Latest News
Nonstop service planned to five destinations As construction continues on McKinney National Airport’s new passenger terminal, Avelo Airlines has announced it will begin service on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Known since its start in the 1970s as general aviation airport TKI,...
Nine residential buildings are nearing completion at Jericho Village, each designed to resemble a single-family home, with four apartments sharing a common front door and stairs. Jericho Village, Wylie’s first income-based urban housing village, is nearing completion...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a two-step enforcement effort aimed at ensuring cities comply with a recently enacted state law governing property tax transparency and financial reporting, an initiative that has already affected several municipalities...
Two Collin County cities doubled in population over the past five years while the county grew overall by 19.6% from 2020 to 2025, according to the latest figures from the Texas Population Estimates Program. The program, run by the Texas Demographic Center, estimated...
Collin County voters go back to the polls in March to choose Republican and Democratic candidates for November’s general election. Monday, Dec. 8, was the deadline for candidates to file for party primaries to be held Tuesday, March 3. Secretary of State Jane Nelson...
Sports
Plano East senior Landon Leedy completes his wind-up during a March 11 home game against Princeton. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Kellan McWhinnie struck out five over seven shutout innings against four hits in a 3-0 win...
Plano East junior outside hitter Simone Heard has been named the most valuable player of District 6-6A, as voted on by the coaches in the district. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East junior outside hitter...
Plano East senior Izan Qazi (15) pulls up for a jump shot during a District 6-6A boys basketball game against Prosper on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Qazi scored 24 points, but the Panthers lost 57-55 to Prosper. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman...
The Plano East boys basketball team poses for pictures with the rings that they earned for winning the Blue Division of the Dallas Mavs Fall Classic last Saturday from Frisco Panther Creek. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
Plano East seniors, from left, Liam DeWeese (University of California-Berkeley, men's gymnastics), Sema Udo (UT-San Antonio, women's basketball), Ryan Weston (Eastern Oklahoma State, baseball), DJ Hall (Texas State, men's basketball), Cole McClendon (Henderson State,...
Education
Wylie Independent School District again earned the highest possible rating in the Texas Education Agency’s accountability system for 2024-25, posting an overall A with a scaled score of 92. Wylie Independent School District again earned the highest possible rating in...
Public school students will take the STAAR test this year, and the Wylie ISD board approved a waiver at its Feb. 23 meeting to allow the process to go smoother regarding accommodating on-campus and remote learners. With the waiver, non-testing students will learn...
Teachers stand in front of a class and communicate lessons each day to students, but as Davis Intermediate School English/language arts teacher Susan Wood can attest, teachers also teach their fellow teachers. Wood has mentored a teacher, Dean Latta, at Davis and...
As protests were being held nationwide after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Brian Lyons, principal of McMillen High School, reached out to co-members of Leadership Plano with the goal of fostering open dialogue in a safe space focused on listening and...
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series about the Wylie Independent School District’s recruiting and retention program. Melissa Hefty doesn’t mind helping a teacher in need. Wylie ISD operates a recruiting and retention department that seeks to...
Life & Style
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum Tall, serene and stark in contrast to the landscape, there’s something mysterious yet beautiful about lighthouses. These iconic structures, built as early as 1716, provide a beacon of light and guidance to mariners to...
Many homeowners feel pools or spas are must-have features as they attempt to turn their homes in their own personal oases. The decision to get a pool or a hot tub is not one to take lightly. Significant purchases, pools and/or spas can affect the value of a home and...
Music is power. It can lift spirits, reduce stress, improve memory, ease pain and even improve physical health and well-being. Next weekend, 51-year-old James Michael McLester hopes to harness that power, along with his passion, and turn it into a profitable...
Spring is the perfect time of year to break away from everyday life for a journey to a new destination. Across the country, the climate tends to be moderate, so you can take in a wide range of activities for a fun-filled getaway. One challenge of planning a trip is...
Wylie native Jacob Hemsath isn’t waiting around for a miraculous offer – he’s making his dreams come true himself. Although he graduated college less than a year ago, his professional theatre career is already well underway: he has been cast in five shows since summer...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore lost his dog, Will, a few months ago. But Will's leash was called back up for active duty. Courtesy John Moore I was driving to buy the morning paper when I noticed movement ahead. As I drew closer, I realized it was a dog. An English...
By Jeff Denton Cancer. Not what I was expecting to hear from the doctor. But surprisingly comforting at some level. It sure explained the extreme sickness I was experiencing. It explained twenty pounds of weight loss in three weeks. It explained months of pain that...
By Rick Wood There’s so much going on in our world today…just turn on the news and you can hear of the tragedies that are taking place throughout our nation. Here in Texas, the town of Uvalde is mourning the deaths of nineteen elementary students and two teachers less...
By John Moore We had a clothesline, but no washer or dryer. So the Laundromat was a weekly destination. Today, most folks would find the absence of a laundry room in the home as foreign as no air conditioning or Wi-Fi. Fifty years ago, most...
By Jon Smiley With Texas voters heading to the polls again this month for primary runoff elections, transparency and open accountability should be top of mind for voters and a top priority for our elected officials. That’s especially true in the election of the...
