By Carrie Dunlea Backyards have evolved far beyond basic patios and grills. Today’s outdoor spaces are increasingly designed as extensions of the home — places where families can stream movies, host game-day gatherings or simply unwind outdoors without sacrificing...
Collin College trustees propose increasing the property tax rate by a fraction of a penny to help fund a proposed fiscal year 2018-‘19 budget of $285.7 million. The board of trustees will conduct the first of two meetings on the tax rate at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16...
Readers joined in to celebrate Harry Potter's birthday at Smith Library in Wylie. The celebration included a costume contest, an owlery, a sorting hat, a scavenger hunt and games. For more information and photos see the Aug. 1 edition of The Wylie News.
The Regional 10-Year Plan, which identifies major projects to be implemented in Dallas-Fort Worth, will be presented at a public meeting at 6 p.m. July 23 in Arlington. Residents will have the opportunity to provide input on the Regional Transportation Council’s list...
A Greenville woman was arrested and jailed last week in an attempted robbery at the Bank of America branch in Murphy during which she reportedly poured lighter fluid and gasoline on the bank lobby floor. The attempted robbery occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m....
Both an excessive heat watch and a Heat advisory are in effect for portions of this week due to extremely high temperatures. An excessive heat watch is in effect from Thursday, July 19 through Friday, July 20. High temperatures ranging from 103 to 107 are possible...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court. Paxton said he issued letters to the cities of Austin, Sunset Valley, Port Aransas, Laguna Vista,...
When I first moved from the north to Texas my taste for Mexican food was confined to a national taco chain. Any other Tex-Mex I tried was too spicy and “wasn’t right”. I wondered why northerners had better Mexican food than was available down south. Fast forward ten...
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. “I’ve known the judge for a long time, I’ve followed his record, and I think he is the type of judge that we need on the Supreme Court, one that’s not going to be making...
