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The Welcome Center at Brown House in Wylie is participating in the Collin County Museum Patch Quest (in honor of America’s 250th birthday.) Allison LaBrot/Murphy Monitor Museums throughout Collin County are offering a unique way to celebrate America 250. The...
Plano’s VA clinic is now officially the U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic. The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano has been officially dedicated as the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic.” Texas 3rd...
Drone shot of the McMillen Road expansion site. Courtesy City of Wylie Construction on McMillen Road is set to resume following final approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, clearing the way for long-delayed progress on the vital infrastructure project. The...
A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments that will be posted in all public school classrooms. Courtesy Library of Congress Starting this fall, all Texas public schools will be required to post the Ten...
Although signs indicate part of Gregory Lane is a private road, a developer has asked a judge to rule the road as a public thoroughfare. A judge in McKinney may soon decide whether a street in Parker is public or private. Developers have asked Judge John Roach of the...
Sports
Plano East sophomore guard Arianna Robinson (11) became the program's all-time leading scorer Tuesday, Jan. 20. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With five regular season games remaining in her sophomore season, Plano East...
The Plano East Panthers (0-2, 1-4) are seeing progress, but are ready to win. They’ll take on Plano West (0-2, 2-3), a playoff team last season. The Wolves have struggled out of the gate in district play. They’ve surrendered 98 points in their first two district...
Plano East (0-2, 1-4) could not overcome a 12-point halftime deficit, falling to Lewisville (2-0, 5-0) at the last second 29-24. Thoughts from Coach Joey McCullough “I saw a very resilient team,” McCullough said. “In the first half, we didn’t make them punt. Our...
Searching for that elusive first district win, the Panthers are on the rebound. Plano East (0-1, 1-3) hosts Lewisville (4-0, 1-0) this Friday at Kimbrough Stadium. The Panthers are looking forward to another matchup after losing to Hebron. The Hawks won by shutting...
Things were looking good for Plano East in the first half. However, the second half proved fateful as Hebron (1-3, 1-0) outscored East (1-3, 0-1) 22-0 to win the game 29-18. Ismail Mahdi accounted for 181 of the Panthers’ 274 total yards in the game. Mahdi...
Education
Wylie ISD officials want to do something to better deal with student discipline, as there have been reports of 65 employees who have been physically hurt by students since the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, with 19 of these people requiring medical care for...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] In an effort to promote continued innovation in the classroom, the Plano ISD Education Foundation handed out 106 grants totaling more than $125,000. Since 2000, almost $9 million has been presented to...
By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] McMillen High School’s Natalie New beat out 25 fellow students to win the grand prize during the school’s Dec. 8 science fair. There were several projects in the fields of Behavior and Social Science,...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Plano ISD student’s held their own during the prestigious Siemens Science Competition. Plano East Senior High twins Adhya and Shriya Beesam, members of the IB World School, continued as regional finalists in one-of-six...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A representative of the Engineer Your World educational program sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin pitched the program to Rockwall Independent School District representatives last week with...
Life & Style
Social activity helps seniors when it comes to exercise Overcoming the lack of motivation to exercise is a common challenge, affecting people of all ages, including seniors. Recent studies are a testament to that difficulty. In a 2021 survey from the global fitness...
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Opinion
Dear Editor: “Thank you!” On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, Collin College would like to send this message to the citizens of Collin County. You see, 30 years ago local voters approved the creation of this college—the first public higher education...
By David Keuss, Lead Pastor @ The Lakes Church What happens when two lives become one? It seems like a dream, but then we find it is not as easy as it looks at all. Relationship trouble happens when the two becoming one together still live for themselves rather than...
By Ed Sterling For the Texas Legislature to accomplish its main purpose, the passage of a state budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 must be achieved. The five House and five Senate members of the Conference Committee on the budget, House Bill 1, have been working...
By Bob Moos Are you the kind of consumer who reads reviews or looks for ratings before you shop? Wouldn’t it be helpful to have the same sort of ratings when choosing a hospital? Emergencies obviously call for rushing to the nearest hospital. But when you have time to...
