The Art Gallery at Collin College will host “Between the Frames: Student Photography Portfolio Exhibition,” an annual student photography showcase, beginning Tuesday, June 10, at the Plano Campus. A closing reception is planned from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, in the...
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...
Residents that are looking for ways to celebrate Independence Day have a variety of events and locations to choose from for the upcoming July 4 holiday. Saturday, June 30 The Fireworks in the Park celebration of the Fourth of July is slated for Saturday, June 30, at...
Wylie Police ask that anyone with information about an assault Wednesday night, June 20, at Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park contact the department. Officers were dispatched to the mobile home park at 10:33 p.m. in reference to a stabbing. The 47-year-old male victim told...
Criminals have been put on notice thanks to the efforts of Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner and the North Texas Criminal Interdiction Unit. In late 2017, seven sheriffs from Collin, Grayson, Hunt, Parker, Tarrant, Wise and Rockwall counties formed a plan to work...
In unofficial voting totals, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Matthew Porter is the winner for city council Place 2 over fellow candidates Steve Wright and Ned Petersen. Porter received 688 votes (65.09 percent,) Wright has received 266 votes (25.17 percent,)...
