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Teen brothers in Southlake have raised more than $3K for charity through mask-making enterprise Farjaad and Sajjaad Azam started Mask For a Cause when the pandemic began last spring. Brothers Farjaad and Sajjaad Azam have donated more than $3,500 to local charities through Mask For a Cause.(Courtesy Saeeda Nasreen) But they knew they wanted to give back to their community, says their mom, Saeeda Nasreen. With personal protective equipment scarce at the time, the brothers, 18 and 14, settled on ...

Grand Prairie invests in new equipment to protect firefighters from highway accidents Two of the fire department’s trucks will be outfitted with new safety devices. Two GPFD trucks will be outfitted with truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs).(Courtesy GPFD) Grand Prairie’s fire trucks are upgrading with a new safety measure this week. Two of the department’s trucks will now be outfitted with truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) that will serve as “temporary traffic control and advance warning si...

McKinney city council to pick new temporary member after Thornton found to be ineligible Chris Thornton, who was temporarily appointed to fill La’Shadion Shemwell’s seat on Dec. 1, does not live within District 1, a requirement for the interim position. Chris Thornton will not be able to serve as interim District 1 city councilman after it was determined he does not live within the district.(Courtesy City of McKinney) Chris Thornton missed out on serving as the city of McKinney’s temporar...

McKinney firefighters save woman from burning home in rooftop rescue A mother and her daughter were transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation. The fire happened early Sunday morning in the 6300 block of Avalon Woods Drive.(Courtesy McKinney Fire Department) A woman was rescued from the rooftop of her burning home early Sunday morning in McKinney. After helping her mother escape from the residence, located in the 6300 block of Avalon Woods Drive, the woman went back inside to retrieve he...

These Dallas-Fort Worth cities have some of the fastest-growing real estate markets in Texas, report says Austin took the top spot, but Grand Prairie, Flower Mound and Irving all fared well in the rankings. A March 2020 aerial view of homes in Grand Prairie, whose real estate market is growing fast, according to a new report.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) Real estate in Grand Prairie is a hot commodity. The city ranks No. 4 on a report ranking Texas’ “fastest growing real estate mark...

Linda Tutt High School in Sanger made national news this week by offering help, agency and dignity to its students. The small alternative campus opened a grocery store in one of its classrooms where students can shop for food, toiletries and household goods. And they pay with learning. The project was the brainchild of Paul Juarez, executive director of First Refuge Ministries, which operates food pantries and health services in the Denton area. First Refuge used grant money from Texas Health ...

McKinney-based software company Sigmetrix set to expand with new headquarters The business, founded in 1999, will move to a 5,200-square-foot space at the Valliance Bank Building. Sigmetrix, founded in 1999 in McKinney, will move its headquarters to a larger space within the city.(David Woo / Staff Photographer) McKinney-based software-development company Sigmetrix is expanding its presence in the city. The business has signed a lease on a 5,200-square-foot space at the Valliance Bank Building,...

McKinney elementary school closes after COVID-19 sidelines one-third of the staff Reuben Johnson Elementary will have fully virtual instruction until Jan. 5 of next year. A McKinney water tower rises in the background over a sea of suburban rooftops of subdivisions in McKinney. The students of Reuben Johnson Elementary School will be learning from home for the rest of the year with 1/3 of the schools staff sidelined by COVID-19.(Louis DeLuca - Staff Photographer) McKinney ISD’s Reuben Johnson...