School Ag Departments teamed up with Farmersville Intermediate School (FIS) students to beautify the FIS Outdoor...
Thanks to the generosity of many volunteers, fifth grade students got a taste of what Farmersville was like in the 1900s as the annual history event surrounding the Bain-Honaker House took place for the 21st year. The program, which started in 1996, has been...
Farmersville High School recently implemented a students of the month selection. For the September students, see the Oct. 13 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
A Farmersville icon was inducted into the FHS Ex-Students Association Hall of Fame over the weekend. Mary Jeanne Baker Cox was inducted posthumously Oct. 1. “If ever there was a citizen who embodied the spirit of this community, it is this year’s Hall of Fame...
Life & Style
The heart is a vital component of the human body that beats an average of 100,000 timer per day, pumping blood throughout your body, fueling every movement and thought. Taking care of this essential organ isn’t just about avoiding unhealthy habits; it’s also...
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Opinion
A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have...
By Lee H. Hamilton I spend a fair amount of time talking to students and other young people about Congress and politics in general, and I’ve noticed something. It used to be that I’d regularly get asked how one runs for office. Nowadays, I rarely do. This is a young...
Letter to Editor: Recently a Dallas Morning News staff writer published a scathing article about the people of Farmersville who oppose the Muslim cemetery in their community. This letter is a response to her characterization of the Farmersville area citizens as...
Dear Editor: Recently, discussion has begun on a Muslim Cemetery that is requesting to be built. I have heard arguments from both sides. To be quite frank, neither side has impressed me. I personally don't believe this is something I want in Farmersville. I don’t...
