Columnist John Moore still has the license plate from his first car. A 1966 Ford Mustang. Photo: John Moore Lee Iacocca gave us two American classics: the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler minivan. The first was intended to compete with the Chevy Corvair Monza. The latter...
Plano East girls basketball is clinging to fourth place in District 9-6A after a pair of losses. They were 5-5 for fourth place and 21-8 overall as of Monday, Jan. 28. Above them were 8-1 Prosper, and Allen and Plano were each 7-2 for second. In the bottom half were...
Murphy Chamber of Commerce honored citizens and business owners for their service to the community in 2018 at its annual awards banquet held Friday, Jan. 25. The banquet was at Hyatt Place in Garland and included a fundraising auction and raffle. Outgoing Chamber...
The major crimes rate in Murphy increased last year and Police Chief Arthur Cotten takes the blame for the rise. “It’s our fault,” Cotten declared. “We have gotten better at convincing people to report thefts.” The number of thefts increased to 117 during 2018,...
Although the face of journalism has changed in recent years, the field is drawing increased amounts of tech-savvy young people who grew up with cameras and computers at their fingertips. The journalism program at Wylie East adds more students to its numbers every...
For comfort and well-being, Lynridge Assisted Living and Memory Care in Murphy is home. Lynridge Assisted Living is the clear choice for today’s vibrant retirees and their families. It is a residential setting with care close at hand. The community offers 24-hour...
Sometimes we don’t think we have habits because we can’t see them… I have a friend who says, “You know what I mean?” after every sentence. She doesn’t recognize it until one of us tells her. Then she says, “I didn’t even know I was doing it. You know what I mean?” I...
The wins kept on coming for Lady Panthers soccer. They improved to 11-2 after going undefeated last week. Plano East defeated San Antonio Cornerstone 7-1, San Antonio MacArthur 9-0 and A&M Consolidated 5-0 in the Governors Cup at Georgetown. “It was a good time...
As an offshoot of a capital projects bond issued approved by voters in 2017, Murphy City Council took another look at a program to continually fund replacement of capital equipment to avoid issuing bonded indebtedness for recurring expenses. The council first...
