Deadly Shootout in Mesquite, Texas Claims One Life; Suspect Claims Self-Defense as Investigation Continues
On Sunday, a violent disturbance escalated into a deadly shootout in Mesquite, Texas. The Mesquite Police Department responded to a call at approximately 12:58 am in the 2800 block of Franklin Drive, where a fight in a parking lot led to an exchange of gunfire. Kemarius Mack, 23, from Lancaster, fell victim to the...
Big cat rescue celebrates milestone
Kylo Ren, a tiger born at In-Sync Exotics in 2018, enjoys playing with a colorful cardboard tube (AKA light saber) in his pool during the annual Birthday Bash Saturday, June 7. Photo by Dave Smith for In-Sync Exotics. After 25 years of rescuing and rehabilitating exotic cats from across the...
Gussie Nell Davis: A legacy set in stone and step
Rangerettes, past and present, along with member of the Greenville High School Flaming Flashes, attended the May dedication ceremony honoring Gussie Nell Davis with a historical marker on the square in Farmersville. Courtesy photo. On a warm spring afternoon in May, past and present Kilgore Rangerettes, members of...
Skip’s Beer, Wine & Liquor to open McKinney-area store
Skip’s Beer, Wine & Liquor is expected to open in McKinney. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact) Skip’s Beer, Wine & Liquor is expected to open a location in McKinney. Construction on the store is set to start in December and is slated for completion in December 2026, according to a filing with Texas Department of...
Ken Paxton Fraud Charges Dropped Ahead of Senate Run
Ten years, $271,000 and 100 hours of community service later, fraud charges brought against Texas Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton have been dismissed by the state. A Collin County grand jury brought the charges in 2015, the same year Paxton became Texas’ chief legal officer. Paxton was accused of soliciting investors in a...
Fields Ranch East: All You Need To Know About The Major-Hosting Course At PGA...
We take a look at one of the two championship courses at the PGA of America's base which is taking a starring role at Majors over the coming years
Homestead exemption for 65-plus homeowners to remain at $90K
Chief Financial Officer Mark Holloway speaks to McKinney City Council during a meeting held June 17 at McKinney City Hall. (Colby Farr/Community Impact) McKinney’s homestead exemption for homeowners who are 65 years and older or disabled will remain at $90,000 in 2025. No motion was made to increase the...
Plano’s Taste of Peru: Lima Taverna Is A Hidden Gem
L ima Taverna sits, clandestine, in an East Plano strip mall located near the soon-to-be-revitalized Collin Creek Mall. Eight years ago, Eliseo Figueroa was looking for a spot for what would become Lima Taverna. He was shopping at Macy’s in the old mall when he happened to cross paths with the landlord. Was it fate?...
‘It’s not a pretty picture’: Denton will need to cut next year’s budget by...
Denton City officials laid out at a city council work session Tuesday their plan for cutting over $7 million in city spending, which is around half of the $14.5 million they’ll need to cut to balance the city’s 2026 general fund budget. The $14.5 million shortfall, which is...
Plano police searching for critically missing person
Jasmine Tinoco, a 34-year-old Plano resident, was reported missing by her family and was last seen on June 18 at approximately 5 p.m. in south Dallas. Tinoco is described as being 5 feet and 4 inches tall, 165 pounds and has red hair. She has a flower tattoo on her right hand, a tattoo of butterflies on her right...