Bella Holland receives a high five from a coach after hitting a home run against Texas Woman’s University on May 7. Holland hit 21 home runs this year for the West Texas A&M University softball team and helped guide the Lady Buffs to an appearance in the NCAA...
On the heels of a successful district basketball campaign, the Lady Farmers came away with all-district honors. Rylee Ortega led the way as the 13-4A co-Sixth Man of the Year along with Sunnyvale’s Brinley Andrews. For the full story, see the March 26 issue or...
Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus that is going to have a tangible impact on dining establishments and those that serve alcoholic beverages. The order limits gatherings of no more than 10 individuals in a...
Collin County Commissioners Court has said “no” to a request to help Farmersville City Hall pay for a parkway planned for the roadway between U.S. Highway 380 and Highway 78. Although the vote denying a grant request from the city isn’t necessarily the death knell for...
COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines across the globe. This novel coronavirus first made headlines in late 2019 after an outbreak in Wuhan, the sprawling capital city in China’s Hubei province. The virus has since spread beyond China’s borders, leading to school...
Saddened. Embarrassed. Determined. These three words evoke distinct feelings and emotions. In the context of an opinion piece we ran in the last week’s paper, they describe the aftermath of a community that lost its newspaper. After 130 years in business, the Commerce...
Collin County has provided updated numbers of COVID-19 cases. Officials identified eight new cases last night. This brings the county’s total to 53, with 88 additional people being monitored. The new individuals are from Allen, McKinney, Richardson, Frisco and...
Ed Serna, executive director of Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), will host a town hall session via Facebook Live tomorrow. At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, Serna will answer questions relating to the Unemployment Insurance Process and how TWC is helping the economy....
Today there are seven new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County. The total number of cases is 45, including one death. Ninety additional people are under monitoring. This morning, Collin County Judge Chris Hill issued an order urging all residents to stay home, but...
