An offer of employment has been extended to the lone finalist for Farmersville’s city manager position as city officials move closer to filling the city’s top administrative role. During a special called meeting Friday, May 29, councilmembers authorized Mayor Craig...
Collin College was named one of the 2025 Best for Vets Colleges by Military Times, making this the 13th year the college has received the distinction. The college was ranked 70 out of 357 colleges and universities across the nation. “It is a distinct privilege to...
More than 30 new Texas laws took effect Jan. 1, ranging from immigration enforcement to evicting squatters, regulating technology, providing tax breaks and improving the state’s water infrastructure. About 800 other new laws passed this year by the Legislature took...
Real estate research shows Collin County has the state’s highest share of low-income households spending more than one-third of their income on rent. Texas is experiencing a significant decline in rental affordability, worsening faster than the national average, and...
Farmersville City Council members unanimously approved the resignation of City Manager Ben White and the terms of a separation agreement during the council’s regular meeting Jan. 5. The action marked a swift leadership change early in the new year for the city. Midway...
Plano’s VA clinic is now officially the U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic. A variety of news headlines affected Collin County residents during 2025, starting on January with a major measles outbreak that began in far West Texas. By the time the Texas...
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has outlined plans to widen a 4.7-mile stretch of FM 982 between U.S. Highway 380 and FM 546, presenting the first full schematic of the proposed project during a public meeting Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Longhorn 2020 Event...
Two Collin County cities doubled in population over the past five years while the county grew overall by 19.6% from 2020 to 2025, according to the latest figures from the Texas Population Estimates Program. The program, run by the Texas Demographic Center, estimated...
Updated: 12-23-25 at 3:37 p.m. The Greenville Police Department says it has arrested a 19-year-old man wanted in connection with an attack on an elderly resident living in the 1100 block of Commerce Drive. Police Lt. Brandon West said officers responded about 5 p.m....
