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Students gather around the front porch of the Bain-Honaker House before starting their 1900s Day field trip Tuesday, May 12. During the annual event for fourth grade Farmersville Intermediate School students, Farmersville Historical Society volunteers teach how to...
After 19 months of court challenges by several districts, the Texas Education Agency has released school accountability ratings for the 2022-23 school year. The 2023-24 rankings are still blocked pending the resolution of a second lawsuit. No scores were released for...
Once again, Collin County property values are generally higher, according to 2025 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). However, the average market value of homes decreased slightly in the city of Princeton, the...
Two candidates for the Collin College Board of Trustees have filed 30-day preelection campaign finance reports ahead of the upcoming Saturday, May 3, election, detailing their fundraising and expenditures in compliance with state law. The reports were filed by Place 4...
Measles cases have been reported closer to home following positive tests for a student in Lucas and a person who visited three retail outlets in Plano earlier this month. The cases are not believed related to each other and officials have not determined a link to the...
Sports
Farmersville junior Devin Swain Jr. dunks during the second half against Dallas HSAA on Monday, Jan. 5. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville head boys basketball coach Kingsley Akinwole couldn’t remember a time...
Jason Gomez's RBI double drove in Mason Erwin as Farmersville's baseball team completed a two-game sweep over Quinlan Ford with a 5-4 victory Friday night. The Farmers (3-1, 8-11) were trailing 4-2 after the fifth inning but battled back with two runs in the sixth to...
The Lady Farmers sent three athletes to Corpus Christi for the powerlifting state championships and came away with two medalists. Competing in the small school 4A state championships on March 18, Farmersville earned four points at the meet, while Robstown took...
Cooper Strawn hit the first Sunnyvale batter of the game. The following 19 consecutive batters were retired from there on his way to a no-hitter. The Farmers (1-0, 6-9) picked up their first district win of the season, riding the back of Strawn's dominant performance...
The Lady Farmers got off on the right foot in district play, with two double-digit wins. Farmersville (2-0, 9-6) opened play on the road Monday, March 7 with a 16-1 victory over Community. The Lady Farmers got off to a fast start in the contest, totaling 13 hits over...
Education
Farmersville school board members conducted business in a timely manner at the special-called meeting held Thursday, Aug. 8. Only two agenda items were under consideration and handled quickly within the 8-minute timeframe. Trustees unanimously approved the sale and...
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
Having a cold is not fun. A stuffy nose, sniffles, sore throat, and other symptoms make having a cold a generally unpleasant experience. According to data collected by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, the average con-sumer shops for over-the counter...
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Opinion
Columnist John Moore has some milk bottles to return, but the milkman no longer stops by his home. Courtesy John Moore Social media, for all of its faults, every now and then offers something worthwhile. I’m a member of a group on Facebook called, “Dull Men.” The only...
Dear Editor, Personally, I'm not a big fan of Donald Trump, and I wouldn't vote for him even if Trump was my boss and my job depended on who I voted for. If I had to give out one good reason not to vote for Trump (aside from the fact that he appears to be a...
Judging from the recent City Council meetings, there are a lot of questions Farmersville residents have about the Islamic Associaton of Collin County’s recent purchase of Farmersville property to build a Muslim cemetery. It’s a real challenge, it seems, to separate...
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...
