All Wylie Iindependent School District schools and facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to winter weather concerns, the district said in an announcement Saturday, Jan. 24."We will continue to monitor conditions for Tuesday, Jan. 27," the district said. "If a...
The halls of Plano East Senior High School were familiar to David Jones as he walked to the principal’s office last May. Once a PESH student, Jones was chosen to succeed Principal George King, who was retiring after 40 years in public education. King and Jones...
Indoors or outdoors, Murphy residents had an active year in 2023. The theme was Bond, James Bond, as the Murphy Chamber of Commerce honored its members at the annual awards gala. More than 100 chamber members and family attended the event held Feb. 3 at Hyatt Place in...
The city of Murphy underwent leadership changes in 2023 as City Manager Mike Castro resigned in August and will be succeeded in the new year by Aretha Adams, the city manager in Heath. Former Sachse and Stephenville City Manager Allen Barnes has been at the helm in...
The Wylie ISD board of trustees met for a workshop Tuesday, Dec. 12, that focused on construction planning for new schools. The district’s $298 million “Growth Management Bond” proposal passed on Nov. 7. The funds are for renovating additional schools and facilities,...
Murphy has a new city manager. Aretha Adams, the city manager in Heath since May 2019, was chosen from 40 applicants to succeed Mike Castro, who resigned in August. “She was really a fantastic fit,” Mayor Scott Bradley said after the Murphy City Council voted...
Good kids know Santa Claus visits every Christmas. But Saint Nick makes a preliminary foray into Murphy just to make sure he can find every home when he returns with his nine reindeer and a sleigh full of presents. To help, Murphy Fire Rescue is giving Santa a...
North Texas’s freshman Republican congressman, Keith Self of McKinney, said he was voting enthusiastically in favor of the resolution calling for an inquiry into impeaching President Biden. Self, speaking on a telephone town hall Dec. 12, from his Washington, D.C.,...
Kennedy Borders (10) fights through the contact during Plano East’s loss to Lewisville last Friday. Still, after a rough start to district play, the Lady Panthers got their first win of the district slate last week over Marcus. Roosevelt Joubert/C&S Media The Lady...
