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The School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ensures public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices -- and that they improve these practices. According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the system is...
Unofficial final results from the Saturday, May 6, election show Tarrah Lantz ahead in the Place 4 seat on the Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees with 50.52% or 11,915 votes of the 23,586 votes cast. Lydia Ortega garnered 40.67% or 9,593 votes and...
Unofficial final returns in the Saturday, May 6, election show voters favored Place 3 Murphy City Councilman Andrew Chase with 562 votes, 52.13% of 1,078 votes cast, compared with 516 votes, 47.87% for challenger W. Scott Smith. In Place 5, challenger Laura Deel...
The Murphy Police Department has charged a 28-year-old Dallas man with capital murder in last month’s fatal shooting of a couple at their home.Police Chief Chris Chandler said Cristian Andres Bocanegra had accompanied Vincent Cantu to the home of Cantu’s parents in...
On Election Day,Saturday, May 6, Murphy residents can vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Homer and Marie Adams rooms at the Murphy Community Center, 205 N. Murphy Road. Residents will vote on two contested city council seats and a proposal to re-authorize sales tax funding for...
Sports
The Plano East Lady Panthers (32-12) won a five-set nail-biter over Highland Park (32-12) in their area matchup on Thursday. After winning the opening two sets (25-22, 25-21), the Lady Scots battled back to take the next two (23-25, 21-25), forcing a pivotal fifth...
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Education
If you’re looking for events to get you in the holiday spirit, you don’t even have to leave the city. From Christmas concerts to dance showcases to theatrical productions, school districts have something for all tastes. For the full story, see the Dec. 5 issue...
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Life & Style
Spring is in full bloom and area communities and civic organizations have planned Easter activities that will keep parents, children, and sometimes dogs, busy over the next two weeks. In Wylie, In-Sync Exotics, a big cat rescue organization at 3430 Skyview Drive in...
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Opinion
Last month we hosted an event called Q Commons. Q stands for questions, and the idea is having important conversations that advance the common good of our communities, (both locally and nationwide). There were several 9-minute “Ted Talk” style conversations and...
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