In Farmersville, property owners who disagree with their appraised value have a limited window each spring to file a formal protest. The process is administered by the Collin Central Appraisal District and follows a timeline set by the Texas Property...
The historic Farmersville IOOF cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries in Collin County, will be getting its annual spring cleanup Monday, March 29 starting at 10 a.m. The cemetery, which is run entirely by volunteers, is looking for additional volunteers to help...
Collin College has flung open its Farmersville campus doors, but according to the executive dean of the campus, the highlight will occur later this summer and autumn after they cut the ribbon and open its classrooms to all students. Diana Hopes, executive dean of...
Through the first two games of district play, the Farmersville softball team had exerted its dominance over their rivals. Facing off against Kaufman and Community, the Lady Farmers dominated both of their opponents, leading by double digit runs in the first four...
All Texas adults will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 29, according to a news release from the Texas Department of State Health Services. DSHS expects vaccine supplies to increase next week, and providers in multiple parts of the state have...
With state lawmakers immersed in the COVID-19 pandemic response and Texas’ electricity failures, the public’s access to information must be at the forefront of the Legislature’s actions. Information allows citizens to watch over their government, to speak out and to...
Last May, as COVID-19 shut down much of the United States, the federal government enacted the first stimulus package to help states’ financial health. The CARES Act was $2.2 trillion economic stimulus plan approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald...
Farmersville City Council appears to be moving toward a decision to hire an economic development director to help guide the city forward, based on a discussion at its most recent meeting at City Hall. City Manager Ben White told the council that he supported the...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to lift the mask mandate he ordered a year ago and to allow businesses to reopen to full capacity is being met with general support among the Farmersville business community and its local government agencies. But there’s a catch. “We’re...
