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Seth Dowdle
Collin WSM Summer/Fall 2026 Registration #2
Streetlights not ‘going green’ anytime soon

Streetlights not ‘going green’ anytime soon

Cost and aesthetics figured into a decision by Murphy City Council to continue with high pressure sodium streetlights instead of LED bulbs in the area of town served by Oncor. The council met Tuesday, April 3, in regular session to consider streetlight bulb...

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Sweet Success

Sweet Success

MURPHY – It was a medal winning showing for Plano East track during the April 4-5 District 6-6A meet. Up next is the April 18-19 5-6A versus 6-6A area meet at Northwest ISD Stadium. The top four individual and relay teams will compete for a trip to the 6A Region I...

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Nature trail may get permanent surface

Nature trail may get permanent surface

Recent heavy rains that damaged 75 percent of the soft walking surface on the Timbers Nature Preserve Park trail has the Murphy city council looking at a permanent solution to avoid repeated repairs. The trail was discussed last week at a regular session of the...

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Into the fray

Into the fray

Qualifying for the Class 6A Region I boys soccer playoffs was no easy task. Plano East (11-6-3 overall, as of Monday, March 26) battled injuries and sickness to claim the second seed out of District 6-6A. “It shows that all the hard work does pay off in the end,” PESH...

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Young Masters at Dallas Museum of Art

Young Masters at Dallas Museum of Art

Seven students enrolled in AP Studio Art have their work featured in the Dallas Museum of Art as part of the Young Masters Exhibition. The gallery began on Feb. 25 and will be on display until April 15. “I was really honored that my art is going to be in the DMA and...

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Helping homeless families find hope

Helping homeless families find hope

On any given day in Collin County there are families who do not know where they will sleep at night. Unprepared for an unexpected series of events that landed them without a place to call home, they may turn to friends and family to help. When help dries up or wears...

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Friefighters get realistic training at donated house

Friefighters get realistic training at donated house

Donation of a house on FM 544 in Murphy provided area firefighters with additional realism in training drills conducted last week. Training under a number of scenarios were members of the Murphy, Wylie and Parker fire departments, personnel who often work together by...

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Capital project update provided

Capital project update provided

 The long and often forgotten lifeline that characterizes bond-financed Capital Improvement Projects tends to obscure them from the memory of the communities that voted for them in the first place. “The long trajectory for completion of many of these projects is...

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