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Hope's Gate Thrift Store is now open at 201 E. Butler St. in Wylie. The store carries clothes, accessories, home decor and much more. Photo Allison LaBrot Local thrifters now have a place to shop closer to home. The newly opened Hope’s Gate Thrift Store offers a...
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...
Plano East junior Leyna Anderson goes up in the air for a hitting attempt during Tuesday's season opener against Woodrow Wilson. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East was forced to wait for more than one hour to...
House Bill 1481 bans the use of personal cellphones at all grade levels. As students gather supplies for returning to class, there’s one item they won’t need in school: a cell phone. A new Texas law bans the use of personal telecommunication devices at all grade...
Texas families could save $132 million this weekend in the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, said acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock. The event runs Friday, Aug. 8, through midnight, Sunday, Aug. 10. “Back-to-school costs can add up fast,” Hancock said....
Sports
Plano East senior Luke Wasemiller (4) attempts to dribble past a Plano defender on Tuesday. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The hottest team in District 6-6A is the Plano East boys basketball team. Not only are the...
The Plano East Panthers (0-4, 3-4) are now below .500 for the first time this season, losing to the Coppell Cowboys (3-1, 6-1) 49-14 Friday night. The Cowboys took advantage of the Panthers' defense early, producing 332 passing yards and scoring 28 points in the first...
Plano East (0-3, 3-3) stays winless in district play as Flower Mound (1-2, 1-5) gets their first win of the season by the score of 48-31 at Flower Mound’s Wilson Stadium. The Jaguars penetrated the Panthers' defense on the ground and in the air throughout the game....
Plano East (0-2, 3-2) loses their first home of the season, 35-23 to the Hebron Hawks (1-2, 3-2) on homecoming night at Kimbrough Stadium in Murphy. It was not a good night for the Panthers' offense, as the Hawks forced several turnovers. Devillier threw 24...
A promising start to the regular season now has questions for Plano East football. The Panthers (0-1, 3-1) lost their opening game of District 6-6A in a game that could not have gotten worse. Running back Daniel Fayombo went out with an injury, while Plano East...
Education
Two members of the Collin College Board of Trustees have decided not to run in the Saturday, May 3, general election. Place 4 Trustee Greg Gomel of Plano, elected in 2019, did not file for re-election and longtime Trustee Stacy Anne Arias withdrew from the race. Arias...
Wylie Independent School District is working to cut down on waste one school at a time. Student nutrition officials implemented Share, Shake and Stack at the beginning of the semester. This new program has students follow three steps that reduce trash in cafeterias....
A group of Wylie High theatre students will head to Broadway this summer to perform alongside some of the most famous musical theatre stars – and all for charity. Wylie High is one of just eight high schools in the country selected to participate in Arts for Autism....
Between early-morning rehearsals, late-night performances and hours spent memorizing lines, high school theatre is a major time commitment for all involved. Directors spend months preparing shows while students must stay on top of schoolwork. But despite these...
Whether it’s a movie or a live theatre production, entertainment is presented in small doses. Regardless of how immersed the audience gets in another world, it only lasts for an hour or two before disappearing from screen or stage. For those involved, however, it is...
Life & Style
Kitchens are often described as the most popular room in a home, and that’s not mere conjecture. A survey from House Digest asked participants to identify the room they consider most important in their homes, and roughly 41 percent chose the kitchen. Residents tend to...
Active aging is the answer to a long and healthy retirement lifestyle. From independent and assisted living to memory care, adults ages 55 and up can achieve optimal health by engaging in a consistent regiment of physical activity. Seniors living in a retirement...
By Roxanne Trunnell October 31, 2009 started out as a day like any other. As a recent graduate of Washington State University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, I was a struggling twenty-something with two part-time jobs and ambitions to compete in Olympic-level...
By Wyndi Veigel News Editor [email protected] Collin County residents may have been surprised as firetrucks doused in pink traversed back and forth on roadways last week. The nonprofit organization, Pink Heals, made a visit to several locations throughout...
Snacking may not seem like part of a healthy diet, but the right snacks can help men and women fight midday hunger without contributing to unwanted weight gain. The following low-calorie snacks won’t compromise adults’ efforts to maintain healthy weights, and...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore didn’t like gardens as a kid. That’s changed thanks to his grandmothers. Courtesy John Moore As a kid, I hated the vegetable garden. If you stood on our back porch, it was to your left. It took up the entire corner of our large yard. To me,...
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...
Last week during the Tham Luang cave rescue I was glued to my Twitter feed! Maybe you were too as the rescue plan unfolded to save 13 lives trapped deep inside a cave. Different aspects of the story captivated my attention from the emotional connection that comes from...
