FCHS gym to be named for Johnny Farmer

  • The new gym on the Fannin County High School campus will be named the Coach Johnny Farmer Gymnasium. The announcement came during the May 8 meeting of the Board of Education. Shown following the announcement are, from left, front, Dr. Connie Huff, Tara Queen, Suzianne Pass, Melissa Patton, Navy Grace held by Jordan Farmer, Farmer, Ashley H. Weeks, Shannon York, Brittney Stinnett, Dr. Scott Ramsey; and, back, Mike Cole, Bobby Bearden, Adam Born and Robert Patterson, and Shannon Dillard.
    The new gym on the Fannin County High School campus will be named the Coach Johnny Farmer Gymnasium. The announcement came during the May 8 meeting of the Board of Education. Shown following the announcement are, from left, front, Dr. Connie Huff, Tara Queen, Suzianne Pass, Melissa Patton, Navy Grace held by Jordan Farmer, Farmer, Ashley H. Weeks, Shannon York, Brittney Stinnett, Dr. Scott Ramsey; and, back, Mike Cole, Bobby Bearden, Adam Born and Robert Patterson, and Shannon Dillard.

    The Fannin County High School (FCHS) new gym will be officially renamed the Coach Johnny Farmer Gymnasium in honor of retired basketball coach, Johnny Farmer.

    The renaming was announced at the Board of Education meeting on May 8 where Farmer was honored along with FCHS alumni that played for him.

    “If you played for Coach Farmer you understand the legacy that he left on Fannin County, and you never mention girls basketball without his name being attatched. He was good at taking people who may not be seen as the most talented, and dragging it out of them,” said board member Ashley Weeks at the board meeting.

    The physical renaming will take place before the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. There will also be a date selected during the 2025-2026 basketball season to honor Farmer and dedicate the gym in his name.