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Seth Dowdle
Collin WSM Summer/Fall 2026 Registration #2
Anniversary of an ax murder

Anniversary of an ax murder

Forty years ago, Friday, June 13, 1980, a Fairview housewife killed a Wylie middle school teacher in such a horrific way that some will never forget. Candace Montgomery, 30, wielded a 3-foot-long ax she found in the garage at the home of Betty and Allan Gore on 410...

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Local Scout builds rocket launchers, earns Gold Award

Local Scout builds rocket launchers, earns Gold Award

A 6th grade project proved to be the catalyst to launch a Girl Scout Gold Award project for local teen Rachel Simms. The Girl Scout ad­ventures for the PISD student began when she was in kin­dergarten and have contin­ued throughout the years. As a student at Murphy...

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Amendment denied for Bluff Creek

Amendment denied for Bluff Creek

Some residents feel fenced in by 5-foot setback requirement The Murphy City Council debated and agonized for more than an hour during a some­times-heated discussion, but finally decided to retain a pro­vision in the city development code that requires fences on...

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Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Cook once, eat twice. It’s a kitchen practice as simple as it sounds. Cook a base dish that can be enjoyed today and used for an entirely different meal tomorrow. For example, bake some fish for tonight’s dinner, and enjoy fish tacos for tomorrow’s lunch. With so many...

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Pre-district play begins Aug. 7

Pre-district play begins Aug. 7

The volleyball staff at Wy­lie released the schedule for the highly anticipated 2020 season. Six scrimmages will be held before the start of the regular season--Frisco Cen­tennial, Lake Highlands, and John Paul II on Aug. 7 and Plano West, Mesquite Horn, and...

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Clowning around with women’s rights

Clowning around with women’s rights

The Wylie mayor’s gaffe two weeks ago made me curious if he’s still clowning around, but then again, limiting someone’s ability to lead prayer in a public meeting on the basis of gender is not funny at all. Somewhere along the way in his far-too-long time in of­fice,...

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Top two lead Plano East Class of 2020

Top two lead Plano East Class of 2020

Making it to the top of the 2020 Plano East graduating class of 1,234 students takes hard work and dedication, something that Class of 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian, Rajiv Swamy and Sophia Li, know all about. Although Rajiv confessed he didn’t earn the title of...

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