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Here are final, unofficial results from Collin County Elections with 21 of 21 vote centers reporting. Election results are unofficial until canvassed by the Murphy City Council. Council Member, Place 3Andrew Chase 876 35.67%Debbie Ison 1,580 64.33%Council Member,...
A new law now requires Texas vehicle dealers to issue metal license plates instead of temporary paper tags. Temporary paper license plates are disappearing from Texas vehicles. Under a law passed by the 88th Legislature two years ago, Monday, July 1, is the date for...
Courtesy photo Collin College is now accepting applications for its new Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Software Development, set to launch this fall at the college’s Frisco Campus. The program builds on Collin College’s existing Associate of Applied Science...
Bailey Ragsdale, Murphy Public Affairs Officer, displays the internal communications award from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers. Courtesy photo City Manager Aretha Adams has congratulated Public Affairs Officer Bailey Ragsdale and her staff for...
Plans for “Project Homestead" between Parker and Murphy would include 254 homes on 100 acres now owned by Restore the Grasslands. Courtesy image The husband of Dallas internet influencer Dani “Goofy Mom” Austin is marketing plans for a country living community between...
Sports
Plano East senior Moustafa Abualneel (13) scored nine points in a 58-43 win over Denton Braswell on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The Plano East boys basketball team used a 20-10 fourth quarter run to...
Plano East has a lot of veteran experience returning to its defense, but one of its biggest questions is at linebacker. The Panthers lost starting middle linebacker and team leader Jaxon Atchley. He led the team with 60 tackles last season and was one of the best...
With the potential to start three seniors in the secondary, Plano East brings back plenty of depth and experience to their defensive backfield. The Panthers return one starting safety and one starting cornerback. Dezmond Smith will start at one safety spot, he started...
A high school football team considers itself lucky when it can return its starting quarterback. Even more for Plano East, when you can return two quarterbacks with varsity playing experience, you’re even more fortunate. That is the case for the Panthers, who return...
Plano East had one of the best running back tandems in District 6-6A last season with Ismail Mahdi and Xavier Franco. Mahdi led the team with 1,332 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns in 2021, earning himself his second first-team all-district honors. Behind him, Franco...
Education
The Plano Independent School District’s second Welcome and Enrollment Center, scheduled to be completed last next month, will bear the names of two longtime district officials. The PISD Board of Trustees voted at their Tuesday, Dec. 10, regular meeting to name...
Staff and students of Wylie’s Burnett Junior High are uniting in a unique way to stop bullying. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the school’s librarian and counselor decided to bring a fresh perspective on the topic. Each student and teacher received...
The four candidates in contested races for Wylie Independent School District board seats answered a series of questions to better introduce themselves to voters at a forum hosted last week by the Wylie Council of PTAs and League of Women Voters of Collin County. The...
Seventh grade students at Cooper Junior High had a chance to learn what Wylie looked like millions of years ago. Dr. Ron Tykoski, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Perot Museum in Dallas, visited all the seventh grade science classes at Cooper Friday, Sept....
The Main Stage theatre classes at Wylie East and Wylie High are busy preparing their fall productions. This year’s play at Wylie East is Bertolt Brecht’s “The Good Woman of Setzuan,” as translated by Eric Bentley. Performances are Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. and...
Life & Style
Experts recommend that children aged 6 to 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night, while teenagers aged 13 to 18 need 8 to 10 hours. As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, students and parents alike face the challenge of readjusting to a...
Transforming pumpkins into cleverly carved creations is a Halloween tradition. Each October, glowing pumpkins take up residence near doorsteps and porches, adding to the magical ambiance of the season. Young and old spend time designing their themes and then...
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Eight years ago, 35-year old Katrina Owens received news that would forever change her life. A wife and mom of a kindergartner at that time, she wasn’t thinking breast cancer was in her future, but it was. She discovered...
By Melinda Myers Dress up the holidays or give gifts that continue giving throughout the year with these low maintenance gardening trends. Just add a little fun, classic beauty or style to make it even more memorable now and throughout the year. Terrariums....
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Fall is here and the décor of choice, pumpkins, will soon be appearing on doorsteps throughout neighborhoods. Searching for that perfect orange (most often) fruit for decorating or carving can be a fun experience...
Opinion
clock changer in our house. So when I woke up at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, I approached the day as “business as usual” and went downstairs to let the dogs out. Ordinarily, the lack of sunlight might have clued me in, but after Saturday’s deluge, I wasn’t expecting much. When...
As media professional, I assume that you, the reader, know what you get as a subscriber to your local newspaper. But we’ve all heard what assume can mean, so I’m going to explain why it’s important you pay for an annual subscription and what you get with that...
When you hear about Medicare, you probably think of the federal program that helps pay for older adults’ health care. What you may not realize is that another of Medicare’s major responsibilities is to inspect health care facilities to make sure that patients receive...
When you hear about Medicare, you probably think of the federal program that helps pay for older adults’ health care. What you may not realize is that another of Medicare’s major responsibilities is to inspect health care facilities to make sure that patients receive...
Psychological prevention and treatment for students is the best way to head off school violence, mental health professionals told a panel of state lawmakers on July 18. This was the third in a series of interim hearings for the Senate Select Committee on Violence in...
