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Access to government records allows citizens to see how public decisions are made, how taxpayer dollars are spent and how local officials conduct the public’s business. The importance of those rights is highlighted each year during Sunshine Week, observed this year...
Residents may notice a slight change in the taste of their drinking water in the coming weeks. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process from March 3 through March 31. For more on this...
Mayor Craig Overstreet, left and City Manager Ben White, right, shown with Debbie Helmberger and son Chester Helmberger, proclaimed Feb. 18, 2025, as “Joseph E. Helmberger Day. A longtime friend of the city and former mayor was honored posthumously by the...
Farmersville ISD will not hold an election on May 3 due to a lack of contested races. The four incumbents with expiring terms—Places 1, 2, 3, and 4—each filed for re-election and had no challengers. For more on this story see the February 27, 2025 print, or digital...
Dr. Steve Twyman, founder and CEO of CommonGood Medical, shares the nonprofit’s mission and vision at the grand opening of the satellite clinic at First United Methodist Church in Farmersville.The clinic will offer free medical services to qualifying patients every...
Sports
Farmersville senior Marquis Oshodi (6) has 10 rushing touchdowns through five games. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] When Kingsley Akinwole was hired as Farmersville head boys basketball coach on June 7, his son, Marquis...
After giving up three fourth-quarter touchdowns, the Farmers (2-2) weren’t able to do enough to win, losing to Ferris (3-1) 49-38. Key Play of the Game: Ferris picks off Gray in the fourth quarter. Farmersville trailed 28-17 midway through the third quarter before...
In their district opener, the Lady Farmers had the opportunity to prove how special they are. Farmersville (25-1) had one of its best pre-district starts to any season. The Lady Farmers won 18 games in a row, including victories over 5A schools like Greenville and...
After losing at Krum, the Farmers hope to get back on track Friday, hosting Ferris. Here are three keys to a Farmersville victory over Ferris: Recapture the pass under Gray Farmersville faces a big offensive challenge against Ferris. Relying on their rushing...
The Farmersville cross country team returned to action on Saturday, Sept. 11, running in Canton. As a team, the varsity Farmers finished seventh out of nine schools with 203 total points. Junior Mikey Klemiuk had the best finish, ending up 26th overall out of 70...
Education
This week’s school board meeting was short but sweet for Farmersville ISD administrators. Following approval of the consent agenda at the Monday, April 29 board meeting without any discussion, trustees convened for a brief closed session to discuss contracts for...
Children with specialized learning needs may be eligible for special services provided in public schools. Parents of students with special needs often work closely with educators and even outside therapists to develop plans to give their children the best opportunity...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] The start of the 2015-’16 school year is a little over a month away. For those who haven’t stocked up on back-to-school essentials, the Tax Free Holiday is scheduled for Aug. 7-9. According to information from the...
By Wyndi Veigel News Editor [email protected] More issues have arisen for the Fightin’ Farmer Stadium renovation and this time the district may be out more than $100,000. Part of the issue lies with the fact that...
Gary Joe Lester of Farmersville received his BAAS in Applied Arts and Sciences from the University of North Texas during their spring 2015 commencement ceremonies. UNT, located in Denton, is one of Texas' largest universities, offering 99 bachelor's, 82 master's and...
Life & Style
The perfect opportunity to support a local nonprofit by buying handmade one-of-a-kind Mother’s Day, teacher, graduation and wedding gifts, has arrived. The Coventry Reserve, located at 2004 Parker Rd. in St. Paul, is hosting its annual Spring Pottery and Garden...
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Opinion
The Beatles had a song called, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The line, “…It was 20 years ago today…” reminded me of something that happened not 20 years ago, but 50 years ago. My father dragging me outside to put a storage building together. It was...
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