A 31-year-old Murphy man has been arrested following an alleged attack on a teacher at Boggess Elementary School, records show.The teacher told police a man approached her in the school parking lot about 11:15 a.m. Thursday, May 22, and began a conversation. She said...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Little did the fans of Plano East, Sachse, Wylie and Wylie East know what awaited them in 2015. Now, as the final days and hours tick away and 2016 approaches, all of them can look back with pride, as each of their...
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By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The Panthers have been a team to reckon with in district play ever since Jeff Clarkson took over the coaching controls four seasons ago. If this season’s first two 6-6A contests are any indication, then they will be...
TCEQ offers grants for natural gas vehicle conversions and purchases Up to $37.8 million available for qualifying entities The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced today that applications are now being accepted for the Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] School resumed this week and so did the schedules for Plano East’s basketball teams. For the Lady Panthers, the District 6-6A season commenced Tuesday at Flower Mound and continues Friday with a home game versus...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Riddle me this Batman: When is a punch to the gut a good thing? Answer: When it rids you of complacency. That appears to have happened to Plano East, which suffered its first defeat of 2015 last Friday, 34-23, at the...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Plano East is riding high heading into this weekend’s district opener at Flower Mound. In the past two weeks, the Panthers have dispatched Lake Highlands and Jesuit, the latter 57-42 last Friday at Kimbrough Stadium....
Flipping over a page of scratch paper, Matt Morton, owner of the Jimmy John’s located off of FM 544, sketches out a couple of randomly placed dots. “Have you ever heard the Steve Job’s speech?” Morton said. “It was a great speech he gave at a commencement ceremony I...
