Tejas Dance students Shrujana Kumar and Mahi Devappa perform at Smith Library in Wylie Thursday, March 14. Jeremy Hallock/C&S Media Parents and children showed up at the Smith Public Library last week to watch and learn about classical Indian dance. ...
Profiling report shows PD in compliance
Murphy police stopped male drivers more often than female drivers last year, according to an analysis of 6,343 traffic stops in 2023. Murphy’s population is split nearly evenly between male and female – with men holding just a one percentage point edge. But 65% of...
Getting ready for storm season
Now’s the time to prepare for the possibility of spring storms. The first step is to have a plan for where to shelter at home, in school or at work. Ready.gov has a wealth of information of how to prepare for a variety of emergency situations. For more on this story...
Experts discuss fentanyl, vaping at WISD event
Wylie ISD families and community members learned of the dangers of fentanyl, vaping and social media from a panel of experts last week at Burnett Junior High. The informative community event, “Fear, Dangers and Concerns: Fentanyl, Vaping and Social Media,” was hosted...
House members helped by governor
Three Texas House members from Collin County apparently survived Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to punish them for supporting his impeachment. Another has been forced into a GOP primary runoff with two Paxton-backed challengers. Paxton, who was acquitted by the...
WISD leads effort to change Texas Education Code
Superintendent David Vinson discussed an ambitious new effort at Wylie ISD’s regular board of trustees meeting Monday, Feb. 26. Vinson presented an information report on Chapter 37, the Texas Education Code on student discipline management. For more on this story see...
New format for moonlight movies
This year’s four films in the Murphy Moonlight Movies series will be coordinated with calendar event themes. The series begins Thursday, March 28, with EasterPalooza and “Zootopia.” For more on this story see the March 7, 2024 print, or digital edition of the Murphy...
District, community band perform at Meyerson
It was a music-filled Saturday as Wylie ISD students and members of the Wylie Community Band performed at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. Now in its fourth year, the event hosted by the Wylie Community Band and Jazz Band, offered Wylie junior high...
Collin County at risk for wild weather
The three-month Texas tornado “season” begins in April and a new analysis ranks Collin County near the top of the list of 100 most vulnerable counties for storm damage. Twisters are most prevalent in Texas during April, May and June. And longtime residents of Sachse...