Columnist John Moore and his wife still grow their own food. Something they were both taught early in life. Photo: Jeannine Walker Folks raised in the South learned early that life didn’t hand you much, but if you were observant and hardworking it could give you...
Dear Rusty: I have two questions. My wife passed away in May of 2015, and I never received any of her benefits. Should I have? Also, I am now 62, turning 63 next month. I am still working and probably won’t quit until age 75 or older. Should I start taking benefits...
Plano East softball dropped a pair of district contests in rough fashion. Allen pulled out a 5-4 home win and visiting rival Plano escaped with the 7-4 eight innings victory. The score was tied 2-2 at the end of the third inning at Allen. The Lady Eagles put up three...
There are still some slots left for Murphy area residents to enjoy games, foods and contests Saturday, March 23 at the second annual Mother-Son Extravaganza. “We have about 100 signed up and have enough room for 200,” Debbie Scott, city of Murphy Recreation...
A pair of town hall meetings explaining a proposal to assign a portion of sales taxes in Murphy to a street and sidewalk maintenance fund. The sales tax proposal is on the May 4 ballot that also includes elections to four places on the city council. The town hall...
Two Collin College students are one step closer to achieving their dreams of working at NASA. This summer, Fadi Istelinides of Frisco and Kelly Corzo of Dallas will participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite experience. Only 400 other...
Music is power. It can lift spirits, reduce stress, improve memory, ease pain and even improve physical health and well-being. Next weekend, 51-year-old James Michael McLester hopes to harness that power, along with his passion, and turn it into a profitable...
Last Wednesday was a day of anxiety for a lot of people - at least, if what I heard on several radio and television stations was accurate. Facebook was down and what a vacuum this caused. OMG, or LOL? During the hours the social media giant was experiencing technical...
District season starts with defeat, victory Plano East softball split a set of home and away games to open district. They began with a 4-0 loss at McKinney Boyd and bounced back with a 12-8 win over Prosper in 9-6A. Plano East went hitless in the opener and had an...
