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More than 30 Murphy residents appeared before city council to protest the idea of allowing the retail sale of liquor in package stores. Stephen Ventura/Unsplash More than 30 Murphy residents appeared before city council to protest the idea of allowing the retail sale...
Plano East senior quarterback Jackson Hays threw for 246 yards and also rushed for the game-winning, 4-yard touchdown run in the Panthers' 34-31 come-from-behind win over McKinney Boyd from McKinney ISD Stadium on Thursday. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media...
Beth Miranda of Wylie and Scarborough Tigger, her 20-year-old palomino Section A Welsh Pony, won Supreme Champion in carriage driving events Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Welsh Pony and Cob Society’s American National Show in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Twenty years of training...
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is coping with a flood of new residents into its 2,200 square-mile service area. With 55,500 people moving into the region each year, the district has adopted an FY2025 budget that will invest about $1.1 billion as part...
Large electronics such as this television are one of many types of items Murphy resident can dispose of at the Clean and Green event October 12. Murphy residents are loading up their cars and trucks for the fall Clean & Green event. Large recyclables or items that...
Sports
Plano East players watch as sophomore outside hitter Grace Pinegar jumps in the air for a hitting attempt during Tuesday's 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-13) win over Princeton. Photo by Victor Tapia / Murphy Monitor By David Wolman [email protected] PRINCETON -- Plano...
Plano East senior forward DJ Hall announced Monday, Sept. 16 that he has committed to playing men's basketball for Texas State. Hall helped to lead the Panthers to a perfect 40-0 record and the school's first-ever team state championship earlier this year. File photo...
Plano East senior quarterback Jackson Hays, pictured in previous action, threw for two touchdown passes in a 44-21 win for the Panthers over Princeton on Friday. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By Seth Dowdle [email protected] MURPHY – The District...
Plano East junior Simone Heard, pictured in previous action, recorded 16 kills in the Lady Panthers' 25-19, 25-21, 25-13 road win over McKinney Boyd on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Photo by Tina Lopez / Murphy Monitor By David Wolman [email protected] Trailing 17-13 in...
Plano East junior Jackson Howard runs past a North Forney defender Friday, Sept. 6, from Tom Kimbrough Stadium. The Panthers won 34-21. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert. MURPHY – The Panthers are rolling into district play with an unblemished record. Jackson Hays...
Education
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, several nonprofit organizations are coming together to host an event aimed at raising awareness and providing education on intimate partner violence. The event, titled...
Howard, Reising, Kennon to fill seats The bi-annual trustee election originally scheduled for Nov. 5 for Wylie Independent School District was officially cancelled last week. Since each of the places up for election did not have two or more candidates, the district...
Volunteers pack up weekend food for students at Amazing Grace Food Pantry as part of the B.I.G. Feed program. Courtesy photo Driven by the urgent need to address students’ weekend hunger, the B.I.G. Feed initiative at Wylie United Methodist Church has been quietly...
With no meeting in July, Wylie ISD trustees took care of some required business and heard educational updates, including the current status of STAAR scores. Items on the Monday, Aug. 19, agenda included adopting a tax rate for maintenance and operations (M&O), as...
A hearing is scheduled Monday, Aug. 26, in Austin on a lawsuit temporarily blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools, a move that prolongs the ongoing legal battle over the state’s educational assessment...
Life & Style
Columnist John Moore has an ice box that's been in his family for a long time. One that still works if he ever needs it. Courtesy John Moore The fridge. Frigerator. Some even called it, “The Frigidaire.” A few decades ago it had many names. Growing up, my family...
Scott Mormon, the founder of Breaking Free, has several pillars of service. To learn more, visit bfservices.org. Courtesy photo Six days a week Scott Mormon is on a mission. He’s in the streets of Plano ministering to the homeless and disadvantaged, then working with...
Experts recommend that children aged 6 to 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night, while teenagers aged 13 to 18 need 8 to 10 hours. As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, students and parents alike face the challenge of readjusting to a...
Just a few hours away, Broken Bow, Oklahoma offers hiking, boating, fishing opportunities, along with plenty of rental cabins, making it a great option for a quick family trip. Courtesy Daniel Hubbard, Pixabay As summer draws to a close and the school year looms,...
Mulch does double duty in a garden, preserving moisture while helping to keep weeds down. Courtesy Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife Texas gardeners usually sing the same tune this time of year — the heat is oppressive, and moisture is in short supply. Some East Texas...
Opinion
Photo by Ricardo Guzman, Pixabay As we left Ashdown, Arkansas, in my mom’s 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited, my mom turned to my dad and asked, “Jimmy, are you sure we have enough money?” He responded, “Well, Mary. If four hundred dollars isn’t enough to spend two weeks...
Cast iron skillet used for generations by John Moore’s family that was featured in The Pioneer Woman Magazine. Courtesy John Moore. My momma’s skillet and this columnist are featured in the fall 2017 issue of The Pioneer Woman Magazine. Well, it used to be my momma’s...
Columnist John Moore’s sister took first place at the county fair with a photo she snapped on a Colorado train trip. Photo courtesy John Moore The photo was taken quickly with little thought of its future impact. It was just one on the 36-count roll of Kodak color...
Lying on the deck behind the backseat and staring upward through the rear glass of a Buick gave a kid the perfect view of the sky and clouds. A cloud could look like a bear one moment, and a crocodile the next. Family road trips of the 1960s and 70s obviously did not...
Columnist John Moore takes sopping seriously. Courtesy John Moore Southerner’s are big on sopping. We like to sop our biscuits in lots of things. There isn’t much that’s better than sopping a cathead biscuit in gravy. Especially if your mom made both. My mother worked...
