Blaire Bryeans and Bree Willoughby earned Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion Market Steer, respectively, at the Wylie ISD Show n’ Sale. Allison LaBrot/Murphy Monitor Wylie ISD students showcased months of hard work and preparation during the 59th annual Wylie...
The 2019 team will feature several new players after the graduation of a large senior class. Plano East lost 65 football players to graduation. They have two starters on defense and one offensively. For the full story, see the Aug. 22 issue or subscribe online....
More than $1.6 million was trimmed from the general fund portion of the proposed 2019-20 Murphy budget and a half-cent property tax rate increase is recommend to overcome a potential deficit next year. However, it is pointed out in notes to the budget that the changes...
Car seats, strollers, cribs, breast or bottle feed, daycare. It’s a seemingly endless list of decisions most parents need to make pre-arrival of their baby. Then post-baby, more important decisions have to be made concerning their health and welfare so they can...
First day attendance numbers last week increased for Wylie Independent School District and decreased for Plano ISD. WISD gained 651 students from a year ago while PISD counted 707 fewer students. For the full story, see the Aug. 22 issue or subscribe online....
Even if you don’t own the house you lease, there’s no reason you can’t make it feel like home by taking a creative approach to designing and decorating your space. More U.S. households are renting now than at any point in the last 50 years. That’s why Invitation...
The White House’s effort to draft an executive order to limit social media companies’ alleged biases against conservative voices gets everything wrong about freedom of expression. News of the proposed order, which is titled “Protecting Americans from Online...
Plano East volleyball kicked things off with a .500 finish in non-district. They fell four sets on the road to Plano John Paul II during the season opener. For the full story, see the Aug. 15 issue or subscribe online. By David Jenkins •...
Murphy City Council set public hearings for Sept. 3 and 10 on the proposed 2019-20 budget and the 2019 property tax rate that is expected to reflect a half-cent increase to 49.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The council met Tuesday, Aug. 6 for a brief budget...
