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Four new members of the Murphy Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) receive their certificates at the March 3, City Council meeting. From left, Fire Chief Perry Elliott, Fire Marshal Scott Eckstein, John M. Cox, Kathleen Hempel Cox, Jessica Weeks, CERT Director...
Several Wylie Retired School Employees volunteered at the 2024-25 convocation Tuesday, July 30. Helping direct teachers to their seats at WHS were Susana Milhoan, Sherry Sumerlin, Yolanda Morton, Beth Scholz, Steve Boatman, Cinda Crews, Mary Flowers, and Tami...
Starting this week, drivers may experience delays on Parker Road and North Ballard Avenue. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun widening FM 2514 in Wylie. Work began Monday, Aug. 5, on improving 3.4 miles of Parker Road and North Ballard Avenue...
SMU business professor Yoram Solomon teaches marketing skills to the Murphy Chamber of Commerce Youthpreneurs Academy Friday, Aug. 2. To be a successful entrepreneur or salesperson you must think like a customer, Yoram Solomon, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at...
New construction in Murphy fuels a 1.1% increase in estimated taxable value. Murphy residents may be paying more for water and sewer service later this year, but the average property tax bill will probably decrease by about 5.6%. The Murphy City Council agreed at a...
Sports
Plano East senior Philip Reed, right, finished in eighth place in the boys' 110-meter hurdles at the Class 6A state track and field meet in Austin. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East senior Philip Reed concluded...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Williams sophomore Martha Brown smashed an 18-year-old school record this past Thursday, when she won the girls’ 1600 meters in 5:09 at the Ron McNeil Invitational, which was four seconds faster than the previous mark...
Plano East's varsity boys were third at the March 3 Ron McNeil Invitational at Kimbrough Stadium, while the Lady Pirates were fifth. The JV teams each finished third, with Allen taking first in all categories at the varsity and JV levels. The following are the events...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] The Plano East track and field teams put in a strong performance during last Thursday’s Cougar Invitational at The Colony, as many athletes in both the girls’ and boys’ events finished in the top four within those...
Plano East's basketball season ended tonight with a 67-52 third-round loss to South Grand Prairie at Emmett Conrad High School. The Panthers finished the season 27-8 overall and won the District 6-6A title with a 14-2 record. They also beat Byron Nelson and Cedar Hill...
Education
The first federal trial related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot returned a monumental verdict in the federal government’s prosecution of those involved. After a weeklong trial with four days of testimony, Guy Reffitt, 49, a Wylie resident and oil field worker, was...
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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
Auto tune. Ever heard of it? Neither had any of the singers and songwriters we grew up with. Today, technology has taken the place of many things. Including real talent. Auto tune is a device that can take someone who sings off key and tune them to where it sounds as...
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