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Capacity concerns at the Collin County Animal Shelter dominated discussion during the Collin County Commissioners Court meeting Monday, March 23, as officials addressed ongoing strain on the regional facility and directed staff to take steps to manage intake levels....
Mayor Craig Overstreet gives his State of the City address to Farmersville Chamber of Commerce members last week. Also shown is Christi Houston, chamber executive director. Farmersville has made significant strides in its growth as a city, but many challenges remain,...
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...
State Rep. Jeff Leach has filed House Bill (HB) 7 that “empowers parents, protects students and ensures greater transparency and accountability within Texas public schools.” Leach, R-Plano, called the legislation the Parents’ Bill of Rights and said it would “cement...
Best Women’s Hat, Best Men’s Hat and Best Jockey outfit winners take the stage as judges Billie Goldstein and Doris Ann Hurst announce their selected winners at the Saturday March 15, Historical Society luncheon. From left, winner Bob Benton, Hurst, Goldstein, winner...
Sports
Farmersville junior Breelynn Pollard placed 14th in the Region II-4A cross country meet with a time of 12:33.75 on Tuesday morning at Harold Patterson Sports Center in Arlington. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] ARLINGTON -- Farmersville junior...
Things will look different for the Farmersville boys basketball under new coach Stephen Blassingame and is excited for the opportunity to help rebuild the program. He is the 3rd head coach hired by FHS since 2018, moving over from Wolfe City in June. Last year’s team...
Emory – The Lady Farmers struggled in a back-and-forth battle against the Van Lady Vandals last night, ending their season. Despite a strong start, the Lady Farmers couldn’t close, losing to the Lady Vandals in five sets (25-13, 14-25, 25-17, 20-25, 8-15). The defeat...
The Farmersville football team (1-4, 3-7) couldn’t close their season on a high note, losing their season finale to Sunnyvale 66-0 Friday, Nov. 5.Impact Stat: Raiders recover three onside kicksSunnyvale won in all three factors of the game. The Raiders were explosive...
The Lady Farmers continued their playoff streak, sweeping North Lamar in their area championship Thursday. Traveling to Sulphur Springs, each set was close. The Lady Farmers closed the first set on a 15-6 scoring run to win 25-19. North Lamar held an 18-15 lead in the...
Education
Summer for area school districts is a break for students, but not for trustees and administrators. As is the case for many, including Farmersville ISD, July is the start of the financial (fiscal) year, so budgets are required to be adopted in advance. By Cole...
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...
Super Sonic kids have been selected for the third six weeks. The third six weeks honor roll for FISD is featured in this week’s edition. For the complete page see the Jan. 21 edition or click here for the e-Edition.
Life & Style
A love of horses, a heart for helping and an unwavering faith led one woman on a quest to blend her passions into a nonprofit that touches lives daily. Lynn Turner’s lifelong journey culminated nine years ago with Heavenly Hooves, a nonprofit that provides equine...
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Opinion
John Moore continues to shop at mom and pop stores for may reasons stating where else do you get a free calendar every year? Courtesy John Moore When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses...
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