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...
Plano East softball capped off an up and down 2018 season with all-district honors. Gabbi Lopez, Bella Konieczka and Amy Jensen made the 6-6A second-team. Honorable mention went to Carson Armijo. Avery Markley was named second-team academic all-state by the Texas...
The solar car race team from Wylie East High School powers up its vehicle next week to make a 900-mile trek across the U.S. Southwest from Fort Worth to Palmdale, Calif. Race preparations for the 2018 Solar Car Challenge start with team check-ins this Friday at the...
Before adopting any revisions to stormwater utility rates, Murphy City Council asked Director of Public Works Tim Rogers for detailed information on commercial properties and exemptions to fees assessed for stormwater capital projects, maintenance and operations. The...
A final rendering of the Veterans Tribute Project of Murphy Historical Society was unveiled last week and kicked off fundraising efforts for the project. The Veterans Tribute has been in planning stages since January 2017 and is to be built on a 100x100 space located...
Braden Shewmake, Wylie East graduate, kicked off his summer of baseball with the USA Collegiate National team. Things began June 27 versus the Coastal Plain League Select at Coleman Field in Cary, NC. That was followed by the 18th annual USA vs. Chinese Taipei...
Plano Independent School District trustees approved a budget for fiscal year 2018-’19 that does not stray from the current fiscal plan, except the district will have to send an additional $57 million to the state under its recapture plan of financing public education....
Are you tired of the heat and ready to abandon the concrete jungle for a few days with your family? Fill up your car, pack up your kids and check out some of the great state and national parks located in Arkansas. The state’s natural beauty and its history are a...
School’s out for the summer, which means the Facilities Department at Wylie Independent School District has kicked it into high gear to make sure maintenance and construction jobs are completed for the start of the new school year. Much of the work is routine...
