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A speedy egg seeker leads the pack in Murphy’s annual Hop n’ Hunt event on Thursday, April 2. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor Thousands of youngsters, baskets and buckets in hand, lined up expectantly for the Hop n’ Hunt in Murphy Central Park. Photo album Overnight...
As severe weather season nears, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding residents that they can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies without paying sales tax during the state’s annual tax holiday, scheduled for April 26-28. The sales tax exemption begins...
First place winning art in the 2nd-3rd grade category was submitted by Hailey Y. Courtesy photo Murphy’s recycling trucks are sporting new artwork created by local students. The 2025 Recycle Truck Art Contest winners were honored at the Tuesday, April 15 city council...
Beginning May 7, every air traveler 18 years or older will be required to present a REAL ID compliant license or another acceptable form of identification to fly within the U.S. or access certain federal facilities, according to the Department of Homeland Security...
Collin County property values will take center stage as property owners will soon see how much the county thinks their property is worth. Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) has been busy collecting and entering information in preparation to generate appraisal...
Sports
The Plano East girls cross country team raises their index fingers while posing for pictures with the first-place plaque at the District 6-6A meet last Friday at Myers Park in McKinney. Photo by Art Smalley By David Wolman [email protected] MCKINNEY –...
The new baseball stadium in Arlington — Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers — opened last year. Globe Life Field was built to attract more fans during the long, hot days of summer in North Texas One local sports scribe said some time back that the team’s...
The Wylie Lady Pirates volleyball team had one of its best seasons ever last season. They finished the season 21-5 overall, 13-1 in the district, on the way to a championship and reached the UIL 6A Region II Finals before losing to Klein. That result put the Lady...
Collin College sophomore tennis player Rafal Bednarczuk is an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American. The honor tops a strong season for Collin College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams, both of...
Not many teams are comfortable starting a sophomore at the 6A level. After seeing Drew Devillier’s growth, maturity and skills development in the offseason, head coach Joey McCullough felt confident to give him the nod. The young quarterback takes over the position...
Education
Items such as a backpack and the supplies shown are tax exempt but a purse or handbag is not. As Texas students prepare to go back to school, their parents can save about $8 for every $100 they pay for clothes or supplies, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. The...
From Staff Reports [email protected] The April 2016 hailstorm that struck Wylie had a silver lining for Wylie Independent School District whose response in repairing damage earned a state energy efficiency award. WISD recently was named the 2016...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Plano East Senior High twin sisters, Adhya and Shriya Beesam, members of the IB World School, recently added to their list of achievements following a trip to George Washington University in Washington, DC. The...
Life & Style
Having a cold is not fun. A stuffy nose, sniffles, sore throat, and other symptoms make having a cold a generally unpleasant experience. According to data collected by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, the average con-sumer shops for over-the counter...
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] To an outsider, Jim and Ruth Perry’s wedding ceremony might sound more like something that would happen in Las Vegas today not 75 years ago in Lovington, NM. The couple,...
Patrick is a 10-year-old, 8 lb. Dachshund/Miniature Pinscher mix. He is a very adorable and sweet little boy who loves everyone and has yet to meet a stranger! He is sure to melt your heart! He is potty trained, crated trained and gets along with all dogs and cats. ...
Getting kids to be more active and motivated for outdoor adventure can be a challenge in today’s world of cool technology. With so many compelling reasons to stay indoors, like smartphones and streaming video, how do you convince your little ones that the great...
College is the first taste of true independence many young students experience. Whereas mom and dad were always around to make sure kids were out the door on time and homework was done, that safety blanket is no longer there once kids move into their dorm rooms. The...
Opinion
There’s something about being scared. Some kids claim they don’t like it,,but do. While a handful of other kids claim they don’t like it, and really don’t. I was the former. My sister was the latter. In the small, redbrick house on Beech Street in Ashdown, Arkansas,...
By Ed Sterling June 1 is the last day of the 84th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. From now until then is all the time that remains for the House and Senate to decide if they’re going to agree on a 2016-2017 state budget. Both chambers could be ordered...
Re: Reason To Stand for RFRAs The secular do believe in the supernatural and the surreal. I cannot count the number of times I have been frightened by the images conjured from the hell and damnation descriptions designed for the “different.” Yes, Indiana’s Mike Pence...
Dear Editor: “Thank you!” On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, Collin College would like to send this message to the citizens of Collin County. You see, 30 years ago local voters approved the creation of this college—the first public higher education...
By David Keuss, Lead Pastor @ The Lakes Church What happens when two lives become one? It seems like a dream, but then we find it is not as easy as it looks at all. Relationship trouble happens when the two becoming one together still live for themselves rather than...
