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Registration is open for two weeklong Young Citizen’s Police Academy summer camps in Murphy. The free camps are Monday through Friday, July 20-24 and July 27-31. Each camp runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are open to Murphy students entering grades six to 10 in the...
Plano East senior Jackson Hays touches home plate to score a run for the Panthers during their 6-1 home win over Princeton on Wednesday, March 12. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media From Staff Reports The following are final scores for Plano East games played from...
Although backyard chickens have no problem eating off the ground, feed bowls make it easier to measure out portions. Millie, a black-and-white Barred Plymouth Rock, noshes with Shadow, a Black Australorp, and Buffy, a Buff Orpington. The last time the price of eggs...
The city of Murphy received a sales tax allocation check this month from Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar for $363,744. Allocations to Texas cities were distributed by the comptroller this month for taxes collected on retail sales made in January by businesses that...
Mary Pat Elledge, president of Murphy Veterans Tribute, with flagpole donor Dr. Lorraine Chalkley. Courtesy Bobby Tillman The Murphy Veterans Tribute (MVT) has received its largest single donation to date. The project will have three flagpoles and Dr. Lorraine...
Sports
Plano East senior Reagan Noel, pictured in previous action, placed 21st with a time of 18:43 at the Region I-6A cross country meet in Lubbock on Oct. 21. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] LUBBOCK — If Plano East...
In an offseason that has been full of changes, uncertainty and frustration, Plano East is moving forward. Last season was about building the team around a young core. Many of the starters were underclassmen, including quarterback Dylan Hayden, who had transferred...
Injuries were the name of the game for the Plano East Lady Panthers in 2019. Key players missing district play resulted in an underachieving season. With this in mind, head coach Cathy Manderson said keeping players on the court in 2020 should create improved results....
Friday night lights will not start burning in Wylie until the end of September under an athletics and band schedule announced last month by the University Interscholastic League. The delay, by about a month, in practices and games was instituted because of the...
The Wylie Preparatory Academy Patriots cross country team is ready for the 2020 campaign. Coach Patrick Williams is prepared and ready to train his runners toward progress. “I’m looking forward to developing strong runners that are physically strong, [that] can...
Education
Wylie ISD families and community members learned of the dangers of fentanyl, vaping and social media from a panel of experts last week at Burnett Junior High. The informative community event, “Fear, Dangers and Concerns: Fentanyl, Vaping and Social Media,” was hosted...
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...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Evan Lope, debate extraordinaire, has found success yet again. Last week Evan competed at the University of Texas at Austin at the UIL State Championships for Speech and Debate. He took home a 3rd place win in all of...
Staff Reports [email protected] Plano Independent School District has announced the 2015 Teachers of the Year. The elementary teacher of the year went to Barron Elementary School fifth grade team leader Lilli Wisler. The secondary teacher of the year was...
Life & Style
Home gardener Catherine “Cathi” Banks has learned by trial and error how to get the most from the raised bed gardens that have lined her backyard in Murphy for the last six years. In fact, Banks’ has not only had good luck with her gardening adventure, she...
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Opinion
About 40 years ago, my dad gave me a radio. Not just any radio. It is what’s called a farm radio. According to Texas Co-op Power Magazine, in 1936 just three out of 100 farms had electricity. By the mid-1940’s it was three out of 10. That still left most farm...
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