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McKinney City Council Will Allow Throckmorton Board Members to Give Opinions

McKinney City Council Will Allow Throckmorton Board Members to Give Opinions

On Tuesday afternoon, McKinney City Council officially laid out their plan for how the ad hoc advisory board concerning the placement of the James W.
North Texas Giving Day Breaks Records for Nonprofits in Collin County

North Texas Giving Day Breaks Records for Nonprofits in Collin County

This year has been a big one for North Texas Giving Day, in every respect. After a tumultuous several months for Texas nonprofits, Thursday's virtual giving spree wrapped to see over $58.8 million raised for more than 3,200 nonprofits.
Collin County NAACP Issues Call to Action for National Black Voter Day

Collin County NAACP Issues Call to Action for National Black Voter Day

Friday, Sept. 18, is Black Voter Day, and the Collin County NAACP wants people to repost, tag, and share their posts on all social media outlets. According to a Sept.

McKinney Throckmorton Statue Advisory Board Hears Public Comments

Over the past couple of months, the McKinney Throckmorton Statue Advisory Board members have been debating what to do about McKinney native and former Texas Gov. James W. Throckmorton's statue in front of city hall.
Gov. Abbott Calls Bars Nationally Recognized COVID Spreaders, Keeps Them Closed

Gov. Abbott Calls Bars Nationally Recognized COVID Spreaders, Keeps Them Closed

Surrounded by masked task force members, an unmasked Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his plans for allowing businesses in the 19 of 22 hospital regions in Texas, which includes Collin County, to reopen at 75 percent on Monday.
Plano Animal Services Cautions Residents after Bat's Positive Rabies Case

Plano Animal Services Cautions Residents after Bat's Positive Rabies Case

The bat was probably flying south for the winter. Plano is a flyover zone for bats, and they usually hang out here in the spring and summer before heading south for the winter. Red bats and brown ones are more common.
Plano Storehouse Volunteer Is a Local Hero for North Texas Giving Day

Plano Storehouse Volunteer Is a Local Hero for North Texas Giving Day

Dave Corley is a numbers man. As a navigation and operations officer in the U.S. Navy, he was responsible for reviewing and recording as many as 400 gauge readings every hour of his shift during different assignments on three nuclear submarines.
Collin County Still Lacks Confidence in State's COVID-19 Numbers

Collin County Still Lacks Confidence in State's COVID-19 Numbers

Is it 729 active COVID-19 cases in Collin County? Or is it 663 active cases? At the Collin County Commissioners Court meeting Monday, Collin County Judge Chris Hill struggled with these numbers.
Hendrick Scholarship Foundation Seeks to Empower Collin County Youth During North Texas Giving Day

Hendrick Scholarship Foundation Seeks to Empower Collin County Youth During North Texas Giving Day

Cristo Vazquez, 20, spent most of his childhood battling asthma and leukemia. But with hard work and help from mentors, he was able to complete honors classes while undergoing treatment and he graduated from Plano West High School.
Why This Plano 13-Year-Old Founded His Own Nonprofit, N2Y2C

Why This Plano 13-Year-Old Founded His Own Nonprofit, N2Y2C

LaKeicee Turner-Sazy says that the mission started on her son Jaxson’s tenth birthday in February. Jaxson is her second child.