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Mayor Scott Bradley, working on his 20th city budget, has a lot to say about the budget and taxation process. “How does Murphy compare to these other cities that are around us?” Bradley asked. “Murphy is a good deal,” he answered himself. “If we're not...
The Murphy City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission have met jointly to review a rough draft of the city’s new Master Plan, marking what staff described as the “beginning of the end” of a process that began in late 2024. Reagan Rothenberger, director of...
Wylie ISD trustees opened last week’s regular meeting with public comments centered on a controversy involving the distribution of religious materials at Wylie East High School. According to the district, women affiliated with the organization Why Islam, along with...
The city of Murphy's 12th Rainbow Trout Roundup will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28. Registration has begun for the city of Murphy’s 12th Rainbow Trout Roundup. Sign up on the city website – murphytx.org – for the event to be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....
Early voting remains underway through Friday, Feb. 27, in Collin County for the Republican and Democratic primary elections. Election Day is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3. and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Collin County voters may cast ballots at any...
Sports
Plano East incoming sophomore Emerson Bailey was named the District 6-6A Utility Player of the Year after she hit .342 with 15 RBIs. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East recently completed its spring sports season...
Plano East senior forward Payten Cooper, a UCLA signee, has been named the offensive MVP of District 6-6A / Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media From Staff Reports The Plano East boys' and girls' soccer teams had players that were recently honored on the District 6-6A...
Plano East’s Philip Reed will represent the Panthers in this week’s area meet in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With the District 6-6A track and field meet being held in their home...
Plano East senior Jadyn Dawson exchanges a handshake with Lady Panthers head coach Lauren Peterson after she hit her 100th home run during an April 1 road game at McKinney Boyd. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] During her...
Plano East's Chloe Lee had one hit and one RBI during last Friday's 5-0 win for the Lady Panthers over Plano. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media From Staff Reports Final scores for games played by Plano East from April 7-12: Saturday, Apri. 12 Baseball Plano East...
Education
The Collin College Board of Trustees is seeking applications for a successor to Place 1 Trustee Megan Wallace, who resigned this month due to relocation. Wallace was elected in May 2023 and her term expires in May 2029. The board will appoint a successor, who will...
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...
Everyone copes with some kind of challenge in life, and Delia Martinez, with a roll with the punches mindset, has settled into living in Texas. The Woodland Hills, Calif., native has lived here for five years after moving to North Texas from Aurora, Colorado, where...
Wylie ISD board members recently received a first look at the 2021-22 budget, which is in sound shape heading into the next school year, according to a school district official. Scott Roderick, assistant superintendent for finance and operations for the Wylie ISD,...
Wylie High School valedictorian Leanna Doan and salutatorian Lina Mohamad will take similar career paths - the medical field. While in high school, they had another commonality, as both seniors said they have especially enjoyed the same classes: Humanities I and II....
Life & Style
Scenic views abound as you travel through the Canadian Rockies by rail. Traveling used to be such a formal event. In the golden age of rail, gentlemen wore fresh-pressed suits and ladies tied silk scarves neatly under their chins as they bought tickets to faraway...
Nortex Wholesale Nursery still prospering after 47 years Long before Wylie became a sea of suburban growth, land was plentiful, and so were opportunities. It was 1972 when Jon Pinkus took a chance and purchased land to start a growing center. Since then, Nortex...
Marylin Parsley is described by her daughter as a glittery person who wears a crown and sparkly jewelry every day and loves having her fingernails painted purple. On Mother’s Day, Lori Aden and her sister Sheila Parsley will visit their 77-year-old mom and bring her...
Make your next fiesta one to remember with colorful decor, festive touches and, perhaps most importantly, unique and mouthwatering recipes that bring guests back for seconds. To achieve the ideal flavors of a fiesta done right, try bringing something new to the table...
Every April for the past 8-10 years, Lisa Henry-Weaver has tinted her hair blue and painted her nails a broad spectrum of colors. While some people might wonder if she’s having a mid-life crisis, she’s not. She is simply making a statement to raise Autism Awareness....
Opinion
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.“Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON.“115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.” VIRGINIA, your little friends...
Growing up in New York, I’ll never forget the blackout that hit the city in 1977. I remember my mother being in the shower when the lights went out, and blaming my brother and I for playing a prank on her with the lights. But it was far from a prank, the city lost...
My grandfather was a blacksmith. To supply his shop with the metal, wood, and other materials he needed to operate, he attended auctions. Auctions that sold all types of items. Since his shop was located in Ashdown, Arkansas, that gave him close proximity to the...
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...
As we approach the end to another year, we often ask if we’re better off than we were a year ago. Has this year summed up to be a winner or loser? Globally, are we a better world? Are people of all nations better off? Is there more peace on earth? When we use the...
