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The largest Rainbow Trout ever caught in the Municipal Center Pond, an 18-inch, 2½-pound monster. City-sponsored events in Murphy once again brought residents together throughout the year, offering family-friendly fun, seasonal traditions and opportunities to connect...
Robert Vaughan from East Fork Masonic Lodge 650 has been the organizer of the Bluegrass on Ballard Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show since 2017. Bluegrass on Ballard, one of the city’s most anticipated annual events, is set to feature more than just music, arts, and...
The Wylie ISD proposed general fund budget as presented. Courtesy Wylie ISD The Wylie ISD board of trustees approved the budget for the 2024-25 school year. Scott Roderick, Wylie ISD assistant superintendent for finance and operations, emphasized in his final...
Republic Services has ended the two-week special collection that removed volume restrictions. For pickup, all brush must be bundled in four-foot lengths for a total of 4 cubic yards. Republic Services is still picking up brush from last month’s storms but has ended...
The city of Murphy is taking precautions after a trapped mosquito tested positive for West Nile Virus. The mosquito was caught Friday, June 14, in a trap in the creek bed along Lonesome Dove Trail and the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the mosquito...
Sports
Plano East freshman Arianna Robinson jumps in the air to score two of her game-high 31 points in the Class 6A Division I state semifinals from Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center in Fort Worth on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Cedar Hill defeated Plano East 61-51. Photo by Tina...
Plano East’s Nathan Rankin, middle, stands atop the medal stand after taking first place in the 106-pound division. By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] ALLEN — The season is not yet over for several Plano East wrestlers. That mix of boys and girls will...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] PLANO — Two years ago, as a freshman, Nathan Rankin won the 106-pound classification at the district meet, finished as the regional runner up and then went to state. In 2015, the diminutive dynamo took second at...
The Panthers captured the District 6-6A title Tuesday with a 58-48 victory over Allen. The triumph improved East's district record to 13-1 and put them three games ahead in the standings with two games left on the regular-season schedule. Meanwhile, the Lady Panthers...
The Panthers maintained their two-game lead in District 6-6A - they already have clinched a playoff spot - with a 77-67 win at Hebron on Friday. At 11-1, PESH leads second-place Allen (9-3), with Flower Mound (bye on Friday) and Hebron each at 7-6, and Lewisville at...
Education
Whitt Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Madison Shattuck missed the conventional rhythms of classroom instruction last year. “Excited is mainly what I am,” she said about the return to normal classroom teaching this year, when teachers will have classes in...
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Life & Style
Drawing on a vivid imagination and his years of experience as a crime scene investigator, Jim Howell of Wylie has written three novels and is working on his fourth. Although Howell pointed out that the first effort, “Emerald Reflections,” is a romance novel, the next...
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Opinion
When it comes to criticizing the powerful or politically connected, the First Amendment protects the little guy. No matter who you are or how much money you have in the bank, you have the right to speak your mind. Because our founders knew all too well the danger of...
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