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School of Rock students ranging in age from 12 to 18 perform Friday, June 12, before the Sounds at Sundown Concert in Murphy Central Park. Photo Bob Wieland School of Rock officially celebrated its arrival in Murphy with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony...
Heidi Christensen and her son Alex, a member of Wylie’s Young Men’s Service League, place a wreath on the grave of a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. The National Wreaths Across America ceremony at Wylie Cemetery Saturday opened with a call to remember the...
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...
The Tall family’s original Blessing Box has stayed full. The other two boxes have also had traffic while waiting to be delivered to their host locations. The royal blue boxes build community and offer access to food outside of local pantry hours. Courtesy The Legacy...
The city of McKinney said it has signed a Use and Lease Agreement for Houston-based Avelo Airlines to serve McKinney National Airport, TKI, after work is completed on infrastructure expansion including a new terminal building.Groundbreaking occurred in July and...
Sports
Plano East shortstop Chloe Lee looks a throw into her glove during a 5-4 win over Plano on Friday. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East improved to 3-3 in district play with two crucial wins this week: a 5-3 road win...
Plano East senior Grace McDonald dives to the court for a dig during a Region I-6A, Division I semifinal against Keller from Hebron High School on Monday night. The Lady Indians defeated the Lady Panthers in three sets. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By...
Plano East junior linebacker Tylon Gibson (29) closed in on an Allen ball carrier during Thursday's District 6-6A football game from Allen's Eagle Stadium. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By Michael Chrisman [email protected] ALLEN – Plano East was...
Plano East sophomore Grace Pinegar finished with double-digit kills in Monday's 3-0 bi-district playoff win over Lewisville from Hebron High School. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Lewisville and Plano East had been...
The Murphy Middle School eighth-grade football team poses for pictures while roading on a float during a parade. Submitted photo By Mark Woodyard The Murphy Middle School football program is on the rise. This year, under the direction of head coach Mark Woodyard and...
Education
A Plano East parking lot is full of seniors personalizing their parking spaces Saturday, Aug. 9. WHS had about 600 spots for students to purchase at $35 each and painting began Friday, Aug. 8. Students were given guidelines to follow but the district does not require...
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety released the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Tuesday, Jan. 26. The plan is the state’s framework for establishing homeland security priorities focused on a broad range of efforts to develop,...
The Wylie ISD began a Diversity and Inclusion program this year, a non-curriculum program designed to create unity and ensure people of all backgrounds are heard and valued. And this first year centered on multiple goals: Listening, learning and getting a feel for...
Wylie High School junior Devin Chaky speaks enthusiastically about entering a science field - engineering - for a career one day. The work she does now in one of her classes can help her with science-related industries. Some 92 certifications were earned by WHS...
Although a common pirate directive is, ‘Walk the plank’, Pirates taking construction classes at Wylie High School have chosen less dire, and more productive, plank activities. Jason Light, a 1999 graduate of WHS, has been a construction technology teacher and a...
Life & Style
It’s sweet, it’s simple and it’s the perfect summer treat. And with just four basic ingredients—cream, milk, sugar and vanilla—ice cream is a divine creation. Unfortunately, fillers and emulsifiers such as polysorbate 80, guar gum, artificial colorings, corn syrup and...
More than 500 eager anglers ventured out in windy conditions Saturday, Feb. 23 to compete for the honor of catching the biggest fish in Murphy’s annual Rainbow Trout Roundup. “The event was a great success this year. The weather turned out to be perfect, and we had...
The date of April 2, 2009 is seared into Karen Schrah’s brain, as it would be for any parent who underwent what she did that day. That afternoon, her son, Zachary, a sophomore at Clark High School, was taking part in spring football practice at Plano East, where he...
Ordinary people, extraordinary love stories. Whether you’re 14 or 40, some couples have a knack for finding ever-lasting love. Last week we asked our readers to let us know if they had a love story to share and they did. Here’s a few that might give you hope and put a...
As the clock ticks down to Valentine’s Day, the pressure is on to find the ideal gift. While some sweethearts may provide some clues to help with Valentine’s Day shopping, many gift-givers are on their own. The National Retail Federation predicts that, in 2019,...
Opinion
Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection in ways no other...
By Ray Miranda Two guys are walking in the heart of New York City. As you can imagine they hear honking horns, the sounds of cars moving, people talking – really, just a whole at once. As one guy talks, he notices the other looks like his mind is wandering. He’s...
By Lynn Burgess A verse that has been on my mind lately is John 3:16. If you’re familiar with the bible at all, you probably know this verse… For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not...
By Jeremy B. MazurThe trials of drought weave throughout the story of Texas in tales of devastation that had lasting effects on the families, businesses, and communities that survived them. These withering dry times prompted Texans to make big changes to shore up...
By Todd Baughman This weekend I had the opportunity to celebrate two men in my life turning 90 years old. One was my grandfather Bob Houser and the other, my friend and founding pastor Gene Getz. These milestones gave me the opportunity to celebrate the...
