Columnist John Moore speaks Southern. He learned it in his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Photo John Moore Southern folks don’t need proper nouns. We have whatchamacallits and thingamajigs. My grandfather had the only blacksmith shop in Ashdown, Arkansas. That’s where...
Texas shoppers have the opportunity to save money the weekend of Aug. 6-8 when sales taxes are eliminated on most clothing and school supplies priced below $100. Shoppers can save about $8 on every $100 they spend on items such as footwear, bookbags, accessories,...
In-Sync Exotics in Wylie celebrated an important employee group last week. The week of July 18-24 marked 2021’s National Zoo Keeper Week, with In-Sync Exotics boasting a staff of nine full-time keepers who perform and oversee a wide variety of daily critical duties,...
Tyler Tryon ran the paved trail with his stroller with daughter Luna, 18 months, at Waters Edge Park one day last week. At midday on that hot weekday, not many people could be seen on the path besides Tryon and his toddler. Still, the trail does provide a needed...
F-5 Elite, a Primetime basketball team located in Murphy, took home first place at the National Championships on Sunday, July 25. The team, compromised of mostly 15-year-olds who go to McMillan High School in Murphy, have played together for the better part of the...
Jett Baker went away from home in June and enjoyed what he deemed was an “out of body experience.” Baker and other Boy Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 1776 had no access to phones, television, games or the internet, and yet they “had the time of our lives,” said Baker,...
In her Olympic debut, Jourdan Delacruz had high hopes for a medal at Tokyo 2020. However, the 23-year-old Wylie native came up just short, finishing seventh overall for the U.S. Weightlifting Team. Delacruz was the first participant to compete for the U.S. team,...
People or organizations wanting to acquire COVID-19 vaccines may do so through the Collin County Health Care Services’ newly formed Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Teams. The Mobile COVID-19 Vaccination Teams give the communities of Collin County even more options to...
Now that you’ve closed on your first house, you’re officially a homeowner. However, before you can get comfy in your new place, you need to actually move in. If you’ve never moved into a new house, there are a few things you may not be aware of. As you make plans to...
