Community

Sixty-five years ago, a young 28-year-old named Lisa Faye Stanley moved to Plano.

On Thursday, November 3, the Junior League of Collin County and the Heritage Farmstead Museum of Plano held a luncheon celebrating the 40-year relationship of the service league and the museum.

Howard and Doris Alzheimer’s has dimmed his memory and some of his speed, but not his smile. Full of life, Howard Oscar Gilcrease is known for his quick-wit and joyful nature. According to his son-in-law, Kevin Dutra, “there’s never a dull moment.

Wallethub.com has named Plano one of the best places for veterans to call home. WalletHub’s analysts compared 100 of the most populated U.S. cities across four key dimensions: 1) Employment, 2) Economy, 3) Quality of Life and 4) Health.

With her wide smile and shining brown eyes, you might think Crystal Gregan was an ordinary girl-next-door. She likes to shoot archery, go to the movies and run 5K’s.

Ninety-three-year-old Luther Walker strolls across the crosswalk as he lifts his orange flag and handheld stop sign. He has reigned the intersection of Voss Road and Rainsong Drive at the entrance of PISD’s Mitchell Elementary since 2002.

Isolated, alone and in the dark, a 35-year-old Sam Johnson rots in a 4×9 foot cell of the Hanoi Hilton. Labeled a diehard resistor, he’s endured endless hours of torture and severe starvation. He feels alone and forgotten.

A home fire can strike anywhere, anytime. Fires not only destroy homes and personal belongings, but they also cause serious injury and death. On a personal level, home fires are catastrophic.

Halloween is prowling ever closer. Pumpkins are on every doorstep and fake cobwebs hang in every corner. In the mood for tricks? Treats? Frightening heights? Fall fests? We’ve got it all.

Operation Kindness – North Texas’ original and largest no-kill animal shelter – is celebrating the stories of shelter dogs who have touched the lives of North Texans.