The Murphy Police Department has won council approval to continue the use of license plate readers to fight crime in the city.Councilmembers voted unanimously at the Tuesday, May 5, meeting to seek a state grant for Fiscal Year 2027 to fund the Flock Safety cameras...
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...
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...
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...
It was a time of reflection, remembrance, and new experiences. Wylie East Advanced Placement chemistry, U.S. history and dual credit U.S. history students traveled to Washington, D.C. for a four day visit early March 9. The students began their trip in Williamsburg,...
Spring is in full bloom and area communities and civic organizations have planned Easter activities that will keep parents, children, and sometimes dogs, busy over the next two weeks. In Wylie, In-Sync Exotics, a big cat rescue organization at 3430 Skyview Drive in...
In response to complaints of a strong smell of chlorine during an annual maintenance process currently underway and a Facebook campaign by environmental activist Erin Brockovich, North Texas Municipal Water District officials assure the public that their drinking...
Zach Smith, a 2014 Plano East graduate, helped guide Texas Tech basketball to the NCAA Basketball Tournament Sweet 16. The Red Raiders will square off 8:57 p.m. Friday, March 23 versus Purdue in one-of-two East Regional semifnals. The game can be seen on the TBS...
Opting to stay with someone whose qualities are known, Plano Independent School District last week tapped Interim Superintendent Sara Bonser as the lone finalist as superintendent of schools. The announcement was made Tuesday, March 6, at a special called meeting of...
