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Plano ISD schools closed Monday, Jan. 26

Plano ISD schools closed Monday, Jan. 26

The Plano Independent School District announced Saturday, Jan. 24, that all Plano ISD schools and facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to the winter storm, extreme cold temperatures and anticipated hazardous conditions of roads, parking lots and walkways....

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Search finds new city manager

Search finds new city manager

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...

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‘Ho-ho-hose’ from MFR Santa

‘Ho-ho-hose’ from MFR Santa

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...

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Congressman conducts telephone town hall

Congressman conducts telephone town hall

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.,...

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Plano East girls top Marcus for first district win

Plano East girls top Marcus for first district win

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...

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Filing deadline ends

Filing deadline ends

The Dec. 11 filing deadline has passed for the March 5, 2024, Republican and Democratic primaries.The Secretary of State’s office publishes a list of candidates accepted by the parties, but the parties have five days to submit the list so it could be Dec. 19 before...

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Murphy hires Heath’s city manager

Murphy hires Heath’s city manager

The Murphy City Council has hired Heath City Manager Aretha Adams to succeed Mike Castro, who resigned in August.She was chosen from about 40 applicants after a nationwide search. Adams served as assistant city manager in McKinney from 2009 to 2013, Lancaster in 2013...

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Sheriff Skinner seeks re-election

Sheriff Skinner seeks re-election

Collin County’s chief law enforcement officer is seeking a third term behind the star. Sheriff Jim Skinner, first elected in November 2016, said he had filed as a Republican candidate in the March 5 primary. For more on this story see the December 7, 2023 print, or...

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