Wylie High School senior Ameya Kohli won first place in the 3rd Congressional District Art Competition for her oil painting entitled “For You.”(left) For Excellence in Acrylic Paint in the 3rd Congressional District Art Competition, Evanna Baskharoon of Plano East...
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...
Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs invited eligible Texans to celebrate and participate in National Voter Registration Day — the fourth Tuesday in September — by ensuring they are registered to vote before the Oct. 7 registration deadline. Hughs, the state's chief...
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...
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....
PROSPER – A tall task awaits the Panthers in the second week of District 9-6A football. They take on Prosper at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Children’s Health Stadium. The field is located at 2000 Stadium Dr. For the full story, see the Sept. 26 issue or...
With 100 vendors, revamped musical entertainment, classic car show and plenty of activities for children, the city of Murphy presents the 11th annual Maize Days celebration this Saturday, Sept. 28. The event opens at 10 a.m. at Murphy Central Park on N. Murphy Road...
A growing number of North Texans are speaking a language without making a sound. Over the past two decades, schools across Texas and the U.S. have had an increase in students enrolled in American Sign Language (ASL). It’s even replaced German as the third most studied...
Photo courtesy Catherine Rodriguez
