Plano East's Logan Potter, right, scores a goal during a District 6-6A boys' soccer game on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The decision for Dennis Willich to leave Seagoville after seven years – five...
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Local toy museum makes space for nostaglia
Stephen Gardner, owner and operator of The Best Little Toy Museum in Texas, stands next to the Iron Man suit that is at the entrance to one of the three rooms holding his 20,000-piece collection of toys and memorabilia. The museum, located in St. Paul, is open from 11...
Storm spotters trained
Patricia Sánchez, a forecaster/meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, explains how a thunderstorm develops at a SKYWARN storm spotter training class Saturday, Jan. 18 in Plano. The difference between a storm watch and a storm warning could be...
Trout roundup next month
The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife will stock 2,785 trout in City Hall Pond for the free event. Registration has begun for the city of Murphy’s eleventh Rainbow Trout Roundup youth fishing tournament. The Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife will stock 2,785...
Three trustees to be elected for Collin College
County residents vote Saturday, May 3, for three seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees. Those elected will serve six-year terms on the nine-member board. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, to apply for Places 4, 5 and 6. Trustee Greg Gomel of Plano...
Sports
Willich ushers in new era for Plano East boys’ soccer
Plano East's Logan Potter, right, scores a goal during a District 6-6A boys' soccer game on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The decision for Dennis Willich to leave Seagoville after seven years – five...
Hall’s 34 points powers Plano East; Lady Panthers fall to Princeton
Plano East senior Kojo Daniel (2) and the Panthers cruised to a 74-44 road win over Princeton on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By Mark Saldana [email protected] The Plano East Panthers delivered a dominating performance Tuesday night in...
Lady Panthers tame Lionettes
Plano East junior Sicily Jackson deflects the ball out of the hands of a McKinney player during a Dec. 31 home game. The Lady Panthers defeated the Lionettes 55-36. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] When the Plano East girls...
Banner day for Plano East
Players from the 2023-24 Class 6A state champion Plano East boys basketball team smile as they are being recognized for their 40-0 season during halftime of a District 6-6A game against McKinney on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David...
Plano East earns District 6-6A honors
Plano East sophomore defensive lineman Javon Rogers (33) was recently named the District 6-6A defensive newcomer of the year. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The District 6-6A football team has been released. Plano...
Education
Wylie, Wylie East present magical musicals
Wylie High School theatre students work hard during final rehearsals before performing “Matilda the Musical” for audiences Thursday, Jan. 23, through Saturday, Jan. 25. The students began working on the show in October. Classic tales will spring to life on stage as...
Plano ISD trustees name new center
The Plano Independent School District’s second Welcome and Enrollment Center, scheduled to be completed last next month, will bear the names of two longtime district officials. The PISD Board of Trustees voted at their Tuesday, Dec. 10, regular meeting to name...
Wylie ISD seeks community input for naming new schools
Wylie ISD is inviting the public to help name two new schools—a junior high and an intermediate campus—scheduled to open in fall 2026 on the east side of the district, near Kreymer Road and south of Brown Street. The district’s board of trustees’ values community...
Optional curriculum features Bible lessons
Texas school districts may now choose reading and English language lessons linked to the Bible. By an 8-7 vote Friday, Nov. 22, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the optional Bluebonnet Learning curriculum drafted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
WHS cadets to host annual free gift wrapping event
JROTC cadets are once again hosting their annual gift wrapping session from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2550 FM 544 in Wylie. The Wylie High School Air Force JROTC cadets are bringing festive cheer to the community with their ninth annual free gift-wrapping...
Life & Style
Advance garden prep saves time, aids spring crops
With the exception of winter crops like hearty spinach and kale, Collin County gardeners should remove spent plants and debris from vegetable beds and flower gardens to prepare for spring crops. As winter’s chill settles over Collin County, gardeners might be tempted...
Transform your space: Strategies to organize your home’s interior
The dawn of a new year is a natural time to embrace positive change, and while resolutions often focus on personal health or fitness, an overlooked area for transformation is the home. A clutter-free, organized environment can make daily life more manageable and even...
Short-term fitness goals can lead to long-term success
As New Year’s Day 2024 approached, millions of individuals were preparing to make changes they hoped would improve their fitness. In a Forbes Health/One Poll survey of 1,000 adults in the months leading up to the start of 2024, nearly half (48 percent) of respondents...
A season of family tradition
One tradition Sonia Duggan kept is gifting a unique ornament to my children the night we decorate the tree. Her childhood ornaments—each a small, tangible reminder of her parents’ love—now hang alongside the ornaments her sons have received since they were born....
Festive destinations for a memorable Christmas
Breckinridge, Colorado is a festive place to visit during the holidays. Courtesy photo While many people dream of being home for the holidays, there’s a special magic in traveling during the Christmas season. Whether you’re craving snow-capped mountains, tropical...
Opinion
Someone’s watching
While some in society have stopped wearing watches, columnist John Moore isn’t one of them. Courtesy John Moore I noticed his Watch immediately. I usually notice watches immediately. But his was especially noticeable. It was a Rolex. I don’t own a Rolex, but one...
Wild times picking blackberries
Wild blackberries. Photo by Siala from Pixabay My father would load my sister and me into his ‘52 Chevy truck, and he’d steer down the gravel road leading to the homestead where my mom was raised. The radio played Loretta Lynn and Faron Young as the wind...
Dream On
I’m fairly certain my dreams have a drug dealer. What is it with dreams? Sleep is supposed to be an 8-hour window (mine’s never that long) when we rest, regenerate, and arise feeling as refreshed as the person in the Folger’s commercial who throws back the covers and...
Hope for the holidays
I especially love this time of the year! The Christmas season brings back so many fond memories from my childhood. Growing up in the humble neighborhoods of Brooklyn didn’t allow us to have much other than the music of Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis. I was too young...
What was in store
John Moore continues to shop at mom and pop stores for may reasons stating where else do you get a free calendar every year? Courtesy John Moore When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses...