Collin County commissioners on Monday received a report outlining a possible bond issue election that could appear on the November ballot. The county could seek $820 million in bonds to fund several projects, including a major expansion of the county jail, which...
The Regional 10-Year Plan, which identifies major projects to be implemented in Dallas-Fort Worth, will be presented at a public meeting at 6 p.m. July 23 in Arlington. Residents will have the opportunity to provide input on the Regional Transportation Council’s list...
A Greenville woman was arrested and jailed last week in an attempted robbery at the Bank of America branch in Murphy during which she reportedly poured lighter fluid and gasoline on the bank lobby floor. The attempted robbery occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m....
Both an excessive heat watch and a Heat advisory are in effect for portions of this week due to extremely high temperatures. An excessive heat watch is in effect from Thursday, July 19 through Friday, July 20. High temperatures ranging From 103 To 107 are possible...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on July 2 notified 11 Texas cities that their ordinances against plastic shopping bags had been knocked down by the Texas Supreme Court. Paxton said he issued letters to the cities of Austin, Sunset Valley, Port Aransas, Laguna Vista,...
A cure for Alzheimer’s disease does not exist and treatments are hit and miss. However, researchers are working overtime to find new ways to deal with the menace of dementia, according to senior advocate Dan Weber. Dementia, most notably Alzheimer’s, is a leading...
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. “I’ve known the judge for a long time, I’ve followed his record, and I think he is the type of judge that we need on the Supreme Court, one that’s not going to be making...
A long journey home was completed Thursday, March 1 as the remains of World War II veteran Arnold Guy Harrison were returned to his family in Sachse. Buried in a mass grave in Hawaii since his death in 1943, Mr. Harrison was classified as recovered but not identified...
It all came down to the final two minutes against Converse Judson last Friday at the Alamodome. With two Sachse starters fouled out, the Lady Rockets came back to pull out the 71-66 win in the Class 6A semifinals. “We were not able to control the pace of the game like...
