Texas is home to the Top 5 fastest-growing cities by percentage of population, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Celina, which had been No. 1 in 2023, stole the spotlight from Princeton for the period July 2024 to July 2026. The Census Bureau estimated Celina grew...
Submissions are now in for the 38th Annual Congressional Art Competition featuring original artwork from high school students across Texas’ Third Congressional District. Following the closure of areas schools stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s...
Health officials listed 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the county, including one in Murphy, this afternoon, April 30, bringing the adjusted reported total to 724 confirmed cases. There are 208 active cases and 496 that have successfully recovered. There are 28 cases...
Three local football stars saw their dreams come to reality last week in the all-digital 2020 National Football League Draft. Sachse’s Devin Duvernay went in the third round with the 92nd pick to the Baltimore Ravens. For the full story, see the April 30 issue...
Local hair salons had their business clipped thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Establishments were forced to close mid-March under order of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and Murphy Mayor Scott Bradley and Wylie Mayor Eric Hogue. For the full story, see the...
In response to the closure of dine-in eating establishments, Murphy council last week amended the city’s special signs restrictions. The decision, which remained in place through April 27, was approved by a unanimous vote in the regular meeting held via Zoom on April...
One Wylie High freshman got the surprise of a lifetime last week. On Tuesday, April 21, Maggie Smith stepped out of her Murphy home to the sound of car horns honking and district officials calling her name. It was a “drive-by discipline referral,” a lighthearted...
GSM announces 2020 season, new audition process In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, area theaters, along with theaters all over the world, are being forced to postpone or cancel auditions, rehearsals and productions. Because “The Show Must Go On,” the Garland Summer...
It cannot be denied that nursing homes and assisted living communities are on the frontline in the war against COVID-19. Nursing homes are enduring the greatest concentration of outbreaks, and deaths in Texas and across the nation. The numbers are heartbreaking. The...
