Simple lifestyle changes may help improve rest, overall wellness By Carrie Dunlea A good night’s sleep can make all the difference between starting the day energized and focused or dragging through it feeling irritable, distracted and exhausted. Yet for many people,...
Friendships can begin in a variety of ways, but for Murphy residents Kausar Baloch and Laura Biggs, Santa Claus is what brought them together. Prior to Christmas 2015, Baloch posted on a local social media page that she spotted Santa riding on a Murphy firetruck down...
The Murphy Veterans Tribute Association is committed to its mission to build a place for veterans, students and community members to visit and reflect in the city for years to come. To make the dream a reality, the association must continue to raise much-needed funds....
Simple steps to start researching your genealogy Searching for family history and digging deep to find all the roots to the branches on your family tree can be a daunting task but equally so, it can be an exciting and rewarding endeavor. Many people are lucky enough...
Dear Rusty: Can or does the Social Security Administration occasionally make mistakes in determining the benefits due? I’m now 72 but I retired early at age 61 and knew that my benefits would be reduced. I’ve always wondered if my monthly benefit calculation was...
The World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic today. This news comes just a day after Collin County Health Care Services confirmed three cases among members of a family in Frisco who are now in self-quarantine. Those...
Collin County health officials have identified a presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A Frisco man in his 30’s who recently traveled to California is stable, in isolation in his home, and is being monitored by county health care staff. Collin...
It was a perfect start to the 2020 baseball season. Plano East took home first place in the Raider Classic on Feb. 25-27 at Wylie East. For the full story, see the March 5 issue or subscribe online. By David Jenkins •...
The motto at Hunt Elementary is, “Hunt Hounds...on the trail to excellence.” Striding along the trail with all the two-legged hounds, is a four-legged hound, Cheyenne, the therapy dog. For the full story, see the March 5 issue or subscribe online. By...
