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...
Home gardener Catherine “Cathi” Banks has learned by trial and error how to get the most from the raised bed gardens that have lined her backyard in Murphy for the last six years. In fact, Banks’ has not only had good luck with her gardening adventure, she...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sept. 7 that a third special session begins on Sept. 20, with redistricting one of the issues to be considered. The session will include four other agenda items: American Rescue Plan Act appropriations, specifics on transgender...
Well, shucks: Maize Days, a festival that celebrates Murphy’s corn heritage, is fast approaching. The 12th annual festival begins at noon on Sept. 25 at Murphy Central Park, with the event featuring food, live music, market vendors and a fireworks display that...
Wylie ISD parents wishing to have their children receive instruction online may apply for a spot in the district’s newly formed Virtual Learning Academy. The Wylie ISD board approved a temporary virtual learning option Aug. 31 during a special meeting. VLA is...
The Wylie ISD board approved a temporary virtual learning option Tuesday morning at a special meeting. The district will contract with Pearson's Education Management System for the online learning program Virtual Learning Academy — with the mascot being the Vikings —...
The Plano ISD Board of Trustees at an emergency meeting Monday approved a measure to temporarily require indoor masking at all Plano ISD schools, facilities and district-provided transportation, with the measure to be effective Thursday, district officials stated in a...
Whitt Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Madison Shattuck missed the conventional rhythms of classroom instruction last year. “Excited is mainly what I am,” she said about the return to normal classroom teaching this year, when teachers will have classes in...
Editor’s note: First in a two-part series looking at David Vinson’s first 10 years as Wylie ISD superintendent. David Vinson said he has loved every job he’s had, including his position now as superintendent of Wylie ISD. He became the school chief 10 years ago, in...
