Carlene (Shinn) Bobitt, a resident of Farmersville, Texas, passed away April 26, 2026 at the age of 97. She was born near Blue Ridge on January 25, 1929, to John Ross Shinn and Mary Ethelene (Patterson) Shinn in Collin County, Texas. Carlene was raised in Collin...
After a long delay, the Farmersville soccer teams had their first game in two weeks Monday, Feb. 22, traveling to Melissa to face two competitive Cardinals teams. Farmersville soccer coach Chris Chase said he was happy to see the team be able to hit the field...
Free on-site COVID TESTING from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Saturday, February 27. Testing will be in the parking lot at the Farmersville Fire Department at 134 N. Washington Street. Testing is being conducted by USA Mobile Drug Testing of Plano. Results are...
Texas homeowners and renters in 31 additional counties who suffered damage from the winter storm that struck Texas last week may now apply for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a FEMA news release. If people have insurance...
North Texas Municipal Water District eases limits on non-essential water use beginning this evening. The district said water demands have lessened, but customers still need to practice conservation. As a result of the proactive actions taken across the region by...
With winter weather encompassing the metroplex, Farmersville athletics has had to cancel a number of games. FHS boys and girls soccer teams postponed a Wednesday contest against Bonham and a Saturday contest against this week. The district announced on Friday...
The number of people in Texas hospitalized with COVID-19 has declined more than 28 percent in the past month, according to the Texas Department of Health Services. As of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treating 9,957 COVID-19 patients, down from nearly 14,000 a month...
All four incumbent trustees have filed for re-election to the Farmersville Independent School District’s board of trustees with the election set for May 1. Paul Kelly, Dale Pickett, Tony Gray and David Coleman have each submitted an application for re-election to...
The Farmersville Fire Department is serving a growing community and with that growth comes an increase in fire service calls. So it is, then, that the fire department has released its 2020 fire-call report, which shows a significant increase over the previous...
