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The Planning & Zoning Commission has unanimously denied a site plan for The Center of Islamic Knowledge on 2.64 acres at 1026 and 1030 N. Murphy Road. The vote followed an hour of generally negative public comment and a 20-minute executive session at the Thursday,...
WHS TMEA All-State Choir Students were honored at the Monday, Feb 24, board meeting. Back row from left, trustees Jacob Day, Suzi Kennon, Mike Williams, Bill Howard, Kylie Reising, Stacie Smith, Virdie Montgomery. Front row: Chloe Stovall, Emma Rains, Kimberly Irby,...
Murphy resident Erika Johnson is set to represent Texas at the 2025 Special Olympics in Turin, Italy, departing next week as part of the USA Delegation. Johnson, 37, is the only North Texas athlete competing in the international event, which takes place March 8-17....
NTMWD will temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process from March 3 through March 31. Residents may notice a slight change in the taste of their drinking water in the coming weeks. The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will...
Briggs B. of Murphy was all smiles as he poses for his dad with one of his trophy-winning trout. Some dads brought tackle boxes and a handful of fishing poles, but it all came down to finding the right spot. The 11th Murphy Rainbow Trout Roundup began under sunny...
Sports
Plano East senior Reagan Noel (bib No. 386) clocked the second-fastest girls 5-kilometer time in school history last Saturday. Noel placed ninth at the Lovejoy Fall Festival with a time of 18:39. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman...
The volleyball staff at Wylie released the schedule for the highly anticipated 2020 season. Six scrimmages will be held before the start of the regular season--Frisco Centennial, Lake Highlands, and John Paul II on Aug. 7 and Plano West, Mesquite Horn, and...
Three top women's golfers from the Wylie area teed off this week in the Texas Women's Open at Old American Golf Club in The Colony. In the hunt are Maddie McCreary of Wylie, who plays professionally on the Symetra Tour, University of Oklahoma golfer Libby Winans of...
The University Interscholastic League recently released the remaining districts for the next two school years. Those districts are good for cross country, tennis, baseball, softball, soccer, track and field, diving and swimming, and wrestling, which are considered...
Plano East boys collected all-district honors for this past season in the highly competitive 9-6A soccer. Senior James Stautler shared Offensive Player of the Year with Allen senior Scoty Reyes. Junior Walters Che was the Newcomer of the Year. Seniors Nick Bush, Sam...
Education
Superintendent David Vinson discussed an ambitious new effort at Wylie ISD’s regular board of trustees meeting Monday, Feb. 26. Vinson presented an information report on Chapter 37, the Texas Education Code on student discipline management. For more on this story see...
From Staff Reports [email protected] The 519 students of Akin Elementary will see a couple changes when they walk through the front doors for their first day of school in August. The 26 year-old elementary will see construction addressing renovations,...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Collin College mourns the loss of Dr. David Hammel, who served both Collin College and the Collin College Foundation. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 2 p.m....
The following University of North Texas students from Murphy were named to the Deans List for the 2015 spring semester. To be named to the Deans List, undergraduates must complete at least 12 academic hours with a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.9. Chiazo Onyema...
The Plano East Tennis team is offering two weeklong summer tennis camps starting the first week of summer, from 8-11 a.m. June 8-12 at the East courts. The second camp is Aug. 3-7. It is open to anyone 8-16 years old. The camp offers daily prizes, a refreshment break...
Life & Style
Students and families faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The shift to remote learning and shortened school days, forced students to adapt to virtual school on the fly as parents adjusted to working from home full-time and managing their children’s...
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Opinion
People use different ways to learn to read. Some folks use the vowels and consonants method. Others memorize how the words look. I used both, but I had a secret weapon many didn’t know about. Comic books. While most kids were having, “Fun with Dick...
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