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Lily Fortenberry of Princeton is a member of AHG Troop TX0131. Courtesy photo For more than 30 years, American Heritage Girls troops across the country have led girls ages 5 to 18 on a journey of faith, service and fun. The Christ-centered program develops character...
in County Commission Member Misty Wiebold reads the inscription for the newly unveiled Texas Historical Marker for Sugar Hill Saturday, March 29. From left, Katherine McCraw, Betsy McCraw Gantt, Lin McCraw, Judge John McCraw, Linda Hess, Mark McCraw, Chris McCraw,...
Farmersville High School Marching Band tuned in for another Sweepstakes win at the UIL Concert and Sightreading contest last week. Courtesy photo Farmersville High School Band members should be “tooting their own horns” after earning its 11th consecutive Sweepstakes...
Farmersville senior Michael Vasquez looks for an open teammate as he dribbles the ball through two Sunnyvale defenders on Thursday, March 20. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Farmersville High School from March...
Collin College’s Farmersville Campus will host its highly anticipated annual Movie Night on the Lawn on Saturday, March 29. The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the movie beginning promptly at 8 p.m. This...
Sports
Farmersville senior Gordon Swartz lifts his finger in the air after recording a fumble recovery in the third quarter of a District 5-4A Division II football game against Van Alstyne on Thursday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman...
An experienced roster and an eager, first-time head coach may be the winning combination for the boys soccer team’s fourth season. Coach Wade McCroan says he is excited for the opportunity to lead a team. “Being the coach of the soccer team has been a pretty cool...
The Lady Farmers lost their road non-district game at Muenster 60-32 Monday night. They struggled on offense early on, trailing 15-6 at the end of the first quarter. Muenster extended their lead in the second quarter, outscoring Farmersville 23-10 to build a 38-16...
A driver who left prom early to go racing will be wearing a tuxedo again at the IMCA national awards banquet. Matthew Day, a senior at Farmersville High School, collected a division-best 14 feature victories in winning the 2021 Smiley’s Racing Products Southern...
Farmersville girls basketball won their district opener at Community 76-20. The Lady Farmers proved they were better early, going ahead 16-4 at the end of the first quarter. They built a 35-15 advantage at halftime, and led by as many as 24 points. Farmersville...
Education
Collin College announced an exclusive partnership with Texas State University and The University of Texas at Dallas, introducing the Collin College Academic Alliance. The innovative collaboration offers students the opportunity to co-enroll, earn an associate degree...
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...
Collin College will honor the Class of 2016 with a commencement ceremony at 7 p.m., Friday, May 13 at the Allen Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road in Allen. Phil Dyer, former mayor of Plano and retired president of Legacy Texas Bank will deliver the commencement address....
Life & Style
Turn on Hallmark Channel, go see Last Christmas in theatres or stream practically any Christmas movie ever made, and you’ll notice one thing they all have in common: a delightful town square with fresh fir trees, twinkling lights and charming architecture. That...
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Opinion
By Lee H. Hamilton Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University The presidential election is 16 months away, but already we’re smack in the middle of the usual media scrum of campaign coverage, prognostication, and strategizing by many of us who have...
By Ed Sterling Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on July 7 announced his decision not to go the usual route to insure that Texas meets its budgetary obligations. The state’s chief financial officer explained that every year for the past three decades the state has issued...
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...
