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The Farmersville Times
Volume 133
Issue 12
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Lake Lavon Levels
Normal – 492
492.49 ft
as of 2/18/19
Lake Jim Chapman
Normal 440 – Current
440.50 ft
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers
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UPCOMING
CALENDAR
Farmersville soFtball opens season – sports, 1b
By Wyndi Veigel
News Editor
[email protected]
A contested race has de-
veloped for the May 4 elec-
tion both for Farmersville city
council and Farmersville Inde-
pendent School District Board
of Trustees.
On Farmersville ISD school
board, both Tommy Monk and
David Ketcher have filed for
Place 5, which was formerly
held by Glenn McClain.
Ketcher, who is retired, has
30 years in public education
as a teacher, coach and a high
school principal.
He stated he is running
because of his experiences
give him the perspective
of being both a teacher and
an administrator.
Monk is retired from Gar-
land Power and Light. He cur-
rently works for Crown Pools
Company.
He is running for school
board to make a positive dif-
ference in the community and
leave the world a better place
than he found it, he said. He
also previously served on the
school board from 2010 to
2017.
Brian Brazil has filed for
Place 6 on the school board,
which was previously held by
Kenneth Roose who withdrew
his application early in the fil-
ing period.
Brazil’s professional back-
ground includes working at
State Farm Insurance after
graduating from Austin Col-
lege. After seven years and
multiple promotions at State
Farm, he became the vice presi-
dent of operations for a smaller
insurance company, and then
spent two years as the AVP of
Sales for a telecommunications
company.
Brazil is running for the
board because of his love of the
community and wanting to give
back to Farmersville.
For Place 7, Jason McTee
has filed. Incumbent and presi-
dent of the school board, Jeff
Hurst, did not seek reelection.
Professionally, McTee has
worked for ABB/Dodge for 10
years as a sales engineer cover-
ing East Texas and North Loui-
siana. He has been in the power
transmission industry for over
20 years starting in production
and working his way up to his
current position.
He is running for school
board because though he has
been a volunteer in myriad
ways he believes it is time for
him to focus on the education
of local kids.
For city council, a contested
race has emerged for Place 5,
which is currently held by Todd
Rolen.
Both Rolen and Dwain
Mathers filed for this seat.
Rolen, who is a warehouse
manager and sales engineer,
has lived and worked in Farm-
ersville his entire life and is a
1988 Farmersville High School
graduate.
“As a lifelong resident of
Farmersville, I was fortunate
to have so many help with my
development. It was their giv-
ing nature that shaped me into
who am I today. It is imperative
that others have the same op-
portunity. For this, I would like
to continue serving as a council
member for the city that served
me and my family,” he said.
Rolen said the most impor-
tant issue that Farmersville is
facing is imminent growth and
the path that the city will take
to deal with the growth will be
the biggest challenge.
“Building and financing im-
provements in infrastructure
will be our biggest limiting
factor. Infrastructure improve-
ments will facilitate growth in
all facets within our city. At
this point, I don’t think we are
See ELECTION page 5A
Contested race develops on council, school board
Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times
Investigators look into the cause of a deadly house fire on Maple Street that occurred in the early morn-
ing hours of Tuesday, Feb. 19. For more photos see page 6A.
Double fatality fire under investigation
Former
police
officer
arrested
By Wyndi Veigel
News Editor
[email protected]
A former Farmersville police of-
ficer has been arrested on a felony
drug charge by the Texas Rangers.
Bradley Jason Dean, 33, of
Greenville was arrested Feb. 7 by
Hunt County Sheriff’s deputies on
a warrant filed by Texas Ranger
R e u b e n
Mankin.
T h e
charges are
for posses-
sion of a
controlled
substance
in penalty
group 3,
more than
or equal to
28 grams,
less than 200 grams, which is a
Third Degree felony.
According to information in-
cluded in the arrest warrant that
was signed by Hunt County Justice
of the Peace Sheila Linden, Mankin
began conducting an investigation
Aug. 29, 2018 into allegations that
Dean was purchasing additional
prescription medications, outside
his prescribed amount, through an
individual named Teri Trejo.
