Jeff Avery with his 1969 C10 Chevrolet pickup, winner of the C10 Nationals Truck of the Year. Courtesy photo Jeff Avery has a couple of pickup trucks parked at his Sachse home, though he doesn’t drive them much. Instead, he shows them at competitions where vehicles...
Murphy residents will continue to see street and sidewalk repair around town as city leaders continue efforts to upgrade infrastructure. Tim Rogers, director of public services for the city of Murphy, gave an update on the street and sidewalk rehabilitation...
U.S. Rep. Van Taylor doesn’t see much spirit of bipartisanship with President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal, one of many topics the Congressman from Texas’ 3rd District spoke about during a visit to C&S Media’s Wylie office on April 1. Taylor also discussed...
The nation and world are still coping with the pandemic, albeit with multiple vaccines developed and distributed now. School officials did their part during the pandemic to continue learning for students on campus and in virtual mode, and at the March 22 board...
Murphy City Councilmembers received an update on Murphy and Colin County COVID-19 infection and fatality numbers at the March 16 meeting. The update arrived at around the one-year anniversary date of the pandemic hitting the country. Fire Chief Del Albright told...
Wylie ISD began a Diversity and Inclusion program this school year, but it is now receiving blowback from some parents. Several people appeared at Wylie ISD’s board meeting on March 22 to criticize the district’s new Diversity and Inclusion program and curriculum...
Wylie High School students don’t have to be gifted in music or athletically inclined to find their niche in a fairly new activity at school: archery. Students in AHMO Bowmen will travel to Belton this week to participate in the state archery tournament, where 200...
Creating a brand name for the city’s commercial district and establishing a business expansion and enhancement grant program are two of the top priorities for Murphy’s economic development plan approved by the council at its March 16 meeting. The boards of Murphy...
Paramedics had to make some of the most significant shifts in how they did their jobs in the last year since the pandemic hit the country. Three emergency responders from the Murphy Fire Rescue Department - Lt. Adam Kroviak, Matt Brown and Billy Cook - recently...
