About 1,400 graduates of Collin College will receive their degrees at two separate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15. Both events will be held at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, in Allen. At 11 a.m., the ceremony will celebrate...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] Murphy residents and city personnel banded together last week to lend a helping hand for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Community Emergency Response Team members were able to utilize their training skills...
By Ed Sterling, member services director for the Texas Press Association. AUSTIN — Emergency relief operations expanded and intensified last week as floodwaters caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey-generated rains inundated and overwhelmed Harris County and...
With so many beautiful choices, you need a smart strategy for dress shopping By Nancy Mattia When you have hundreds of wedding gowns to choose from, how can you find “the one”? By using your body type as a starting point but keeping an open mind. “Girls who think they...
By Pastor Rick Wood Pursuit Christian Fellowship Growing up as a child there were some fundamental things that my parents instilled in us. In addition to being mannerable and respectful to adults, we were also required to know some Bible basics. Two of those basics...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] Murphy Fire Department Driver-Engineer Brent Ulch has many different reasons for climbing for a third time in Saturday’s 9/11 Dallas Memorial Stair Climb at the Renaissance Tower. His main reason for the climb is to...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] Professional rodeo thrills return to town this week at the 25th annual Wylie Championship Rodeo hosted by Wylie Chamber of Commerce. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and rodeo performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,...
Starting today it becomes illegal to text while driving in Texas, During the regular session of the 85th Texas Legislature, the use of handheld devices to read, write or send an electronic message while operating a motor vehicle became a misdemeanor offense. Gov. Greg...
By Ed Sterling Director of Member Services Texas Press Association AUSTIN — Hurricane Harvey slammed the middle Texas coast on Aug. 25, hammering the region from Rockport to Palacios before continuing inland as a tropical storm and causing widespread catastrophic...
