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Children anticipate their turn to look through a microscope as Jessenia Vasquez chooses the next slide during a science camp in Ennis, Ireland. Members of Northplace Young Adults helped lead the camp during a 10-day mission trip in July. Courtesy photo By Allison...
Wylie High School senior Ameya Kohli won first place in the 3rd Congressional District Art Competition for her oil painting entitled “For You.”(left) For Excellence in Acrylic Paint in the 3rd Congressional District Art Competition, Evanna Baskharoon of Plano East...
First-Place winner Hank Gleitz poses in front of his artwork on the side of the Republic Services recycling truck last week. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Mayor Scott Bradley says the yearly recycling art contest is one of his favorite events. “I love this,” Bradley said...
The Planning & Zoning Commission has unanimously denied a site plan for The Center of Islamic Knowledge on 2.64 acres at 1026 and 1030 N. Murphy Road. The vote followed an hour of generally negative public comment and a 20-minute executive session at the Thursday,...
Texas is home to five of the nation’s fastest-growing counties by population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with Collin County ranked No. 2. From July of 2024 to July 2025, Collin County grew by 3.4%, adding 42,966 people for a total just under 1.3...
Sports
Plano East incoming junior guard Arianna Robinson averaged 27 points per game at the TABC Girls Showcase. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East's girls basketball team will enter the upcoming season with one returning...
Plano East’s Cole McBride pushes through to earn 35th place in the open varsity boys race at the Rock Hill 2-Mile Opener on Aug. 15. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The Plano East cross country team entered last Friday’s...
Plano East senior Reagan Noel crosses the finish line in seventh place at the Plano ISD High School Invitational. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The Plano East cross country team commenced the 2025 season by competing in...
Plano East linemen working on a blocking drill Monday morning at Tom Kimbrough Stadium. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The Plano East football team returned to the field Monday morning for the first day of practice. Plano...
Plano East junior Leyna Anderson goes up in the air for a hitting attempt during Tuesday's season opener against Woodrow Wilson. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East was forced to wait for more than one hour to...
Education
Bree W. of Wylie High placed fifth in the steer division at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show last week. Courtesy Nicole House Photography Wylie ISD agricultural science students earned a wide range of honors at the 2026 Collin County Junior Livestock Show and...
Wylie ISD trustees approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year despite some uncertainty surrounding property relief and statutory requirements to raise teacher compensation in special legislative sessions. The overall budget was presented by Scott Roderick,...
Plano East Senior High (PESH) Valedictorian Shriya Bhat recalled how COVID had cut short freshman year for the Class of 2023. “Our infinite spring break turned into a year of online school in our pajamas,” she told the 1,370 graduates. “At least we got TikTok from...
The Murphy Chamber of Commerce Foundation has awarded $1,700 scholarships to eight high school seniors. The scholarships were available to career and technical education (CTE) students, home-school and private school students and college-bound Plano ISD and Wylie ISD...
Shepton High School Principal David Jones, a Plano East Senior High School graduate, has been named to succeed Plano East Principal George King, who is retiring after 40 years of service in public education. Plano ISD trustees confirmed Jones’ appointment at their...
Life & Style
Want to buy something unique and meaningful this holiday season? Purchase a gift that supports a local nonprofit 1. Thank a veteran with a live, handmade balsam wreath. Each sponsorship goes toward a veteran’s wreath that will be placed on the headstone to honor all...
The hours won’t be as long, and not all parts of the library will be available, but we are still excited to be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We’re working hard to comply with the 25% capacity mandate by Governor Abbott, so we’re asking that our...
GSM announces 2020 season, new audition process In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, area theaters, along with theaters all over the world, are being forced to postpone or cancel auditions, rehearsals and productions. Because “The Show Must Go On,” the Garland Summer...
Local teens design, build affordable pediatric beach wheelchair The proximity of Galveston to land-locked Collin County make it a great vacation option with miles of sandy beaches offering fun and sun. Beach trips can, however, present a challenge if a family member...
COVID-19 has the public rethinking how they stay healthy -- both physically and mentally. Even those in good health can start to feel anxious and fearful when the words ‘pandemic’ and ‘social distancing’ are mentioned. But can you stay active and mentally healthy...
Opinion
On Christmas Eve 2008, there were just three of us working in the office. Well, technically, there was one of us working, the other two were there. A couple of the young ladies on staff either didn’t have enough vacation time built up or they were saving it for...
My great grandparents lived on a homestead. They cooked on a wood stove. Most of us today have no idea how good we’ve got it. For my great grandparents’ generation, remodeling the kitchen meant picking a different place to stack the wood. By John Moore For more on...
Commercials used to be great. They used to be an art form. They used to be fun. Today’s advertising is boring in comparison. Television commercials were something to which I looked forward when I was a kid. Some were better developed and more interesting than the...
We often hear someone say they just want to leave the world a better place than they found it. That’s a great goal, but rarely is it the case. Unless you were Charles Kuralt. For those of us who grew up during his time on the CBS News segment, On The...
