Trauma Service Area E (TSA E) reached seven consecutive days where the percentage of COVID-19 confirmed patients in regional hospitals, as a percentage of available hospital beds, exceeded 15%. According to Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32, occupancy...

Growing up in a home that always decorated for Christmas, Parker resident Ken Browne kept up the tradition by placing what he calls “big box store lights” on his home. However, about ten years ago, when he saw a coordinated light show for the first time, he had a...

Anyone wanting to know why the annual Toys for Tots drive is vital to area children need only listen to the words of Mary M. Lange. The drive began Saturday, Nov. 28, and runs through Sat­urday, Dec. 12, in Wylie. People wanting to drop off unwrapped toys can do so at...

Christmastime means time with family, visits from Santa Claus and myriad celebrations, both religious and secular. In Murphy, people will flock to the annual Christmas in the Park Drive-Thru Trail of Lights, being held from 6 to 9 p.m. Fri­day, Dec. 4, and Saturday,...

Andrew Chase likes what the city of Murphy has to offer but would like to see some improvements that would enhance the city’s allure. One of those improvements would be a new library, because he finds the current one inadequate. Chase, 74, joined council in No­vember...

Collin County Detention Officer Joseph Quillen Jr. died in the early evening hours of Tuesday, Dec. 1 after contracting COVID-19. Quillen, who served six years in the Navy, worked as a detention officers for 19 years in Collin County, earning a Master Jailers...