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A speedy egg seeker leads the pack in Murphy’s annual Hop n’ Hunt event on Thursday, April 2. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Thousands of youngsters, baskets and buckets in hand, lined up expectantly for the Hop n’ Hunt in Murphy Central Park. Photo album Overnight...
Courtesy John Wainscoat/Unsplash For the third time within two months, bats found in Plano have tested positive for rabies. The city said the third bat was picked up Thursday, Oct. 24, near 8100 Dallas Parkway. On Sept. 11, a rabid bat was found in the 1700 block of...
The Annual Wylie Christian Care Center Thanksgiving Bake Sale will be held Nov. 27. The Wylie Chamber of Commerce is hosting an opportunity to support a worthy cause and connect with the community. The annual Christian Care Breakfast, set to take place on Tuesday,...
Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a list of county residents who have been nominated by various taxing entities to serve on the Collin Central Appraisal District board of directors. An election is slated to occur no later than Dec. 15, at which time...
Collin County Elections reports total voter turnout in the county for the Nov. 5 general election was 68.78% of the 751,832 voters registered. There were 424,236 early in-person ballots, 13,856 mail-in ballots, 2,108 limited ballots and 76,942 votes cast at the polls...
Sports
Justin Bailey is returning to the Plano East boys soccer team, this time as the Panthers' head coach. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] A familiar face is returning to lead the Plano East boys soccer team. Justin Bailey, who served as a varsity...
It’ll be a family affair for three members of the O’Neal family of Murphy. Christian will compete in the July 26-29 TAAF Summer Games of Texas and July 28 through Aug. 1 AAU Junior Olympic Games. The Games of Texas will be held in Des Moines, Iowa and AAU meet is...
Wylie ISD football will be represented in the upcoming NFL training camps. Kyle Fuller enters his second season with the Houston Texans, who start practices July 26 in Sulphur Springs, WV. They’ll practice at that location until Aug. 7 and return to Houston to close...
Plano East softball capped off an up and down 2018 season with all-district honors. Gabbi Lopez, Bella Konieczka and Amy Jensen made the 6-6A second-team. Honorable mention went to Carson Armijo. Avery Markley was named second-team academic all-state by the Texas...
Braden Shewmake, Wylie East graduate, kicked off his summer of baseball with the USA Collegiate National team. Things began June 27 versus the Coastal Plain League Select at Coleman Field in Cary, NC. That was followed by the 18th annual USA vs. Chinese Taipei...
Education
Locals, education staff and district administrators gathered for an annual awards gala highlighting the work of select individuals over their careers. Two prestigious awards — the Elizabeth W. Garrison Award and the Garrison Legacy Award — were bestowed during the...
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Life & Style
Simple steps to start researching your genealogy Searching for family history and digging deep to find all the roots to the branches on your family tree can be a daunting task but equally so, it can be an exciting and rewarding endeavor. Many people are lucky enough...
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Opinion
When you first learn to drive, there are a few things that are, shall we say, intimidating. For me, there was parallel parking and changing lanes at high speeds. Both of which were challenging in a 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited, which was one of Detroit’s longer...
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