After years of hope and delays, there has been a ceremonial start to construction at Princeton Town Center, a 66-acre retail complex on the northwest corner of Beauchamp Boulevard and U.S. Highway 380. “All their infrastructure has been approved,” Shai Roos,...
Photographs of historic Farmersville events, celebrities, along with stems of liatris, a perennial wildflower, native to the Texas Blackland Prairie, adorned tables at the Preservation Celebration last weekend. Courtesy Ben Cardon From longtime preservation advocates...
Outgoing president Heidi Foist, left, is honored by board member and luncheon chair Linda Hess for her dedication and service to the Farmersville Historical Society. Sonia Duggan/The Farmersville Times A sea of red, white and blue filled the room Saturday, April 11,...
Eli, Sabba and their sister Sky relax in an enclosure at their new home after traveling from Amarillo to Wylie last week. The siblings, along with another lion, three tigers and 10 lemurs, are among the newest arrivals at In-Sync. Courtesy Lon Ricker for In-Sync After...
The Plano chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution appeared at last year’s Preservation Celebration. This year’s celebration is April 25 in Farmersville. Courtesy David Chalker Collin County’s annual Preservation Celebration will shine a spotlight on...
Funeral ledgers discovered beneath Hurst’s Fielder-Baker Funeral Home, in July 2024. They have been digitized and are now accessible through UNT’s Portal to Texas History. Courtesy photo For more than a century, the names of North Texas residents recorded in fragile...
Home Depot employees deliver pallets of boxed cereal to Amazing Grace Food Pantry in North Wylie. Courtesy Amazing Grace Food Pantry Wylie pantry celebrates 20 years of feeding neighbors What began in 2006 as a small community service effort has grown into a lifeline...
TECRT Director Michael Dikovitsky and fellow TECRT volunteers at a seminar in Dallas last month. Courtesy photo When tragedy strikes — whether it’s a police shooting, a suicide, a mass casualty event or a devastating natural disaster — first responders rush toward...
The DFW LEGO Users group (DFW LUG), an adult LEGO group, sets up at the Farmersville Heritage Museum annually. Learn more at dfwlug.com. Courtesy John Daugherty A building toy invented nearly a century ago remains relevant today, having grown up alongside its users....
