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The Murphy City Council has overturned residential zoning in place since November 2021, returning 3.2 acres at the southeast corner of North Murphy Road and Betsy Lane to Neighborhood Services zoning that allows light commercial and retail development. The...
Texas school districts may now choose reading and English language lessons linked to the Bible. By an 8-7 vote Friday, Nov. 22, the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved the optional Bluebonnet Learning curriculum drafted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for...
Apple, the Murphy Fire-Rescue facility dog, attended the staff Christmas party with Assistant Chief Joe Flowers. Most Murphy residents responding to a community survey said they would refer the city to a friend as a good place to live. “Your score of 72 is very solid,...
Plano East junior outside hitter Simone Heard has been named the most valuable player of District 6-6A, as voted on by the coaches in the district. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East junior outside hitter...
Patty Drom, shown with dog Piper, her current competition dog, was recently inducted into the United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Hall of Fame. Drom was named a Pioneer of Dog Agility for her significant and lasting contributions to the sport. She lives in...
Sports
Colton Shaw, a 2021 graduate of Plano East High School, was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the seventh round of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft with the No. 212 overall pick. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] The Seattle Mariners dipped into...
Plano East softball dropped a pair of district contests in rough fashion. Allen pulled out a 5-4 home win and visiting rival Plano escaped with the 7-4 eight innings victory. The score was tied 2-2 at the end of the third inning at Allen. The Lady Eagles put up three...
District season starts with defeat, victory Plano East softball split a set of home and away games to open district. They began with a 4-0 loss at McKinney Boyd and bounced back with a 12-8 win over Prosper in 9-6A. Plano East went hitless in the opener and had an...
Plano East baseball stayed close to home for the Dallas Jesuit Classic. They ended up finishing 2-4 in the tournament. The Panthers defeated Richardson 10-0 and Red Oak 6-1. Losses came to Prestonwood 6-3, Princeton 9-7, Forney 12-0 and Rockwall 9-8. They were 5-6...
Plano East started off the season in the three-day Wylie ISD Tournament. They emerged with a 3-2 finish after downing Mesquite Horn 5-4 and 11-10, and Frisco Centennial 8-2. Tournament top finisher Wylie East defeated them 5-0 and 6-3. Plano East plays next in the...
Education
Many school districts were scrambling to comply with a new state law requiring at least one security officer with a gun at every campus during regular school hours. The measure was a direct response to the worst school massacre in Texas history, the May 2022 fatal...
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Life & Style
Wylie gardener’s cactus captures attention While a century is a long time, it’s not always accurate when it comes to the infamous Agave Americana, also known as the century plant. In less than 10 years, Candy Watson’s century plant, located in a berm 150 ft from the...
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Opinion
On Christmas Eve 2008, there were just three of us working in the office. Well, technically, there was one of us working, the other two were there. A couple of the young ladies on staff either didn’t have enough vacation time built up or they were saving it for...
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