This DFW City Has The Most Affordable Childcare In The U.S. Says New Study
StorageCafe, an online marketplace and search engine dedicated to the self-storage industry, recently released a study ranking the best cities to raise children. The report found that Southern cities were overwhelmingly better in terms of schools, neighborhoods, and a host of other factors. Notably, the report found...
Engineering firm selected to design 2 traffic signals along Bloomdale Road
Lee Engineering will provide engineering and design services for installation of traffic signals at two intersections along Bloomdale Road. Both intersections, including the intersection of Bloomdale Road and Hardin Boulevard, currently operate as four-way stops. (Colby Farr/Community Impact) City officials are...
Raytheon Wins $74M Air Force Mod for Commercial Space Internet Program
Raytheon Co., managed by Collins Aerospace Mission Secured Solutions, McKinney, Texas, has been awarded a $73,992,158 modification (P00004) to a previously awarded contract (FA2385-24-C-B037) for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet program. The modification brings the total cumulative face...
Hoochies Stages Big Denton Square Comeback With New Bar And Menu Twist
Hoochies, the seafood spot on Denton Square, is set to reopen on March 31, after a months-long renovation, owner Amy Hawkins said. The downtown mainstay shut its doors in mid-November for the overhaul and will host a soft opening ahead of a late-March grand reopening. As reported by Community Impact,...
Contractor charged in multi-victim fraud case
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office announced that Timothy Michael Pratt, 58, of McKinney, Texas, has been charged in a multi-victim fraud investigation. Reports from October 2025 alleged that Pratt accepted payments for home construction and renovation projects but did not complete the work, resulting in losses...
Dirty Dough closes Allen location
Dirty Dough sold stuffed cookies at its Allen location. (Courtesy Dirty Dough) Dirty Dough is now closed in Allen, Edge Realty representative Andrew Shaw confirmed. The business sold stuffed cookies in a variety of flavors such as cookies n’ creme, chocolate peanut butter crunch, raspberry toaster tart, ooey gooey...
Wylie student struck by car in morning incident
ABILENE, Texas — A Wylie ISD student was involved in an accident this morning while crossing the crosswalk on Antilley Road. The school district said emergency services responded promptly, and the student was transported to a local hospital. The student is currently in stable condition. A news release from...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures TRO and Stops Rogue Municipal Utility District From Acting...
March 20, 2026 – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) that stops Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin Counties (“Double R MUD”) from taking any substantive action at its scheduled meeting tomorrow, Friday, March 20. Among other actions stopped, the TRO...
Massage academy in Plano loses license after violating state laws, according to officials
PLANO, Texas — The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) said the Greater DFW International Massage Academy in Plano has had its license revoked, effective immediately. In a release Friday, the TDLR said the academy was falsifying student records and allowed students to "obtain massage therapy licenses...
Scissors Were In Overdrive For Texas Woman’s University’s Triple Dedications
There were no scissors to spare at Texas Woman’s University flagship campus on Thursday, February 12, with not one or two ribbon cuttings, but three — the Health Sciences Center, the Margienetta R. Norris Lactation Suite and the Neva Hudiburgh Cochran Wellness Kitchen. With loads of VIPs including TWU regents,...

















