Although Murphy had only a handful of residential building permits issued in the past year, new construction like this house being built along North Murphy Road amounts to $13.6 million of property value added to tax rolls. Once again, Collin County property values...
Wylie and Plano ISD campuses will remain closed Friday, Feb. 4 as inclement weather continues to impact North Texas. All WISD and PISD sporting events scheduled for Thursday and Friday have been canceled. For the time being, Saturday games will resume as originally...
The Panthers wrestling program had its best season to date, finishing second overall at the District 6-6A tournament. Plano East finished with 175 points, beating out Prosper (171 points) and Wylie (138 points) in the final scores. Allen finished first overall with a...
The Plano East Panthers brought in a new face to the program and are eager to hit the ground running. Tony Benedetto was named the head football coach and athletic director at Plano East last week, ending a one-month coaching search. Benedetto previously spent three...
Local children may want to get their fishing poles ready for the long-awaited Murphy Rainbow Trout Roundup. The event is one of the city’s most popular and was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rainbow Trout Roundup is set to return Saturday,...
A residential assisted living is one step closer to expanding its care after receiving approval at the Jan. 24 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The commission held several public hearings during the meeting; the first was for a specific use permit (SUP) to...
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. But in the case of artist Melinda Volker, it’s a potential jewelry piece.Volker has a knack for repurposing ordinary items from clock gears to auto parts into her jewelry designs. “I look for junk items and old things,”...
More than 150 Wylie students lined the halls of the Education Service Center waiting for their names to be called last week. The students were being recognized for their various academic and athletic efforts by the district during the Jan. 24 Wylie ISD board of...
Student-athletes at Plano East Senior High School signed their national letters of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Overall, 15 athletes signed on national signing day, spanning across six sports. For the full list of signings, see below. 1Kang, KylerBaseballUniversity of...
