About 1,400 graduates of Collin College will receive their degrees at two separate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15. Both events will be held at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, in Allen. At 11 a.m., the ceremony will celebrate...
Residents that are looking for ways to celebrate Independence Day have a variety of events and locations to choose from for the upcoming July 4 holiday. Saturday, June 30 The Fireworks in the Park celebration of the Fourth of July is slated for Saturday, June 30, at...
The Wylie Independent School District board of trustees approved a fiscal year 2018-’19 budget of $135.5 million in general operating expenses, about $2 million more than the current year. Trustees met in regular session Monday, June 18. They will approve the property...
In a pair of discussions last week, Murphy City Council members accepted the fact the city will exceed the water usage cap set by North Texas Municipal Water District and looked at how unattended donation bins can be regulated. The council met Tuesday, June 19, at...
Plano East’s Zach Smith has made the jump to the professional basketball ranks. After going undrafted, the Texas Tech graduate signed a contract to play for the Atlanta Hawks summer league team. Fellow Red Raider Zhaire Smith joined him in the NBA. The Garland...
Students in Plano Independent School District outperformed their peers across the state on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests administered in spring. The standardized tests were taken by students in third through eighth grades in varied...
The Wylie Art Gallery is Wylie’s best-kept secret. Located downtown on Ballard Street, this growing gallery tries to create a different world – one in which people can escape everyday life and find an outlet for creativity. Pat Bentine and Lynn Grimes founded the...
A new book telling the stories of Texas law enforcement officers, Beyond the Texas Badge, features two members of Murphy Police Department, Angela Reed and Matthew K. Fraley. The Murphy officers are among 103 Texas police, sheriffs, deputies, constables, game wardens...
North Texas may soon feel the effects of new teen rehabilitation measures. In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott released Friday, June 1, Camille Cain, executive director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD), announced her intentions for improving the state’s...
