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Lucas Christian Academy is being called “The Little School That Could” and hopes to soon become the “Little School That Did”--win, that is. For weeks, its students, staff and parents have been actively collecting votes around the community--and even around the world, via Facebook-—for a chance to win $500,000 in the Kohl’s Cares $10 Million Giveaway.

Rice Middle School seventh-grade student Samara Taper created a series of events called Sam’s JAMS that gives children with atypical needs a fun environment to be social with peers.

Howard Harkness, webmaster for Plano Early Lions Club, is teaching a local woman who lost her sight how to use a computer.

The First Christian Church of Plano has been a prominent fixture in downtown Plano for more than 100 years. This year, the church is celebrating its 150th anniversary with daylong festivities.

Starlocalnews.com staff reports

A good imagination can go a long way, especially when it's an actor, director or writer involved in Rover Dramawerks' "One Day Only."

In a world where "you can't always get what you want," self-serve frozen yogurt stores are finding a place in Plano to say you can.

All photos courtesy of Excel Volleyball Club

When you drive by a prominent church in the middle of Plano, the last thing you might expect to see is a house being built from the ground up in the parking lot. However, if you drive past Christ United Methodist Church at Parker and Coit roads, that is exactly what you'll find.

Freddie Anne Hodges is a 12-year-old Plano resident who is about to start school with a handy new tool: "MeasureMe," an Apple iPhone application that helped launch this seventh-grader into a world of online entrepreneurship.

When Neicole and Megan Woodall began their journey into acting, neither one ever dreamed that it would lead them to their own acting studio. But after a few years of considering the "what ifs," they decided to begin their own children's theatre and Genesis Theatre was born.

For Leslie Chatman, jewelry has gone from a simple hobby in her early years to an all-consuming business that has her losing track of time and never without inspiration.

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