Mary Lange, a Vietnam-era veteran says that when she enlisted in 1968, she chose the Air Force because she thought their uniform “made you look more like a woman.”However, Lange, a charter member of Wylie’s American Legion Hale-Combest Unit 315, also said, “I worked...
People who are passionate about eclipses are called umbraphiles, like the vain guy who Carly Simon said “flew his Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun” on July 10, 1972. But 12 million Texans won’t have to leave on a jet plane to see the next...
Megan Nguyen (1) had quite the year as one of Plano East’s primary setters on the team. For her efforts, she was given honorable mention on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Volleyball Team. File Photo While the volleyball season is well in the...
The Murphy City Council has agreed to delay a decision on Walmart’s request to build a fuel station and convenience store in its parking lot along FM 544. The Planning & Zoning Commission rejected the plan by a 4-2 vote last month so Walmart appealed directly to...
Older Texans and those with preexisting health conditions or disabilities face extra dangers from winter cold, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).Such people are especially vulnerable to the health impacts of power outages due to their...
Six weeks after Hamas attacked Israel, Sabiha Shariff appeared by herself before the Murphy City Council to request their support for a cease-fire in Gaza. “The destruction and carnage has to stop,” she told the Nov. 21 meeting. “The bombing of civilians has to end...
Book signings and library visits are just a few ways a Garland-raised entertainer connects with his audience when visiting his family and friends for the holidays. Now living in New Jersey, Gregory Allen is an award-winning author, actor, director, screenwriter and...
Nobody alive today saw the last total eclipse in Murphy. And nobody who sees this year’s April 8 eclipse will live to see the next in this location. The most recent total eclipse for the area occurred July 29, 1878, the week Texas Rangers killed outlaw Sam Bass during...
The extreme cold weather prediction for the Dallas/Fort Worth area has prompted the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to issue a weather watch for Jan. 15-17. The weather watch, according to ERCOT, is a 3–5-day advance notification of “forecasted...
