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Plans for a high-density development between Parker and Murphy will be back before Collin County Commissioners after officials balked at immediate passage. “Staff requests Commissioners Court consideration and for approval of the Final Plat for Restore the Grasslands,...
Nordstrom Rack is planned to open in spring 2027 in Murphy Marketplace, Nordstrom, Inc. announced Tuesday, Nov. 4. The 25,000 square-foot store is planned for the northeast corner of FM 544 and North Murphy Road.“We look forward to being a part of the Murphy community...
The Murphy City Council addressed matters ranging from neighborhood parking concerns to a franchise renewal with Atmos Energy and the adoption of a new procurement card program aimed at improving purchasing efficiency. Mayor Scott Bradley began the Tuesday, Oct. 21,...
All Abilities Hub founder Katia Mukhammadieva, right, and daughter Nastasia. Katia founded the club two years ago after searching for a social group for Nastasia. Today the group has members ranging from ages 6 to 25. Courtesy photo Every Wednesday, kids, teens — and...
Courtesy image Collin County officials are inviting residents to attend a public meeting to review and comment on plans for the southeast segment (2 and 4) of the Collin County Outer Loop, a proposed 55-mile transportation corridor designed to connect the...
Sports
Twelve student-athletes at Plano East High School signed a National Letter of Intent on National Signing Day, Feb. 4, at Archie McAfee Gymnasium. Photo courtesy Tony Benedetto By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East had 12 student-athletes sign a National...
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
Teachers in the Plano Independent School District will be getting the biggest pay raise in district history. Plano ISD Trustees approved the 2025-26 compensation plan at their Tuesday, June 10, board meeting. Salary increases will range from 4% to 8.5%, depending on...
Plano East culinary students advance to state A dozen Plano East Senior High culinary students have stirred up success. The teens competed in the SkillsUSA regional competition in Waco Feb. 7 and 8. PESH students obtained gold in culinary arts (Tucker Wakabayashi),...
America’s spookiest family will make an appearance at Murphy’s McMillen High School this weekend. Theatre students will perform “The Addams Family: The Musical” Feb. 13 through 15. Shows start at 7 p.m. each night, with an additional one at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15....
Seniors who attend Wylie High or Wylie East have a chance to win some post-graduation help from others in the community. The local scholarship application opened Saturday, Feb. 1 and remains open through 11:59 p.m. on March 1. For the full story, see the Feb. 6...
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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...
The Wylie Art Gallery is Wylie’s best-kept secret. Located downtown on Ballard Street, this growing gallery tries to create a different world – one in which people can escape everyday life and find an outlet for creativity. Pat Bentine and Lynn Grimes founded the...
Pastors, fire captain, talk serving and parenting today Craig Rush knows all too well the challenges families face today. As the campus pastor of Chase Oaks Church Woodbridge Campus, and as the father of three children, ages 7, 5 and 3, the demands of family and...
Summer is almost here! Now the kids are out of school patiently waiting for parents to plan an adventure or two. Depending on interests, a quick search online offers so many options available it’s hard to know where to begin. If you are looking to plan a vacation that...
A packed schedule often leads to less meals around the table. Between balancing family, friends, work and activities, it can be easy to reach for a pre-packaged snack on-the-go that lacks important vitamins and nutrients. Instead, when looking for portable, grab-and-...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore remembers the parlors of the houses of yesterday. Where plastic covered the furniture, fresh flowers adorned the window sills, and you’d better not ever get caught going in there. Courtesy John Moore There was always one room in every Southern...
Dear Rusty: My birth date is 1947. My wife is 1950. We both took our Social Security years ago at age 62 due to health concerns because we questioned if we would live to age 78 to equalize the extra payout if we would have waited to age 66. Taking early at 62 may have...
Whatever our political views, certainly we can agree we have the right to know how government is conducting business. How are taxpayer dollars spent? Who is influencing decisions? Access to information allows us to speak up and hold public officials accountable, while...
A person may be tired and weary of backing up and beginning anew after going into dead-end ways, but this is inevitable, unless a person gives up trying. The only way that you can live at all is by the habit of making new starts, adjusting to mistakes and changes. Age...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 13 asked for a presidential disaster declaration for three counties that sustained widespread damage attributed to severe thunderstorms, straight-line winds, hail and tornadoes. The stormy weather on Oct. 20-21 hit Cameron, Dallas and Erath...
