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Plano Independent School District earned a grade of B, 85 out of 100 points, in the latest 2025-2026 school accountability rankings released by the Texas Education Agency. The district’s overall ranking improved 3 points from last year. “This measures how much...
The Murphy City Council opened its Tuesday, March 17, meeting by recognizing Women’s History Month with a proclamation issued by Mayor Scott Bradley and delivered jointly by three female members of the council. Standing together at the podium, Mayor pro tem Elizabeth...
The new Texas school voucher program has received applications for more than 160,000 students, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said. Tuesday, March 17, was the deadline for families to apply, but it was extended to March 31 by a court order. “Demand is strong for the...
The city has a solution for the trash that’s been piling up in your garage all winter. Twice a year the city collects trash that can be recycled or cannot otherwise be picked up with normal waste, and the spring Clean & Green event will be held from 9 a.m. to...
CASA volunteer Dawn Brucher has mediated between teens and foster families. Courtesy art When a child is removed from an unsafe home, they lose more than a place to live. They lose familiar routines, classrooms, friendships and, often, contact with siblings — all...
Sports
Plano East’s Luca Cortesano helped lead the Panthers’ boys soccer team to its first playoff appearance since 2018. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East enjoyed a breakthrough in multiple sports during the 2025-26...
Plano East incoming senior outside hitter Simone Heard helped to lead the Lady Panthers' volleyball team to the third round of the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] After the...
Former North Forney head baseball coach Carey Willingham was hired to the same position at Plano East on June 17. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] Carey Willingham always envisioned himself coaching baseball at Plano East. With one of the...
Plano East alum DJ Hall finished his high school career as a state champion and the program’s all-time scoring leader. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Another year has come and gone for student-athletes at Plano East High...
Plano East incoming sophomore Arianna Robinson averaged 9.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game during the FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] IRAPUATO, Mexico -- After the United...
Education
Construction has begun on the Plano ISD’s new $72.2 million Career and Technical Education Center, shown in a concept rendering. Courtesy photo Plano Independent School District (PISD) officials, community members and business partners have marked the start of...
Wylie High School’s theater department is putting on a production of a musical that has seen several iterations of a freaky family since they first debuted in 1938 as a cartoon. This year’s winter musical is “The Addams Family,” which will start its run at 7 p.m....
Last week, several students from Wylie High School and Wylie East High School showcased their talents at a county livestock show. The Collin County Junior Livestock Show was held from Jan. 7-14 at the Myers Park and Event Center in McKinney. Students from several...
Several FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring in a culmination of months of hard work preparing animals for the show ring, and potentially an auction. Students will parade their pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry and goats around the show ring next week to...
2022 Year in Review - Plano ISD and Wylie ISD Looking back at 2022, Plano ISD joined the ranks of multiple North Texas school districts looking for a new superintendent. Sara Bonser, PISD superintendent, announced her retirement Jan. 25, 2022 after 33 years in public...
Life & Style
Take an excursion aboard one of the many holiday trains with the kids or grandkids this season. Whether you’re young, old or somewhere in between and craving a memorable Christmas experience that doesn’t involve hours in the car searching for lights, gather your loved...
C-shift firefighters dish on marriage, dating Firefighters are invaluable when it comes to putting out fires and saving people’s lives, but what about when it comes to offering romantic advice? Members of the Murphy Fire Rescue Department C-shift were more than...
The sentiments expressed in love letters are as unique as the couples who write them. However, love letters often contain one particular turn of phrase regardless of their authors. When signing a love letter, it’s customary for writers to include at least one “XO”...
Murphy Chamber of Commerce welcomed guests with a Roaring 20s Gala theme at its annual Black & White awards banquet Friday, January 24. There was no grey area in the black and white décor for the evening as white plumage and fresh flower centerpieces created an...
Do you love the idea of escaping the traffic and dreary Texas winter weather for a few days? How about spending time skiing (or snowboarding) through fresh powder then falling into bed at night completely exhausted from the exercise and fresh air? Winter sports...
Opinion
As a boy, columnist John Moore was fascinated by NASA and the Space Program. He still is. Photo: John Moore I was six when Neal Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. I was 10 when Gene Cernan became the last. Between July 20, 1969, and December 14, 1972,...
As the cool breeze of autumn begins to sweep through the Lone Star State, there’s a particular charm that sets Texas apart during this time of year. Beyond the sprawling landscapes and bustling cities, Texas boasts a remarkable connection between fall...
We called it light bread. Others called it white bread. Regardless of what it was called, in my hometown of Ashdown, Arkansas and most of the rest of the South it was the foundation of the Southern food pyramid. And it was found aplenty at our home on Beech Street....
Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John Belushi-type look after they spot them on their breakfast plate. I have kinfolk who live somewhere up close to Canada....
Nearly 220 million American adults turn to their local newspapers regularly for news and information they need to stay informed, feel more connected to their neighbors and improve their lives and communities. That readership number is based on a recent national study...
