Columnist John Moore wonders if we can stop the rain we started. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Back in 2011, it didn’t rain. It didn’t rain for a long, long time. It didn’t rain for so long that fires began to pop up where I live. One of them...
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Thanks to a chance meeting at a neighborhood cookie exchange party in December 2016, Wylie moms Lily Courtney and Emily Gilchrist instantly formed a bond that quickly evolved into a creative collaboration. Their bond, aside...
Late comeback falls short in bi-district By David Jenkins Sports Editor [email protected] THE COLONY – Plano East girls basketball gave Flower Mound all they could handle on Monday, Feb. 12. In the end it wasn’t quite enough in a 51-48 Class 6A Region I...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer news@murphymonitor The price of trash service in Murphy increases in May after contracts are prepared and executed with a new provider, Republic Services of Plano. Murphy City Council held a workshop prior to its regular meeting Tuesday,...
By David Jenkins Sports Editor [email protected] Not much changed for Plano East Senior High athletics following the Thursday, Feb. 1 realignment. Football, basketball and volleyball will be members of 9-6A Region II. That alignment will be used during...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Wylie Independent School District has been named a 2018 State School of Character by Character.org, a worldwide organization whose vision is “for people everywhere to be educated, inspired and empowered to be ethical and...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A second suspect in a string of robberies, that included the Whataburger restaurant in Murphy on Jan. 19, was arrested last week by Mesquite police. The arrest of Eraycio Clark, 21, of Dallas was made Wednesday, Jan....
By Ed Sterling Member services director for the Texas Press Association. His column is a weekly aggregation of news about the state’s government. House Speaker Joe Straus on Jan. 31 said a new state audit raises questions about the management of the state...
By David Jenkins Sports Editor [email protected] The Panthers were unable to pick up a pair of victories and remained winless in District 6-6A. Plano East fell 63-49 to rival Plano West and lost 73-43 on the road to Allen. “Obviously we could have done better....
