Two occupants of a mobile home on Ewing Way in the Southfork Mobile Home Community died Friday, Jan. 24, after the home caught fire. Wylie Fire Rescue responded to the scene, along with assistance from the Murphy and Parker Fire Departments. Authorities have completed...
A Celebrate Freedom Week social studies assignment at Cooper Junior High School drew a rebuke from parents and the Fraternal Order of Police yesterday for its use of an editorial cartoon seen as presenting police officers in a bad light. The cartoon featured panels...
State health officials listed one death and 44 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 21, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 10,451 confirmed cases. There are 4,604 active cases and a total of 5,709 have recovered. There are 103 cases hospitalized...
State health officials listed three deaths and 44 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 20, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 10,451 confirmed cases. There are 4,636 active cases and a total of 5,709 have recovered. There are 111 cases hospitalized...
Collin County commissioners almost pulled down the web dashboard reporting daily COVID-19 number on Monday, but decided instead to post a disclaimer stating that they do not trust the data. The discussion over virus reporting came a few days after the state, which...
Little did Gena Carrico know that in 2017, when she sought out her neighbor Stephanie Cuesta for Spanish lessons, she would be meeting her future business partner. “We were neighbors. I was looking for someone to teach my daughter and I Spanish,” Carrico said. “We...
Knowing that you are trained to save someone’s life and actually doing it are two completely different things. Wylie High student Gracie Robison, 16, put her lifeguard training into action when she rescued a young girl from drowning in a neighborhood pool in...
Although inclusive playground equipment was installed at Mustang Park in January 2018, the city of Murphy listened to the community and took inclusivity a step further. “Mustang Park is not a fully inclusive park as there are some pieces of equipment that are not...
Two deaths reported for Collin County. Today, Collin County officials stated they have no confidence in data the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting after being made aware the data contains inaccuracies. Collin County reported two COVID-related...
