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Food pantries tackle holiday season hunger

Food pantries tackle holiday season hunger

Rising food prices have led to more visitors at local food pantries and the holiday season will be one of the busiest times of the year. But those needing extra help have several nearby options for assistance. Located at 4401 Williford Road in Sachse, 5 Loaves is a...

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Commissioners lose confidence in COVID-19 data

Commissioners lose confidence in COVID-19 data

Collin County commis­sioners almost pulled down the web dashboard reporting daily COVID-19 numbers, but decided instead to post a dis­claimer stating that they do not trust the data. The discussion over virus reporting came a few days af­ter the state, which provides...

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Budget work begins for city

Budget work begins for city

Murphy residents will get a next chance to comment on the upcoming municipal govern­ment tax rate Sept. 8, when city council conducts one of two public hearings on the fiscal year 2021 city budget. The council set the hearing at its Aug. 18 meeting, declar­ing that...

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Wylie junior high lesson draws ire

Wylie junior high lesson draws ire

A Celebrate Freedom Week social studies assignment at Cooper Junior High School drew a rebuke from parents and the Fraternal Order of Police yesterday for its use of an editorial cartoon seen as presenting police officers in a bad light. The cartoon featured panels...

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Texas tries nation’s first virtual criminal trial

Texas tries nation’s first virtual criminal trial

A Texan’s speeding ticket put her in the legal history books last week. To combat the backlog in criminal cases created by the pandemic, a Travis County justice of the peace conducted the nation’s first virtual criminal trial. The case was livestreamed on YouTube, and...

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Nothing crazy about these bakers

Nothing crazy about these bakers

Little did Gena Carrico know that in 2017, when she sought out her neighbor Stephanie Cuesta for Spanish lessons, she would be meeting her future business partner. “We were neighbors. I was looking for someone to teach my daughter and I Spanish,” Carrico said. “We...

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Lifeguard makes lifesaving rescue

Lifeguard makes lifesaving rescue

Knowing that you are trained to save someone’s life and ac­tually doing it are two completely different things. Wylie High student Gracie Robison, 16, put her lifeguard train­ing into action when she rescued a young girl from drowning in a neighborhood pool in...

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City takes inclusivity a step further

City takes inclusivity a step further

Although inclusive playground equipment was installed at Mustang Park in January 2018, the city of Murphy listened to the community and took inclusivity a step further. “Mustang Park is not a fully inclusive park as there are some pieces of equipment that are not...

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17,242 counted on WISD first day

17,242 counted on WISD first day

First day attendance in Wylie schools last week, Aug. 13, show an increase of 480 in student population with a to­tal of 17,242 counted present in person or remotely. The total for the first day of classes last year was 16,762 students. The official count of WISD...

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