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City losing less water with better loss detection

City losing less water with better loss detection

Director of Public Works Donald Reese says there has been a significant reduction over the past three years in the amount of water lost from the city’s distribution center.Reese told the Tuesday, Feb. 17, meeting of the Murphy City Council the complete 2025 water loss...

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Plano ISD trustees name new center

Plano ISD trustees name new center

The Plano Independent School District’s second Welcome and Enrollment Center, scheduled to be completed last next month, will bear the names of two longtime district officials.  The PISD Board of Trustees voted at their Tuesday, Dec. 10, regular meeting to name...

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Mobility study plans for future growth

Mobility study plans for future growth

With the population of Collin County expected to top 3 million in the next 30 years, engineers are recommending the addition of 73 miles of arterial roads, the modification of 295 miles of arterial roads and the removal of 145 miles of arterial roads from the Collin...

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Filing opens for PISD board of trustees Jan. 15

Filing opens for PISD board of trustees Jan. 15

An election will be held this spring to select four of the seven members of the Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees. Wednesday, Jan. 15, is the first day for candidates to file and Friday, Feb. 14, is the last day to file. The Saturday, May 3, election...

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Congressman wants to move CBP HQ to Texas

Congressman wants to move CBP HQ to Texas

U.S. Rep. Keith Self thinks a solution should be closer to the problem, so the 3rd District congressman has introduced a bill to relocate the headquarters of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency to Texas.“Moving our CBP HQ to Texas is a practical step that...

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Reins of Hope

Reins of Hope

Equine therapy program to aid incarcerated, non-violent veterans Judge John Roach, left, Pat Puckett and Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner, at the first session of the VALOR/Collin County Sheriff’s Office Equine Therapy Program in October 2024. In December, the CCSO...

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Wylie ISD seeks community input for naming new schools

Wylie ISD seeks community input for naming new schools

Wylie ISD is inviting the public to help name two new schools—a junior high and an intermediate campus—scheduled to open in fall 2026 on the east side of the district, near Kreymer Road and south of Brown Street. The district’s board of trustees’ values community...

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Chief Albright retires from Fire Department

Chief Albright retires from Fire Department

Murphy Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator Del Albright is ready to retire after eight years with the city. After a lifetime in public service, Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator Del Albright has retired from the Murphy Fire Rescue Department. During...

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