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On Sept. 1, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) responded to a letter written by City Manager George Purefoy regarding the recent news reports about air quality around the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Frisco. For the first time, an Exide representative from the Frisco plant has publicly commented to the media about the nonattainment area.
Posted on 9 September 2010 | 6:59 pm

At Tuesdays regular meeting, the Frisco City Council was in agreement to maintain the current property tax rate at 46.5 cents per $100 of assessed value; however, they disagreed with how to balance an expected gap of $1.6 million in the budget. After discussing their options at length, the council voted 4 2 to take the entire amount from the debt service reserve fund for now, knowing that cuts can be made at a later time in other areas of the budget.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 1:14 pm

In the September/October issue of American Cheerleader magazine, 25-year-old actress Ashley Tisdale told readers to anyone who thinks cheerleading isnt a sport, I can definitely tell you that it is. Tisdale plays a cheerleader on the CW show Hellcats, which premieres tonight, but her declaration on the spirited sideliners contradicts a recent federal decision.
Posted on 8 September 2010 | 10:58 am

A motorcyclist was severely injured in an accident in Celina on Sept. 3.
Posted on 4 September 2010 | 5:00 am

When Ty Treadway is not running a successful real estate business with his wife, Monica, he is flying out to Los Angeles to lead a double life.
Posted on 2 September 2010 | 4:24 pm

The battle between hunters and the suburbanites is heating up as dove hunting season gets underway, and gunfire comes close to schools and homes, raising concerns about safety.
Posted on 1 September 2010 | 10:48 pm

With 12 items on Monday nights town hall meeting agenda, anyone who left early missed the imperative subjects that were addressed near the end. City Manager George Purefoy gave an update on the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant and the councils recommendation for next years property tax rate.
Posted on 31 August 2010 | 1:54 pm

In Frisco, you can almost tell the season by when the Snow Cone Ladys small stand has its window open for business. After today, the stand takes its annual hiatus, taking with it the sure signs of summer. Although bad economic times permeate the news, the Snow Cone Lady herself, Mary Mathis, said every year her shop does a little better.
Posted on 31 August 2010 | 10:48 am

It looked like a scene the night before Black Friday or the release of a hot new toy around Christmas. People were lined up around the building, propped up in chairs and sprawled out on the ground, waiting for the satisfying taste of free food for a year.
Posted on 30 August 2010 | 1:10 pm

Parents should be aware of a change to the Frisco ISD medication policy that begins this school year. The new policy will no longer allow the district to maintain a supply of oral nonprescription medication incase a parent forgets to provide it.
Posted on 27 August 2010 | 3:46 pm

After 10 days of diligent work and readers anxious to get back into their literary habits, the Frisco Public Library opened today with a faster way to check out books and media materials.
Posted on 27 August 2010 | 1:26 pm

In the next couple months, a rare diesel locomotive from the Smithsonian Institute will become a permanent piece in the Museum of the American Railroad collection. The acquisition of this prized model PA-1 locomotive will help with the museums plans to expand and relocate to Frisco.
Posted on 26 August 2010 | 8:54 am

Just about everything the city of Frisco does has an international component in it, whether it be in business, the sports arena or in class rooms. To enrich economic, athletic, educational and cultural opportunities, Frisco will eventually partner with at least four sister cities across four continents as part of the Frisco Texas Sister Cities International (SCI) project.
Posted on 25 August 2010 | 4:03 pm

As parents drop off students in front of the latest school buildings, the block letters above the doors speak to a tradition in Frisco of dedicated educators and those with a profound love for children. Five of the six new schools in Frisco ISD that opened this week are named after admirable people from the community, and even Lone Star High School found its name in deep Texas roots.
Posted on 25 August 2010 | 9:29 am

School District Strategies (SDS) released statistics from the second quarter, 2010 survey of new home activity in Frisco ISD (FISD).
Posted on 23 August 2010 | 11:39 am

Blocks of organized color in every shade filled the stadium seats at Dr Pepper Arena Thursday morning for the district-wide convocation. Teachers and staff sat together by school, pumped up through singing and cheering for this years achievements and the hope of continued success.
Posted on 19 August 2010 | 11:49 am