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The Murphy Community Center, 205 N. Murphy Road, is open for early voting and on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Election officials say early voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election was brisk in the first week, but so far not as...
The Murphy City Council has voted 5-2 to adopt a Fiscal Year 2027 property tax rate of $0.361832 per $100 of taxable appraised value. Mayor pro tem Scott Smith first moved to adopt a no-new-revenue tax rate, but his motion was defeated.The votes followed public...
As political and social divisions increasingly play out online and in communities, the Rotary Club of Wylie is inviting residents to step away from the noise and meet face to face. The club will host its inaugural Rotary Peace Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday,...
Plano ISD Trustees have confirmed the Fiscal Year 2026-27 property tax rate will decrease less than one cent, or $0.0068, per $100 of appraised valuation. Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, the school board formally adopted the voter-approved rate of $1.03275 per $100...
Monday, Oct. 5, is the last day to register to vote. New Secretary of State Robert Howden has rolled out an online portal that allows Texans to confirm their active voter registration, register to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, or make changes...
Sports
Plano East senior Meena Mulford placed second at the District 7-6A cross country meet with a time of 19:30. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East head cross country coach Robert Reed felt the Panthers were as prepared...
A Plano East defender tips the ball away from a Panthers wide receiver during a one-on-one drill during Monday morning’s practice. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East head football coach Tony Benedetto and his...
Plano East incoming senior Bilal Habib earned fifth place at 106 pounds at the Class 6A state wrestling tournament. Photo by Niall Morga Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East remained one of the premier athletic programs in Plano ISD during the...
Plano East alum Myles Dennis (16) helped lead the Panthers' boys soccer team to a 2-1 win over Plano and their first playoff berth since 2018. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East remained one of the premier athletic...
Plano East incoming junior Arianna Robinson scored 14 points in an 82-73 win for the United States over Spain in the championship game of the FIBA U17 World Cup in Brno, Czechia, to secure the gold medal for the Americans. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By...
Education
Plans include an expansion for the Collin College Wylie Campus. Trustees of Collin College have called for a November bond election to raise $600 million for expansion including three new facilities. The board voted unanimously to place Proposition A on the Tuesday,...
All Wylie Iindependent School District schools and facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to winter weather concerns, the district said in an announcement Saturday, Jan. 24."We will continue to monitor conditions for Tuesday, Jan. 27," the district said. "If a...
Glenn B. Callison is set to be appointed to serve Place 1 on the Collin College Board of Trustees, college officials announced Jan. 14. Callison will serve in the position until the next regular board election in May 2027. The Place 1 term expires in May 2029. Board...
Bree W. of Wylie High placed fifth in the steer division at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show last week. Courtesy Nicole House Photography Wylie ISD agricultural science students earned a wide range of honors at the 2026 Collin County Junior Livestock Show and...
Plano ISD seniors Shriya Viswanathan, left, and Saura Agarwal, are holders of a new U.S. patent for an application to monitor exposure to ultraviolent sunlight exposure and issue alerts based on the user’s profile. Courtesy Plano ISD Two Plano ISD seniors have been...
Life & Style
How misinformation may be undermining cancer prevention Photo courtesy of Shutterstock Despite its wide recognition as an effective tool for skin cancer prevention, many Americans still say they aren’t sure how sunscreen works. In fact, confusion about its use and...
Side dishes abound on Thanksgiving dinner tables, but turkey still takes center stage. This recipe for “Holiday Turkey,” courtesy Andrew Schloss’ “Cooking Slow” (Chronicle Books), calls for slow cooking the bird. Such an approach should result in a delicious and...
Take an excursion aboard one of the many holiday trains with the kids or grandkids this season. Whether you’re young, old or somewhere in between and craving a memorable Christmas experience that doesn’t involve hours in the car searching for lights, gather your loved...
Delicious soup perfect for the season Cooler weather arrives just as prime entertaining season heats up. Those who will be hosting gatherings soon can expand their recipe repertoire to feed guests and keep them satisfied. Borrowing some flavors from the season can...
Excelsior House Hotel in Jefferson, Texas, Courtesy Excelsior Hotel Do you have a penchant for the peculiar and perhaps haunted happenings? If so, plan a special trip this fall and visit some spooky hotels in Texas towns to get you in the Halloween spirit. Let’s...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore’s grandmothers kept candy dishes on their coffee tables. Orange slices were a common treat found inside them. Photo: John Moore From the 1940s through the 1970s, Southern grandmothers always had candy dishes on the living room coffee table. The...
Columnist John Moore's family has had the same vacuum cleaner since the Johnson Administration. His mother purchased it from a door-to-door salesman. Photo: John Moore/AI enhanced Today, someone at the front door is greeted by a doorbell camera. But the world was...
Columnist John Moore’s dad used to shell a lot of pecans and then gave them away. John is continuing that tradition. Photo: John Moore A ceramic dishpan, a lot of pecans, and a nutcracker made in Little Rock. When we saw those three things sitting in my dad’s lap, we...
More than 30K school voucher applications were submitted last week on the first day of the state’s new program to give families taxpayer-funded accounts for private school tuition and homeschooling expenses, the Houston Chronicle reported. The applications will be...
