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Cheers erupt at Murphy Central Park as the United States scores during a World Cup watch party Wednesday, July 1. Soccer fans of all ages gathered to watch the Americans take on Bosnia and Herzegovina on the park’s big screen. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Soccer fans...
Wylie veterans Chuck Davis, left, and Don Bridges say goodbye to Dave Marshall, their guardian for Honor Flight #60, after arriving home at Dallas Love Field earlier this month. Courtesy photo Two longtime friends and fellow members of American Legion Post 315 in...
Local residents have another chance this year to discard expired or unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. The fall Drug Take Back event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, in the lobby of the Murphy Police Department, 206 N....
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...
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...
Sports
The Plano East boys soccer team poses for pictures after defeating Plano 2-1 at John Clark Stadium on Friday. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] PLANO – First came a Gatorade bath for first-year Plano East head boys soccer...
Plano East will face Prosper in the bi-district round of the playoffs. MURPHY – The Panthers (4-3, 6-4) closed out their season with a 30-18 victory over Marcus (4-3, 4-6) on Friday night at Kimbrough Stadium. It was a night where Plano East’s defense played terrific...
The Plano East Lady Panthers (32-12) won a five-set nail-biter over Highland Park (32-12) in their area matchup on Thursday. After winning the opening two sets (25-22, 25-21), the Lady Scots battled back to take the next two (23-25, 21-25), forcing a pivotal fifth...
The Plano East Lady Panthers’ are Bi-District Champs after defeating Allen 3-1 on Tuesday at Wylie East. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert WYLIE — Plano East’s first playoff game in 15 years took four sets, and the Lady Panthers made sure it wasn’t the end of the road. The...
Travis Agee (22) had 16 carries for 87 yards against Lewisville on Friday. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert LEWISVILLE – Early turnovers derailed the Plano East Panthers in a 26-3 road loss to Lewisville. The wind played a factor in the early going at Farmers Stadium,...
Education
Gov. Greg Abbott displays Senate Bill 2, signed May 3, creating educational savings accounts – a school voucher system – in Texas. Courtesy Governor's Office Effective with the 2026-27 school year, Texas families will be able to apply for a trust fund account from...
Reading and science, typically treated as separate worlds, were joined together for high-energy entertainment. As part of their summer reading clubs, Smith and Sachse Public Libraries each held science shows Thursday, June 13. Jack McAfee of ScienceTellers led the...
Institution approved to offer 4-year degrees Degrees offered at Collin College are getting an upgrade. After receiving approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees, Collin College will offer four-year degrees....
For four years now, young theatre enthusiasts have had a chance to dedicate five days to perfecting their craft. Summer on Stage, a weeklong theatre workshop, was held May 28 to June 1 at Wylie High School. WHS director Polly Harrison and WEHS director Andrea Farnham...
Open registration for Collin College’s fall 2019 semester started June 11. Returning students with more than one hour of credit can register now. Open registration is available to all students who have been admitted and are eligible to enroll at Collin College....
Life & Style
Discover the best St. Patricks Day celebrations in the U.S. Chicago dyes the Chicago River green each year for St. Patrick’s Day. As winter fades and March rolls in, cities across the United States prepare to turn green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a...
From Staff Reports [email protected] North Texas Municipal Water District and C&S Media have teamed up for a #PledgeToPlantSmart Photo Contest to encourage NTMWD customers to plant drought tolerant Texas native or adapted plants for water efficiency. “Our...
Before school is the perfect time to screen for scoliosis The leisurely days of summer are over and it’s time to re-establish healthy habits and back-to-school routines. In addition to dental checkups and annual physicals, pediatric medical specialists recommend...
Opioid addicts, families walk steps together Editor’s note: This is the last of a three part series about opioid addiction in Collin County. Names have been changed to protect identities By Sonia Duggan [email protected] When an addict decides they are...
Early drug use often leads to lasting consequences Editor’s note: This is the second of a three part series about opioid addiction in Collin County. Due to the subject matter, names in the story have been changed to protect identities. By Sonia Duggan...
Opinion
When I was a child, we defined summer as a time for play and being outside. We would take off in the morning and check back in around lunch time. Afterwards, we were back out with friends or exploring the surrounding cornfield to play hide-and-seek or another made up...
Contrary to the Waylon Jennings song “My Heroes have always been Cowboys,” I would say my heroes have always been veterans – especially World War II veterans. One of my heroes, Robert “Bob” Riley, took the final journey of his life Sunday, June 16. He was...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, and 23 House and Senate members joined Gov. Greg Abbott in Houston on June 13 as he signed four disaster preparedness and relief bills into law. The group met at Gallery Furniture, owned by Jim “Mattress...
A couple of weeks ago I was speaking to a group of students and decided to start with a point-blank question: Is Congress doing a good job? There were perhaps 100 people in the room, and not a single one raised his or her hand. So I asked the question a different way:...
