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Bob Wieland
Saving lives one mile at a time

Saving lives one mile at a time

Day in, day out for nearly a decade, volunteer drivers with Families to Freedom have shown up at hospitals, police stations and carefully arranged meeting spots to transport people escaping abuse. Sometimes the passenger is a woman carrying little more than a purse...

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Late totals: Murphy City Council

Late totals: Murphy City Council

With 58 of 59 vote centers reporting at 11:50 p.m. from the Saturday, May 3, 2025, general election, Collin County Elections said Place 1 Murphy Councilmember Elizabeth Abraham had 2,066 votes, or 71.96%, to 805 votes, or 28.04% for Nadeem A. Khan.Place 2...

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Early voting: Plano ISD Board of Trustees

Early voting: Plano ISD Board of Trustees

In early balloting compiled by Collin County Elections for the Saturday, May 3, 2025, general election, Lauren Tyra was unopposed for Plano ISD Trustee, Place 1, and received 11.307 votes.For Place 2, Sam Johnson led Xiomar Pierre, 12,955 early votes, or 86.82%, to...

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Early voting: Collin College Board of Trustees

Early voting: Collin College Board of Trustees

In early balloting compiled by Collin County Elections for the Saturday, May 3, 2025, general election, for Place 4 on the Collin College Board of Trustees, Staci L. Weaver led Tamara Thomas with 25,973 votes, or 60.37%, to 17,049 votes, or 39.63%.Place 5 Trustee Raj...

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Early voting: Murphy City Council

Early voting: Murphy City Council

In early balloting compiled by Collin County Elections for the Saturday, May 3, 2025, municipal election, Place 1 Murphy Councilwoman Elizabeth Abraham had 1,303 votes, or 69.98%, to 559 votes, or 30.02% for Nadeem A. Khan.Place 2 Councilmember W. Scott Smith was...

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Murphy Historical Society is history

Murphy Historical Society is history

Murphy Historical Society members Kendra Walden, left, and Donna Jenkins display a new sign showing burials in the Decatur/Maxwell/Murphy Cemetery established in 1853. After 14 years at the helm of the Murphy Historical Society, Donna Jenkins is hanging up her bonnet....

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Collin County property values continue to rise

Collin County property values continue to rise

Once again, Collin County property values show an increase, according to 2025 certified estimated taxable values released by Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). CCAD mailed the 2025 real property appraisal notices to property owners on April 15 and owners have...

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