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The McKinney City Council on Tuesday night voted against a request for a 36-foot-wide electronic digital billboard on the southeastern corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Rockhill Road.

It didn't take long to remind people why the Dallas Cowboys re-staked their claim as "America's Team" in the 1990s.

Having a big heart was a crime for a day in northern Collin County.

Early voting for the May 29 Republican and Democratic primaries is under way and runs through Friday throughout Texas, with Collin County Republican voters asked to decide on at least three county races.

Tricia Scott chose to overcome her pain, not relent to it.

Somber salutes signified another year of ultimate sacrifice.

Hundreds gathered on a hillside at Wales Manor Vineyard and Winery just east of McKinney on Saturday night to be entertained in a variety of ways by one of North Texas' most versatile up-and-coming divas.

Choosing the three top winners and five honorable mentions at the first annual Juried Arts Show at the McKinney Performing Arts Center (MPAC) last week was no easy task.

For people who have more junk around the house than they know what to do with, the city of McKinney is offering a solution.

Weather permitting, the contractor on the U.S. Highway 75 expansion project at Eldorado Parkway will move traffic into temporary lanes beginning at 12 a.m. Tuesday on the U.S. 75 southbound frontage road, to make room for construction.

Ordinarily, winning fourth place in a prime-time nationally-televised program would be a good thing. And it is.

Push, pull, pop...and a big neigh of relief.

In the eyes and healthy bodies of hundreds of area families, Medical Center of McKinney (MCM) is the gift that keeps on giving.

More than 300 people are expected to attend the Fifth Annual Collin County Flag Retirement Ceremony and Armed Forces Day program 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gabe-Nesbitt Sports Complex, located at 7001 Eldorado Parkway in McKinney.

Brandishing brushes and Bordeaux, they quirkily paint for their community. On teams of family, friends and office fellows, their art matters.

Unlike for the hundreds of incoming freshmen he'll be leading, high school won't be anything new for Logan Faris come this fall.

Both Deion Sanders and his soon-to-be ex-wife Pilar Sanders left the Collin County Courthouse smiling late Monday after District Judge Ray Wheless granted Sanders a protective order against Pilar, and both he and Pilar were vindicated of any assault or family violence accusations.

Winners in the McKinney Performing Arts Center's and the Arts and Music Guild's first annual Juried Arts Show will be announced at a reception Friday night at MPAC.

Citizens may now sign up for the Collin County Alert Network to receive alerts from the Collin County Sheriff's Office (CCSO).

Deion Sanders, former Dallas Cowboy, and his wife, Pilar Sanders, were both in court in McKinney last week seeking protective orders against the other.

Collin County residents will get a chance to see and hear one of their own up and coming stars in a "Blush" concert set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Wales Manor Vineyard & Winery in McKinney.

Mayor Brian Loughmiller on Thursday twice proclaimed May 3 as National Day of Prayer in McKinney.

Tennis is sometimes seen as an exclusive sport, reserved for a life of country clubs and luxury.

Dawgs N Hawgs, a private club in the 300 block of Louisiana Street in downtown McKinney, will remain open, at least for another six months.

As Texas public education struggles through a massive budget shortfall, it could be easy to proclaim money the problem that needs fixing.

Two members of the McKinney Fire Department were recognized and honored at a recent city council meeting for lengthy service in the U.S. Army, including recent deployments to Afghanistan.

About 100 people gathered Saturday morning at 313 Carver Street in McKinney for a wall-raising ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction for eight new Habitat for Humanity homes to be built in coming months in McKinney and Frisco.

National Day of Prayer is scheduled for the first Thursday in May each year, and two programs are scheduled in McKinney.

Karen Morman, the J.W. Webb Elementary School teacher who was named Texas Teacher of the Year last fall, was among 54 teachers greeted by President Barack Obama on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Roses, perennials and crape myrtles cover the hillsides in full bloom. Their colorful spectacle shouts constant upkeep with water, fertilizer and pesticide.

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