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The annual Preservation Celebration will happen in Farmersville this year on Saturday, April 25. Courtesy David Chalker Collin County’s annual Preservation Celebration will shine a spotlight on Farmersville this spring, bringing residents, historians and community...
A pair of zoning requests that would have added duplex housing to single-family neighborhoods failed to gain traction with Farmersville City Council during its Monday, April 7 meeting. Councilmembers unanimously rejected both proposals—one on Wilcoxson Street and the...
Farmersville senior Mason Erwin delivers a pitch to home plate March 28. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Farmersville from March 28-April 3. Tuesday, April 1 Baseball Farmersville 11, Wills Point 8 Softball Wills...
Staci Weaver, a private school superintendent, said would like to contribute her skills, experience and dedication to ensuring Collin College continues to be a leader in higher education. The candidate for Place 4 on the Board of Trustees holds a bachelor’s degree in...
Farmersville ISD Assistant Superintendent Micah Taylor presented a final draft of the 2025-26 school calendar to board members at the regular monthly meeting Monday, March 31. After a detailed explanation, trustees unanimously approved the calendar, which will be...
Sports
Farmersville senior Ethan Stone (1) catches the ball as Krum senior Lane Larson looks on Friday night at Farmers Stadium. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With Farmersville needing to win Friday's home game against Krum to...
The Farmersville girls basketball team lost to Terrell 57-43 Tuesday night. The Lady Farmers (2-3, 7-13) lost their third-straight game against the District 13-4A competition. They'll look to bounce back against Kaufman this Friday, with the winner gaining sole...
Trying to turn around their early district woes, the Farmersville boys basketball team couldn't keep up with Terrell in the 59-33 loss Tuesday night.The Farmers (0-3, 11-12) lost their third straight district game to start the new year. It was a close game early, with...
Farmersville High School experienced highs and lows during the 2021 sports season. FHS teams recorded several district titles, postseason awards, state medalists and long playoff runs despite a year peppered with cancellations due to the pandemic and unforeseen...
Farmersville won their final game before the holiday break against North Hopkins 52-47. They lead by one-point at the end of the first quarter and 24-20 by halftime. Logan Lane scored nine points in the first half, while Kael Matthews and Tre Brewer both scored six...
Education
Items such as a backpack and the supplies shown are tax exempt but a purse or handbag is not. As Texas students prepare to go back to school, their parents can save about $8 for every $100 they pay for clothes or supplies, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. The...
With the start of the school year, Farmersville ISD Police and Farmersville PD have one goal: to get people to slow down and pay attention. Recently, the city and the school district have been hard at work to get TxDOT to make improvements to the Hwy. 78 crosswalks...
Farmersville ISD school board approved the 2016-’17 salary plan during the June 20 meeting. The plan is for classroom teachers, full-time librarians, counselors and nurses. Ranging from step one to 20, each employee was given a $1,000 raise and a salary increase. “We...
Hats were tossed, hugs were shared and a new chapter was opened as the Farmersville High School Class of 2016 walked across the stage. The 74-member class completed its commencement ceremony May 26 at Plano Centre in Plano. Class members raised more than $1 million in...
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...
Life & Style
The holiday season is a special time of year for people of all ages, but children might be the most enthusiastic celebrants come December. Children spend much of the holiday season anticipating the arrival of the man in the red suit, and that enthusiasm can be...
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Opinion
Wild blackberries. Photo by Siala from Pixabay My father would load my sister and me into his ‘52 Chevy truck, and he’d steer down the gravel road leading to the homestead where my mom was raised. The radio played Loretta Lynn and Faron Young as the wind...
If this land by CR 557 and Audie Murphy Pkwy. is ‘only for a 35 acre Muslim Cemetery’ then why can’t Farmersville be like McKinney, Frisco, Allen and Plano? Are we so small that we have no “voice” in all this? They (the Muslims) propose to buy additional property...
I am always disappointed when I see the fine old Confederate flag being used as a symbol of the Ku Klux Clan. Many thousands of fine men fought and died for the Stars and Bars. It also hurts to see a part of our history being destroyed because misinformed groups fail...
Ruminations From An Old Goat By Ed Stuart Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part column. When last we saw Truman approaching Maidie Belle's humble abode, his old pickup was slowly rolling to a stop because he had subconsciously eased up on the accelerator...