Mankin was able to confirm
it was happening, the document
said, and that the transactions were
See TEXAS page 2A
Bradley
Jason Dean
Teens evade police,
total car in wreck
By Wyndi Veigel
News Editor
[email protected]
A joyride turned danger-
ous as two teens fled from
Farmersville police Friday,
Feb. 15.
According to information
released by Farmersville
Police Lt. Marsha Phillips,
two 16-year-old males from
Princeton were traveling on
Hwy. 380 close to Brook-
shire’s when Patrol Officer
Korey Redding clocked them
for speeds over 100 mph in
a white 2010 Nissan Altima.
The teens fled from the
officer after he attempted to
initiate a traffic stop.
Continuing down Hwy.
380, the teens turned onto
CR 559, the road that leads
to the lake.
The car wrecked on CR
562 after hitting a tree.
Both teens were taken to
Medical City of McKinney
and then released to their
parents.
Farmersville Police will be
filing felony eluding charges
on the driver of the vehicle
and are investigating why the
teens were carrying counter-
feit currency with them.
The driver suffered inju-
ries to his knee and his nose
from the airbag deployment
See WRECK page 6A
Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times
A car was totaled Friday, Feb. 15 after two 16-year-olds from Princeton slid into a tree
while trying to evade Farmersville police officers.
Boy Scout Troop 310 and
Cub Pack 309 will pick up
grocery bags at houses in
Farmersville Saturday, Feb.23
to collect non-perishable food
items for the Farmersville
Outreach Alliance Food Pan-
try.
Scouting For Food is an
annual community service
project done by scouts to help
fully stock local food pantries.
Most needed items include
canned meats, peanut butter,
canned fruits, beans, hearty
soups, diapers, and baby for-
mula.
Filled bags need to be
placed by front door for early
pick up prior to 9 a.m. Satur-
day, Feb. 23.
Anyone who does not re-
ceive a bag, may still donate
by dropping items off in the
box located at the family life
building at theFirst United
Methodist Church prior to
Feb. 23.
Scouting for food to
be held Feb. 23
Thursday, Feb. 21: 6:30
p.m. Farmersville EDC meeting
(4A), city hall, council cham-
bers
Monday, Feb. 25: 7 p.m.
Farmersville ISD School Board
meeting, Administration build-
ing
Tuesday, Feb. 26: 6 p.m.,
Farmersville City Council, city
hall
Saturday, March 2: 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Farmers and Fleas,
Onion Shed
Farmersville Historical
Society luncheon Saturday
The Farmersville Historical
Society will host its annual
luncheon and style show at 11
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the
Farmersville High School.
Tickets, which serve as
the society’s main fund-
raiser, are $20 and available
for purchase at Dyer Drug
Store, Main Street Antiques,
Fiber Circle or at the door.
One of the main high-
lights will be a style show
of historic women’s lounge-
wear, presented by Henson-
Kickernick, Inc.
Other entertainment in-
cludes a reading of Catharine
Ingelman-Sundberg’s “The
Little Old Lady that Broke
all the Rules.” Book review-
er Susan Boone will lead
the discussion.
By Wyndi Veigel
News Editor
[email protected]
A house fire on Maple Street quick-
ly turned deadly in the early morning
hours of Tuesday, Feb. 19 for two el-
derly individuals.
According to information released
by Farmersville Police Chief Mike
Sullivan, longtime Farmersville resi-
dents Delvin Sergent, 86, and Betty
Sergent, 88, were found deceased
within the structure.
Immediate family members who
responded to the scene are also from
Farmersville.
The initial 911 call came into Col-
lin County Dispatch shortly after 4
a.m. when a neighbor saw flames and
called emergency services.
Farmersville Police Officer Mag-
gie Olvera and Collin County Deputy
Jonathan McCann were the first on
scene and saw the home that was fully
engulfed by flames on one side.
According to Sullivan, Olvera and
the deputy saw a walker near one of
the windows and broke a window to
see if they could rescue a potential
victim.
They were unable to gain access to
the home as was the fire department
due to the home being engulfed by
flames.
As embers rained down throughout
the neighborhood it quickly became
evident that the fire was of a signifi-
cant size and due to the proximity of
the other houses, three other homes
were evacuated.
The fire department went defensive
to keep the fire from spreading to ad-
joining homes.
Farmersville Fire Department
and the Princeton Fire Department
See FIRE page 6A
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