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The city of McKinney said it has signed a Use and Lease Agreement for Houston-based Avelo Airlines to serve McKinney National Airport, TKI, after work is completed on infrastructure expansion including a new terminal building.Groundbreaking occurred in July and...
A long line of vehicles – more than 40 pickups, hatchbacks, sedans and an open Jeep – stretched along City Hall Circle back to North Murphy Road as residents lined up to throw away trash or recycle items they’d been accumulating all winter. The event started at 9 a.m....
With one paw on a Bible, Apple Jack has been sworn in as a service dog for Murphy Fire Rescue. The 18-month-old yellow Labrador appeared at the Tuesday, April 16, meeting of the Murphy City Council.In other business, council honored the 29 students who submitted...
An annual spring free event that honors and supports local veterans and first responders is back for the 13th year. Opening ceremonies for this year’s 1LT Robert F. Welch III Run For Our Heroes begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Olde City Park downtown. The...
The Islamic Association of Murphy (IAM) has won approval to build a mosque on the northeast corner of North Murphy Road and McMillen Road, adjacent to homes in Oasis Springs Manors. Now the city wants them to pay for fixing the street. IAM President Syed Osman...
Sports
Plano East junior Sicily Jackson deflects the ball out of the hands of a McKinney player during a Dec. 31 home game. The Lady Panthers defeated the Lionettes 55-36. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] When the Plano East girls...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] MURPHY – Fans of Plano East football saw enough at last Friday’s Spring Showcase to wet their appetites for the fall. Over the course of a few hours, they watched a 2015 PESH football team – a mix of JV and varsity...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] MURPHY — There are parts of the body that can make or break an athlete’s career. When healthy, they give a person the ability to cut, jump and move with alacrity. When not at a 100 percent, they can limit one’s...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] Michael Madu and Jackerria Hughes each leaped their way to the state meet with first-place finishes at last weekend’s Class 6A, Region II meet in Arlington. Madu, a senior, finished ahead of the pack in the boys’...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] For the first time in several years, the same person who coached them in the fall is leading the Plano East football team at spring practice. For years, that was Johnny Ringo, but since he left the PESH campus a few...
Education
Michael Brinkley knew from a young age he wanted to be a teacher. “I wanted to be a teacher since I was 5-years-old,” he said. “I fell in love with school when I was 5-years-old. It was just magical, and I loved the idea of being in a classroom, learning and doing...
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Life & Style
Everyone thinks their mama’s home cooking is the best – but the children and grandchildren of Carmela Randack may have an advantage in that competition. Carmie was born in Pittsburgh, and her family moved to New Mexico when she was just a year old. She’s made Collin...
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Opinion
My mom and her mother saved 7-1/2 books to get us that swing set. Just three years before in 1966, my parents had saved to buy their first house. Money was tight, so, if my sister and I were going to have that new addition to the backyard, Green Stamps would be the...
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