by Admin | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
More than 400 residents and business leaders were brought together Friday, Feb.19 to honor the very best in McKinney during the McKinney Chamber of Commerce 2016 Awards Celebration held at the Sheraton McKinney Hotel. Since 1951, the Chamber and community partners...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Collin County Sheriff Terry Box last week presented awards to seven deputies and one Texas Parks and Wildlife game warden for their selfless acts of bravery in response to the Dec. 26 tornadoes that ravaged Collin County and the Dallas area. Sgt. Andrew Hatch,...
by Admin | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Anna High School FFA has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and directed by local farmer Scott Bourland of Collin County. The donation will help the organization purchase much-needed animal show...
by Admin | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Farmersville Main Street Program has another notch on its belt. It was recently recognized as a nationally accredited program. Farmersville was one of 58 programs out of 90 across the state to be honored. “It takes a lot of work to get the National Recognition...
by Admin | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
For many, first responders are taken for granted. EMTs, firefighters and police officers are among those that watch over the general population and are there in many instances for their worst days. For Farmersville Police Officer of the Year Korey Redding, the job has...
by Admin | Mar 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
For years, Susan has regretted her decision to drop out of school. It was the mid-1990s. She was 16 years old and a newly minted driver who was about to begin her junior year at Celina High School. But the classes “were hard,” she recalled, “and I wasn’t good at...
