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Courtesy art. To visit the website, click here. Texas families began applying last week for the new education savings account program that allows parents to direct public funds toward private schooling and other approved learning expenses. The Texas Education Freedom...
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports 94.35% of Texas kindergarteners were vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella as of the 2023-24 school year, with 93.31% of Collin County kids having received the vaccines. As of Monday, March 3, the...
The Collin County Commissioners Court has scheduled a public hearing on a petition to create an emergency services district to provide fire and emergency medical service to the 60,000 county residents who don’t live in cities. Since October 2013, the county has paid...
Farmersville City Council revisited the topic of code enforcement at the Monday, March 3 regular meeting held at city hall. Code enforcement Officer Tiffany Barber provided an update on code enforcement violations and the software used to track reports. Year-to-date,...
Demonstrators wave Ukrainian and American flags during a protest outside Rep. Keith Self’s town hall meeting. About two dozen demonstrators greeted 3rd District Congressman Keith Self at a town hall in the Collin College Conference Center in Wylie. Waving U.S. and...
Sports
Farmersville senior Graycin Strawn (13) attempts to hit the ball around the hands of two Quinlan Ford defenders last Friday. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville volleyball is at its best when the Lady Farmers are...
The ride is almost over for FHS senior Brady Tidwell. Serving as a captain on both the football and basketball teams, Tidwell has loved the opportunity to represent Farmersville in his senior season. With two weeks away until the start of district play in basketball,...
The Farmersville volleyball team saw their hard work pay off for their successful 2021 with several teammates earning postseason honors. Finishing with a 40-3 record, the Lady Farmers won their fifth straight district title and reaching the state quarterfinals. Here...
The Farmersville boys basketball team used a solid start to the third quarter to win their first game of the season 68-53 over Gunter Friday night. The Farmers (1-2) started hot, scoring the game’s first seven points and leading by four at the end of the first....
The Farmersville girls basketball season is ready to hit the court despite a compressed timeframe. They opened the season a week after the end of the volleyball season, traveling to Van Alstyne Tuesday, Nov. 16. The results were not available at our press print...
Education
The Farmersville High School Class of 1964 celebrated its 60th Class Reunion Saturday, June 8, at the Family Table Restaurant in Farmersville. Pictured are, front row from left, Brenda Clark Duckett, Linda Smith Hess, Linda Bowers Willis, Sherry Jackson Rice, Betsy...
A new tradition was started within Farmersville ISD May 18 as senior class members traversed the halls of Tatum Elementary School, Farmersville Intermediate School and the Farmersville Junior High school in their caps and gowns. Kyndel Redwine, left, along with...
More than two dozen science projects were displayed last week at the sixth annual Physics Phair of Farmersville Intermediate School. The event is usually held at Dairy Queen but was moved to the school this year because of extensive repairs underway at the eatery due...
Laying the foundation for a successful transition to college begins in high school. Destination College’s final presentation of the year will focus on the steps every high school student can take to prepare themselves for higher education. “From High School to...
Life & Style
The holidays are far from ho hum in Farmersville as the city, local businesses and volunteers plan for — and work hard — to create a festive atmosphere with lights, entertainment and much more. The 2022 debut of Farmersville Lights happens Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m....
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Opinion
While much of America enjoys four equal seasons, those of us in Texas celebrate two: Hot and less hot. Between October and February, it’s kinda cold in Texas. The rest of the year, it’s hot and humid. But, as September gives way to October, there is a feeling, albeit...
By Ed Sterling The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote on June 29, granted a stay preventing revisions to the state abortion law made by the Texas Legislature in 2013 from taking effect on July 1. The stay will remain in effect while the court is on hiatus. When it...
By Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas School’s out and summer is here, so take some time with your family to enjoy the slow life. Traditionally, this is a time for families to get together and relax before the start of a new school year. Make it a priority to...
By Ed Stuart Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part column. At a time some years ago in a little town not so very different from Farmersville, except much smaller, there lived a harmless old man named Truman who drove an ancient pickup that had been hit on...
The Taste of Farmersville was cancelled due to heavy rain and lightning May 23rd. However the spirit of the First United Methodist Church was not dampened. Sunday, May 24, the church gave a fish fry and honored our heroes past and present. Veterans and families were...
