First there was the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Then the National Geographic GeoBee came online from 1989 to 2019. Now, a new National Civics Bee has hit the scene courtesy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce is bringing the nonpartisan competition to Farmers Branch and the surrounding area for any students in the sixth, seventh or eighth grades.

A treasure lies tucked away in the east side of Farmers Branch. A non-descript building in the center the commercial, light industrial and entertainment overlay zone, The Diamond Factory sign on …