The Texas Legislature has voted to eliminate the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, known as STAAR, and replace it with a new testing and accountability system designed to reduce pressure on students, give parents and teachers faster results and provide...
The final Murphy City Council meeting of 2022 included a public works update, a public hearing on a proposed zoning change and a request to close a main thoroughfare in the city for street work. Councilmembers Jennifer Berthiaume, Sarah Fincanon and Deputy Mayor pro...
As state representatives and senators continue to file their bills ahead of the 88th Legislative Session, issues such as property taxes and border security were prioritized. State Representative Candy Noble, District 89, outlined three issues — property taxes, Child...
Plano ISD offers retired seniors in Plano a chance to learn and experience new things and see firsthand how their tax dollars are being spent. The Retired Seniors Valued in Plano (RSVP) is a program created by Plano ISD for members of the community who are 65...
Cemeteries in Allen, Farmersville, Blue Ridge, Dallas, Lowry Crossing, McKinney, Rowlett— and throughout Texas and the U.S. — will remember, honor and teach at wreath laying ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. The ceremonies,...
The final Murphy City Council meeting of 2022 began with a year-end update on the sidewalk rehabilitation project by Public Services Director Tim Rogers. Also held at the meeting was a public hearing regarding adding retail uses to an existing planned development at...
Although National Collection Week is in the rearview mirror, online shoebox creations are still being accepted by Samaritan’s Purse for Operation Christmas Child. The nonprofit has built on the initial work of donating shoeboxes to children in war-torn Bosnia in 1993....
Attendees of the city of Murphy’s annual Christmas in the Park were greeted by chilly weather, cloudy skies and packed parking lots — hallmarks of the season — but none of that seemed to matter as holiday revelers descended upon the municipal complex by the hundreds...
The suspect accused of shooting two Sachse police officers was indicted by the Collin County grand jury Tuesday, Nov. 29. Josiah Israel Perez, 26, was arrested Oct. 3 and has been held at the Collin County Jail since. He currently faces two felony counts for...
