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Parker negotiating with developer

Parker negotiating with developer

The Parker City Council has approved, with conditions, access from Hogge Drive (FM 2551) to a proposed high-density residential development between Parker and Murphy that has been the subject of a long-running dispute over a planned wastewater treatment plant. City...

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Collin County has high cost of living

Collin County has high cost of living

Collin County is the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. Collin County residents pay 30% of their household income on bills, making Collin County the second-most-expensive county in Texas for household bills. That’s according to a new study of...

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City mourns Betty Sue Spraggins

City mourns Betty Sue Spraggins

Former Murphy City Councilmember Betty Sue Spraggins died Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Wylie. She was 91.A native Texan born in Douglasville, Spraggins was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Joseph “Wayne” Spraggins.She is survived by her children, Cynthia...

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New plan to expand McKinney National Airport

New plan to expand McKinney National Airport

McKinney Air Center at McKinney National Airport is among top ranked fixed-based operators serving general aviation. Courtesy photo McKinney voters have twice rejected airport expansion plans, but Mayor George Fuller has continued to champion the cause. After nobody...

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All knotted up

All knotted up

Lady Panthers start week tied for fourth place in 9-6A Plano East’s softball playoff hopes are still alive. They were tied for fourth place with Allen at 5-6 in District 9-6A as of Monday, April 15. The Lady Panthers were 15-15 overall. Above them were 11-0 Plano...

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Plano East first in varsity, JV division

Plano East first in varsity, JV division

Plano East was flat out dominant through out the two-day district meet at Kimbrough Stadium. They claimed the top two spots as a team all four fields for varsity boys and girls, and junior varsity boys and girls in 9-6A track and field. Up next for the varsity squads...

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Panthers improve record to 6-6

Panthers improve record to 6-6

Plano East lacrosse strung together some wins at home and on the road. They beat Prestonwood Christian 11-10 at Williams Stadium in Plano to open the week. That was followed by a 14-11 Div. II East loss against host Paris Episcopal. The Panthers got back on track that...

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Out in style

Out in style

Lady Panthers earn 10-6A shutout All in all it was a successful girls soccer season according to head coach Cristy Cooley. Plano East went 14-6-5 overall and 3-4-5 in district. “I was very happy with our girls and how they played this year,” she said. “It is always...

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WISD bond election specifics

WISD bond election specifics

At the first Wylie ISD Board of Trustees meeting of the school year on Aug. 21, the board unanimously voted to place a $298 million bond proposal on the Nov. ballot. The election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7 and early voting is from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3. “The...

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Life & Style

Chaparral Rail Trail

Chaparral Rail Trail

A Hidden North Texas Gem Today, the world is much dif­ferent than what we had become accustomed to in our day-to-day life. The hustle and bustle of daily life came to halt because of a bug named COVID-19. The abrupt change and forced seclusion have brought us back to...

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Hold, please

Hold, please

It appears that telephone landlines may be on their way out. CNN Business reported that recently, AT&T applied for a waiver in the state of California to stop servicing traditional landlines. Both AT&T and Verizon have both said they want to move away from...

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