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An outreach team gathers before heading out to conduct the annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Wylie. From left; Taylor Hutchinson, Jace Wiley, Bill Roberts and Jon Bailey. Courtesy Jon Bailey An annual count aimed at measuring homelessness in Wylie and...
The Farmersville Police Department reported a significant rise in calls for service and certain crime statistics in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to newly released data. Calls for service in 2024 reached 9,178, marking an increase from 6,134 in 2023....
Blue Ridge Independent School District (ISD) has announced plans for a $59.47 million bond election to address the district’s rapid growth and pressing facility needs. On January 21, the school board unanimously voted to seek voter approval for the bond, which will...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Weather Watch for the period of Feb. 19-21 in response to forecasted extreme cold weather across the region. The watch is prompted by expected higher electricity demand and the potential for lower reserve...
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) announced it will temporarily switch the disinfectant used in its water treatment process from Mar. 3 to 31, 2025. The annual change, a routine maintenance procedure, is essential for maintaining water quality and...
Sports
Farmersville junior libero Isabella Lopez (7) finished with 12 digs during last week’s road win at North Lamar. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With District 13-4A play set to commence this week, Farmersville head volleyball...
Aubrey Varner closed her cross-country season on Monday, running in the regional meet at Grand Prairie. Varner finished 66th out of 163 runners, running a season best 13:30. “Aubrey had as good a rookie season as a coach could ask,” girls cross country coach Chris...
The Farmersville football team (1-2, 3-5) scored 30 unanswered points, defeating Wills Point 44-14 to win their first district game Friday, Oct. 22. Play(s) of the Game: Jacob Tull blocks back-to-back punts Midway through the second quarter, the Farmers held an...
Farmersville lost their home district game against Caddo Mills 50-24. The Farmers travel to winless Wills Point Friday. Here are three keys to a Farmers victory over the Tigers. Establish the running game One area where Farmersville struggled against Caddo Mills is...
The Farmers (0-2, 2-5) allowed 43 unanswered, losing to Caddo Mills at home 50-24. Play of the Game: Caden Lemmon scores 80-yard touchdown run Midway through the second quarter, the Farmers trailed Caddo Mills (1-1, 5-2) by six points. After scoring on a 25-yard catch...
Education
A confetti cannon, along with the traditional cap toss, signaled the end of graduation ceremonies for the Farmersville High School Class of 2024 Tuesday, May 21, at the CUTX Event Center in Allen. Family, friends and Farmersville ISD administrative staff gathered to...
A bunch of unruly dalmatians took over Tatum Elementary School along with Cruella De Vil for the 101st day of school. For more photos see the Feb. 11 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
Collin College’s Auteur Film Series will screen “The Wicker Man” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Spring Creek Campus Living Legends Conference Center as part of its 2015-2016 “Religion: Opiate or Oracle” theme. Spring Creek Campus is located at 2800 E. Spring...
Fans of Farmers football will have some pretty lengthy road trips, after the UIL announced realignment Monday morning. They were placed in District 7-3A Div. I, with Commerce (35), Grand Saline (68), Mineola (67), Mount Vernon (71), Quitman (69) and Winnsboro (69) for...
Ty Rolen received several awards at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show. He received Reserve ARB Breed Champion with his heifer Bonnie, first in class with his Red Angus Freckles and first in class with his Hereford, Miami, which is pictured with Rolen. For the...
Life & Style
Following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, two Farmersville Army veterans, along with veterans from four other communities, were thanked for their service with the gift of handmade quilts last week. Quilts of Valor were draped over the six veterans by...
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Opinion
Columnist John Moore still enjoys the old radio and TV shows, even though they went off the air decades ago. Courtesy John Moore My father used to talk about radio programs a lot. The Lone Ranger. Lum and Abner. Amos and Andy. Edgar Bergen. People tend to talk about...
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