Teachers in the Plano Independent School District will be getting the biggest pay raise in district history. Plano ISD Trustees approved the 2025-26 compensation plan at their Tuesday, June 10, board meeting. Salary increases will range from 4% to 8.5%, depending on...
Ready for some tasty suds on a hot day in Murphy? Tunes, Tails and Ales should hit the spot for many people in the area. The event, canceled last year because of the pandemic, will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. July 17 at Murphy Central Park. This is the fifth year for the...
When longtime teachers leave the profession, many if not all leave with lasting memÂories. For Wylie High School reÂtiree Teri Harrington, who reÂtired at the end of the 2020-21 school year, those 23 years of memories came inside and outÂside the classroom. Harrington...
Murphy police now provide a place for people to meet in safe to do businesses transactions — the police department parking lot. As more retail transactions take place online with many of the exchanges occurring in perÂson, the Murphy Police DepartÂment has established...
Wylie ISD personnel will reÂceive raises in the next school year, as the Wylie ISD board members approved the school budget at their meeting June 21, with the tax rate to be considÂered in August. Teachers will get a 2% midÂpoint raise for the upcoming school year -...
Gov. Greg Abbott anÂnounced a special session of the Texas Legislature startÂing July 8. The June 22 announceÂment did not specify what legislative priorities will be included in the agenda but said the items “will be anÂnounced prior to the convenÂing of the special...
Wylie ISD officials said reÂmote learning will not be availÂable to students this year, but they gave no word last week on what families who should do if they prefer the remote method. In a letter to parents, WISD Superintendent David Vinson alerted parents about the...
Residents wanting to play tennis or a pickup game of sand volleyball can do so soon at North Hill Park in Murphy this summer as the city finishÂes renovations at the park. Tree-planting and other finishing touches also are ocÂcurring at Travis Farm Park across town....
Residents wanting another way to return to normalcy can find all sorts of fun at Wylie Jubilee Bluegrass on Ballard, the free annual event to be held June 26 in Wylie. The festival, canceled last year because of the pandemic, offers music, car show, chili cook-off and...
