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Blackland Prairie Raptor Center will be visiting the Rike Memorial Library in June as one of its summer programs. File art The Rike Memorial Library is gearing up for a summer full of family-friendly activities as part of its 2026 Summer Programs lineup, featuring...
Goals for the historic Welford School, Farmersville’s last segregated Black school, include fundraising, setting a timeline and launching a public awareness campaign. Eventually, it will house a museum and meeting space for community organizations. Karen Haynes has...
As severe weather season nears, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding residents that they can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies without paying sales tax during the state’s annual tax holiday, scheduled for April 26-28. The sales tax exemption begins...
Beginning May 7, every air traveler 18 years or older will be required to present a REAL ID compliant license or another acceptable form of identification to fly within the U.S. or access certain federal facilities, according to the Department of Homeland Security...
Collin County property values will take center stage as property owners will soon see how much the county thinks their property is worth. Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) has been busy collecting and entering information in preparation to generate appraisal...
Sports
The Farmersville boys basketball team poses with the championship plaque after defeating Prosper Richland in the first-place game of the Bronze Division I Division at the Allen In-N-Out Invitational on Wednesday at Allen High School. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S...
The Farmersville baseball team got a taste of the playoffs last season and hopes to build towards even more in 2022. Finishing 2021, the Fightin’ Farmers went 8-4 in district play and reached the bi-district round of the playoffs. After a tough stretch in the...
The Farmersville Lady Farmers basketball team missed out on the playoffs with a 50-37 loss to Kaufman on Tuesday night. Farmersville (4-8, 9-18) lost their last five district play games, struggling with injuries and a limited roster. They fell behind 20-5 after the...
Farmersville High School is set to appeal the latest UIL realignment to move back into its original district. The UIL announced its latest alignments for football, volleyball and basketball last Thursday, Feb. 3. With the new districts, the football team was...
The Fightin' Farmers football team will see new district opponents in the UIL 2022-24 realignment announced Thursday. Farmersville will play in District 5-4A Division II beginning the 2022 season. The district will be a seven-team district featuring Aubrey,...
Education
Come learn about the many unique opportunities for students interested in FFA at Howdy Night Aug. 15. The Farmersville FFA officers invite FISD students in grades 3-12 to their annual Howdy Night on Thursday, Aug. 15. The event promises a fun-packed evening dedicated...
Farmersville Junior High is celebrating a hard earned victory as their counselor Brandi Moore received a high achievement with the CREST award. The Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas or CREST award is sponsored by the Texas School Counselor...
Ashley Holland's fifth grade class builds a tower in the science lab at the Intermediate School. See this photo and more including the fourth six weeks' honor roll page inside this week's edition! To see the e-Edition of the honor roll click here.
Collin County 4H Club members Ty Rolen, Shayna Cooper and Shelby Hill of Farmersville were recognized for Herdmanship at San Angelo for keeping their stall area clean and organized.
Whitney Fuller showing her Cow Calf pair. T-Bolt Lois Lane and her Heifer Calf RWR Miss Pepper Potts (being shown by Austin Evans). Together they took First Place in the Santa Gertrudis Winter Senior Heifer class at the Houston Livestock Show. For more Bland FFA...
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
Columnist John Moore recalls the friends of his youth, including Harvey The Rabbit. Courtesy John Moore I never had more than one at a time, but I had stuffed animals. Don’t all kids have a security blanket when they’re young? At first, I had a monkey who had a...
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...
