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Stop signs and turn arrows are intended to prevent eastbound traffic on Renner Road from running into a house at Tall Tree Drive. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor After a series of car accidents where Renner Road dead-ends into the 600 block of Tall Tree Drive, the city of...
Plano East will play Plano at 7 p.m. Thursday at Tom Kimbrough Stadium. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Due to the threat of inclement weather, Friday's scheduled football game between Plano East and Plano has been moved...
Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed constitutional amendments in the Nov. 4 general election. The Texas Constitution, written in 1876, has been amended more than 500 times. Amendments are frequent because the state’s charter restricts lawmakers from making many...
Sarah Hustwit of McKinney feeds a sample ballot into a DS 200 tabulating machine in a practice run for the Nov. 4 general election. The Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election ballot contains 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution as well as a countywide election...
Presentation slide shown at council meeting highlighting commercial development conditions in Murphy. In the annual report on Murphy’s economic development, Reagan Rothenberger said Murphy’s population was estimated at 22,866 people with an average household income of...
Sports
Plano East senior Colin O'Boyle (23) pulls down a rebound during a 47-35 win over Prosper Rock Hill on Friday. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Over the course of the season, and especially during Plano East’s (23-6, 9-2)...
Just four games in, Plano East’s 2024 season looks like a season of growth and continued improvement. A program finding its footing the last few years opened the season 3-1 at the Andie Studley Memorial Showcase in Wylie, taking on competitive area teams that made...
While last season didn’t seem significant for Plano East, the growth shown brings plenty of excitement for the 2024 campaign. The Lady Panthers won eight games in 2023, still finishing under .500 for the year. With a young roster, East improved by six wins from the...
Plano East enters a new chapter for their boys soccer program. The Panthers have been coached by Rick Woodard for 27 years, but after last season, he decided it was time to turn over the program. In a statement after the season, Woodard reflected on what it meant to...
While the Lady Panthers have had a frustrating start to the 2023-24 season, the team knows its best basketball can still be played. After earning its first district win, head coach Derrick Richardson is confident that the team can still turn things around. They are...
Education
The Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen was filled with emotion and pride Saturday, May 24, as 755 seniors from Wylie High School crossed the stage to receive their diplomas during the school’s graduation ceremony. The event began with the Wylie High School...
School closings to stop the spread of coronavirus and social distancing guidelines have affected many families as distance learning for school-age children became reality last week. Parents were suddenly tasked with not only having their children home 24 hours a day...
A group of just 20 Plano East Senior High students are making a tangible difference in three of the area’s biggest cities. Akshaya Annampedu, a sophomore in the International Baccalaureate (IB) World School Program, started a PESH chapter of Pencils of Promise (PoP)...
The following was issued this afternoon by Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson: Dear Wylie ISD Family, Keeping our students, staff and visitors safe is a priority for Wylie ISD and the past few days we have seen things change minute by minute. Please know that...
For many juniors and seniors, this coming weekend is one of the most important in their high school careers: SAT day. The SAT, one of the two college entrance exams high schoolers take, is usually offered seven times a year. Saturday, March 14 is the next test date,...
Life & Style
Cinco de Mayo is a relatively insignificant holiday on the Mexican calendar. However, among Americans, Cinco de Mayo has become an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture and cuisine. Each year on May 5, many Cinco de Mayo celebrants toast with their favorite...
Did you know that the choices your local grocery store makes can have a global impact on the environment? From the types and brands of seafood sold to the way foods are packaged and carried out of the store, oceans worldwide are affected by the operations of grocers...
Wylie resident Shari Junqueira wanted to give her 14-year-old daughter, Gia, a vacation that went beyond beaches or cruises. She wanted to provide her daughter an experience that she would remember. An Asian elephant sanctuary in Hugo, Okla. proved to be just the...
Keep the excitement of the new school year going by finding fun ways to encourage learning at home. Consider introducing interactive and engaging books into your household that make STEAM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) more accessible....
Texas shoppers can save a little money the weekend of Aug. 10-12 when sales taxes are eliminated on most clothing and school supplies priced less than $100. Savings amount to about eight percent of the purchase price, sometimes a little more, during the annual Texas...
Opinion
Ask Rusty – About the Dreaded “IRMAA” Provision Dear Rusty: About a month or two ago I was notified that my Social Security was being reduced from $1,583 a month to about $1,283 a month - a $300 deduction! They said it was because my income was over the limit on my...
Saddened. Embarrassed. Determined. These three words evoke distinct feelings and emotions. In the context of an opinion piece we ran in the last week’s paper, they describe the aftermath of a community that lost its newspaper. After 130 years in business, the Commerce...
This week the media is focusing on Sunshine Week. It is a time to celebrate a free press and what it means for you and your community to have access to public information. Several weeks ago, I read a letter that should be shared with every community. While the message...
Dear Rusty: Can or does the Social Security Administration occasionally make mistakes in determining the benefits due? I’m now 72 but I retired early at age 61 and knew that my benefits would be reduced. I’ve always wondered if my monthly benefit calculation was...
