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Run for Our Heroes returns April 25

Run for Our Heroes returns April 25

Drone shots capture an aerial view of runners as they took off at the start of the 2025 Run for our Heroes 5K race. File Art A community event honoring military service members and supporting veterans in need will return later this month, with organizers expanding...

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Make your old pool look new again

Make your old pool look new again

Is your pool looking tired and outdated? If so, maybe it’s time to think about doing a major renovation for your pool. Older pools can benefit from advances in technology and materials. The experts at Hobert Pools can inspect your pool and make recommendations about...

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Opinion: Providing real, local journalism isn’t easy

Opinion: Providing real, local journalism isn’t easy

This week, October 6 – 12, 2019, marks National Newspaper Week, which, in my view, is a celebration of the First Amendment. This week is a confirmation of our freedom of speech, our right to a free press, our right to peaceably assemble and our right to petition the...

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Clean and Green set Oct. 12

Clean and Green set Oct. 12

The fall Clean and Green event, a time when Murphy residents can dispose of unwanted household hazardous waste and electronic items, is set for Saturday, Oct. 12. The semi-annual event will be held at the Murphy City Hall driveways, 206 N. Murphy Road, and features a...

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PESH students accepted for CYAC

PESH students accepted for CYAC

Six Plano East Senior High students have been accepted into the 2019-20 class of the Congressional Youth Advisory Council hosted by U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, District 3. Each year CYAC offers students an opportunity to learn about the federal government, discuss public...

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Local man pens colorful novels

Local man pens colorful novels

Drawing on a vivid imagination and his years of experience as a crime scene investigator, Jim Howell of Wylie has written three novels and is working on his fourth. Although Howell pointed out that the first effort, “Emerald Reflections,” is a romance novel, the next...

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Shut out

Shut out

Blanked for first time this season PROSPER – Plano East was unable to build on its football district opening win from two weeks ago. They fell 42-0 to Prosper in 9-6A on Friday, Sept. 27 at Children’s Medical Stadium. Plano East dropped to 1-4 overall and 1-1 in...

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Voter registration deadline is Oct. 7

Voter registration deadline is Oct. 7

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 statewide Constitutional Amendment election is less than a week away, on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Voters are being asked to cast ballots on 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution.   For the full story, see the Oct....

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