Columnist John Moore still listens to the albums he bought over 50 years ago. Photo John Moore New music coming out used to be an event. Most of the time, you and your friends knew it was coming and you were waiting, money-in-hand, at the record shop to buy it. I...
On the heels of two atypical school years, Plano East Senior High students donned their prom finery and pivoted from tradition once again. Traditionally, prom has been held at Southfork Ranch in Parker, but this year’s final hurrah was held June 2 at Plano ISD’s...
Murphy leaders will hold a grand opening for Murphy Activity Center, 201 N. Murphy Road, at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12. The renovation of the building was part of the 2017 Capital Bond program. Mayor Scott Bradley will be joined by members of the Murphy City...
When Jourdan Delacruz moved from Wylie to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center after her sophomore year of high school, it was all to realize a dream. Now in 2021, she’s realizing it fully, qualifying for Team USA to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in...
Robert D. Putnam’s book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” released in 2000, explored the decline of social capital and how trends showed Americans were avoiding joining local social groups and clubs and were withdrawing from civic...
Michael Brinkley knew from a young age he wanted to be a teacher. “I wanted to be a teacher since I was 5-years-old,” he said. “I fell in love with school when I was 5-years-old. It was just magical, and I loved the idea of being in a classroom, learning and doing...
The Plano East baseball team had one of its best district finishes in seven years, when the team won seven district games in 2014. The work put into the team this season was seen in the District 6-6A All-District awards, with nine Panthers named to all-district...
A Royse City woman who died in March and was found in a parking lot at the Wylie CVS Pharmacy location, 750 W. Kirby St., succumbed to blunt force injuries and strangulation, according to an autopsy report released May 25 from the Collin County Medical Examiner's...
Rain stayed away for a second-straight night for Wylie ISD students and families, as Wylie High School graduated 610 seniors from the Class of 2021 Saturday night at Wylie Stadium. Wylie East High School graduated its 424 seniors on Friday night. The Monitor will have...
