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The Murphy City Council has rejected a site plan for 32 townhomes on 3.2 acres at the southeast corner of North Murphy Road and Betsy Lane.The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 in December to approve the application by ND Associates, but council denied the...
The Murphy City Council has approved a property tax rate of just over 36 cents per $100 valuation for Fiscal Year 2025 and has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Sept. 3, before formally adopting the tax rate and new city budget.Also at the Tuesday, Aug. 20,...
Water from the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) may taste different for a while, the water district said. However, the NTMWD said the water remains safe to drink.NTMWD employs a process called ozonation, to help mitigate the earthy taste that occurs...
The city of Murphy planned spraying in three more areas following positive tests of mosquitos carrying the West Nile Virus (WNV). The positive sites announced Wednesday, Aug. 14, were Maxwell Creek along Lonesome Dove Trail, the creek in the Shelby Trace area and the...
Collin County continues to lead population growth in the 16 counties around Dallas and Fort Worth, with 53,658 new residents from January of 2023 to January of this year, according to estimates by the North Texas Council of Governments. Since 2020, the NCTCOG region...
Sports
Plano East's Chloe Lee had one hit and one RBI during last Friday's 5-0 win for the Lady Panthers over Plano. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Plano East from April 7-12: Saturday, Apri. 12 Baseball Plano East...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Plano East will be part of the more-than 20-team field at the Plano XC Invitational, which is hosted by East, Plano and Plano West and will take place at Jasper High School. Joining the local teams will be squads from Wylie...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] PLANO — Big things are expected of the Lady Panthers in 2017; making the playoffs is among their goals. In order to get there, it’ll take an entire team effort to pull out enough District 6-6A victories to make that a...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Plano East athletic director Joey McCullough offered the following assessment about new wrestling coach Bryan Kenney. “He is going to be great,” the Panthers’ AD and head football coach said. There’s good reason to...
Former local stars could have huge impact this coming season By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The 2017 college football season will feature a distinct flavor at the Div. I level, as several former local players will dress out for some...
Education
Wylie ISD bands capped off their seasons with a performance at the UIL State Marching Band Competition in San Antonio last week. The bands at Wylie East High School and Wylie High School both qualified for the competition following a top six finish at the UIL Area...
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Life & Style
Retirement starts next week for Joe Stankiewicz of Wylie, longtime engineer with North Texas Municipal Water District, who believes he will be able to stay busy even if he does not have to report to the office daily. Stankiewicz, the NTMWD deputy director of...
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Opinion
Ever have one of those moments where something in your head says you need to do something, but you’re not sure why? Recently, a memory I have of my grandfather cooking on a charcoal grill sparked that little voice to give me a direct order. The instructions were to...
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