Local residents have another chance this year to discard expired or unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. The fall Drug Take Back event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, in the lobby of the Murphy Police Department, 206 N....
If you had been thinking about donating to the Murphy Veterans Tribute (MVT), now is the time to do it. North Texas Giving Day (NTxGD) is Sept. 21, but early donations are now being accepted and are matched dollar-for-dollar up to $7,000, said Tribute President and...
Texas ranks 35th nationally in state park acreage per resident. But voters will be asked in November to help improve that ratio. Proposition 14 on the Nov. 7 ballot would amend the state constitution to create the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund allowing the Texas...
At the first Wylie ISD Board of Trustees meeting of the school year on Aug. 21, the board unanimously voted to place a $298 million bond proposal on the Nov. ballot. The election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7 and early voting is from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3. “The...
PROSPER – Plano East’s third-down offense and defense struggled in a 42-14 loss to Prosper Rock Hill Friday night. Rock Hill (1-2) scored on five consecutive possessions in the first half, capitalizing on third-down conversions most of the evening. Late in the first...
Multi-organ transplant helps resident keep the beat Gynovel Henry is alive today because some people cared enough to donate the gift of life. The 53-year-old transplant patient has been blessed with two perfect heart donor matches in the last five years — and one...
More than 700 new Texas laws have taken effect with even more changes on the horizon. September 1 was the effective date for 774 bills passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor. House Bill (HB) 3 puts an armed guard on every school campus in Texas...
Collin County ranks fourth statewide in the number of electric vehicles (EV) registered, according to Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). Overall, Texas had 217,000 EVs registered as of Aug. 22. To Login to read...
Collin County Commissioners Court is set to approve a fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24) budget along with a tax rate that will increase the tax on the average homestead in the county. Commissioners will meet Monday, Sept. 11, to conduct a public hearing on the budget and the...
