A Plano East parking lot is full of seniors personalizing their parking spaces Saturday, Aug. 9. WHS had about 600 spots for students to purchase at $35 each and painting began Friday, Aug. 8. Students were given guidelines to follow but the district does not require...
The Murphy City Council began the new year by not voting to re-zone the city’s last remaining agricultural tract for a housing development. The proposal died for lack of a motion after a lengthy public hearing at the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3, at City...
Murphy residents took full advantage of programs and events offered in 2022 and the Recreation Department has plans in the works to finetune existing events and add more diverse programs in 2023. Gregory Dunn, recreation specialist for the city, said the city saw an...
As the calendar turns over into a new year, property owners face an important deadline at the end of the month. Murphy property owners whose taxes were not included in their monthly mortgage payment are reminded that the deadline to pay property taxes to the Collin...
A love of horses, a heart for helping and an unwavering faith led one woman on a quest to blend her passions into a nonprofit that touches lives daily. Lynn Turner’s lifelong journey culminated nine years ago with Heavenly Hooves, a nonprofit that provides equine...
Individuals interested in learning more about spotting severe weather still have time to sign up for a class held in Plano this weekend. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth is teaching a class about severe weather spotting Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Sockwell...
An incident involving a firearm on the campus of Wylie High School provided a scare but ultimately left no one injured. Around 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, a firearm was seized on campus by the school response officer, according to a Jan. 6 news release by the Wylie...
As part of planned improvements to county facilities, construction is underway for six projects scheduled to be completed between 2024 and 2026. Construction crews have begun the first of six building projects scheduled for Collin County in the next four years,...
Several FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring in a culmination of months of hard work preparing animals for the show ring, and potentially an auction. Students will parade their pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry and goats around the show ring next week to...
