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As the Collin County metroplex grows, rivaling Dallas County, the face of the area is changing. Many residents are moving in; others are trying to move further out in search of big yards.

Ana Meade says that her 11-year-old son Mark has always been creative. He would come home from fourth grade daily with a little book he’d written and illustrated, short stories and graphic novels.

The phone call came about two years ago, when Yves Hughes was shopping in a Plano home improvement store. Child Protective Services had removed several siblings from a neglectful home.

On Wednesday morning, Pastor Fred Thomas of McKinney passed away after a two-week battle with COVID-19. He was 46. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of my father Pastor Fred Thomas," his son shared in a Dec. 23 Facebook post.

When Shannon Fought moved several years ago to Texas, she was looking for wide open spaces, a break from the congested highways she had grown up with in Southern California.

McKinney Pastor Chris Thornton’s first words as a city council representative for District 1 were positive: “I hope in the next five months or whatever I have, I can be in service to my community.

Update from the son of Pastor Fred Thomas: "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of my father Pastor Fred Thomas. This was not our will or desire, but it is the will of God in which we accept.

This is an old post, please click the link below for our 2021 guide to Deerfield Plano and all the many incredible Christmas lights you can see around DFW! Deerfield’s holiday light tradition started as a contest.

The Burkman Holiday Home in Frisco features about 70,000 lights, Christmas music and — during more normal years — Santa and his elves.

On the first night of Chanukah, Chabad of Plano & Collin County and the local community gathered together at the Shops of Willow Bend to join in a worldwide celebration of the beginning of Chanukah with a Celebration of Lights.