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The State of COVID-19 and Quarantine in Collin County

The data emerging on COVID-19 changes every day, as does our understanding of its spread.
McKinney's Citychurch Seeks to Impact Youth... and Feed Them

McKinney's Citychurch Seeks to Impact Youth... and Feed Them

Courtesy of Citychurch The east side of Hwy 5 in McKinney was the place to avoid. Violent crime was the expectation. A poverty ridden area was the reality. Carol Wood had heard the rumors, the warnings to avoid that side of town .
Interdiction: Working Traffic on the Human Trafficking Highway

Interdiction: Working Traffic on the Human Trafficking Highway

A 13-year-old boy from Guatemala sat in the passenger seat next to a 37-year-old stranger from North Carolina. It was 2 a.m., and Benito Lozano Granado, a Charlotte resident, was on the road to Georgia.
Nearly a Half Million Jobs Available for Unemployed Texans, Gov. Abbott Announces

Nearly a Half Million Jobs Available for Unemployed Texans, Gov. Abbott Announces

Gov. Greg Abbott held another COVID-19 press conference Tuesday afternoon, updating the 1.2 million unemployed Texans with some good news: jobs are available for those who seek them.
House District 67 Candidate Shares Story of Father's Death Due to COVID-19

House District 67 Candidate Shares Story of Father's Death Due to COVID-19

Courtesy of the Adair family The last time Tom Adair saw his father alive was Christmas.
The Number One Firearm Salesman is Mistrust in Our Institutions

The Number One Firearm Salesman is Mistrust in Our Institutions

Since the ascension of America, and perhaps even before, guns have been a core pillar of our culture. As Japanese Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was rumored to have said, this country has “a rifle behind each blade of grass.
McKinney Man Offers Free Access to Mobile Showers and Bathrooms for the Homeless

McKinney Man Offers Free Access to Mobile Showers and Bathrooms for the Homeless

It’s midday in Plano when the line begins to form along 18th street—even before the truck rounds the corner. Men appear from alleyways, inside cars and from behind shuttered stores.
Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Plan For Reopening Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Plan For Reopening Texas

Shutterstock A statewide strike force, a testing regime, mass testing to identify those who are positive, negative, or virus carriers all sound like they take a page out of George Orwell’s 1984 or Stephen King’s The Stand . Gov.
This Man Wants You to Buzz Your Hair For a Very Worthy Cause

This Man Wants You to Buzz Your Hair For a Very Worthy Cause

The Internet has birthed a number of viral charity causes like the Ice Bucket Challenge that raised $115 million for The ALS Association and the No Makeup Selfie that raised more than 8 million pounds for Cancer Research UK .
How the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament Came to McKinney

How the Byron Nelson Golf Tournament Came to McKinney

The TPC Craig Ranch was built in 2004 specifically with the hope of one day hosting the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament.