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For commuters traveling Central Expressway through Plano, it has been a long and tiresome drive.

Rotary club to meet on Mondays

Taylor Storch, 13, of Coppell died Monday after an accident while skiing Sunday on the intermediate Latigo trail at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colo.

Kelly Miller Circus comes to Frisco Square Friday through Saturday. The Circus, sponsored by the Heritage Association of Frisco, will provide seven performances.

Helping the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has never been easier for Southlake residents. Three Southlake restaurants and several other area eateries are donating their proceeds on certain days to LLS as part of “Hungry for the Cure,” a fundraising effort organized by Frank and Christine Geslani.

A natural gas well will be coming to Southlake if the application submitted by XTO Energy is approved.

More than 100 musical students from the county participated in the Collin County Young Artist Competition in January and the hard work of the three competition winners will soon pay off.

According to the Texas Comptroller’s office, one in four Texans has unclaimed property from forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, security deposits and utility refunds. In total, Texas is currently holding more than $2 billion in cash and other valuables waiting for the rightful owners to claim.

Flower Mound officials confirmed that there was a flowback water spill about 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cummings C-West gas well pad site in west Flower Mound.

The Coppell library will host a St. Patrick’s Day party for teens from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight at the library.

PUBLISH MY LOVE: Rogue Wave is playing a secret show on Thursday in downtown Austin for SXSW. But tonight, dear Nicks and Norahs, the band is all ours, gently rocking the Loft with tunes from the just-released Permalight. The new record includes the rainbow-splashed, danceable track "Good Morning (The Future)" -- one that could crown the experience of seeing them off to SXSW. Just pretend it was a secret. Find tickets here.

Taylor Storch, 13, of Coppell was declared brain dead on Monday after an accident while skiing Sunday on the intermediate Latigo trail at Beaver Creek Resort in Avon, Colo.

Battleground-weary soldiers will return to a near luxury experience, thanks to an outpouring of support from Frisco residents.

A PTA mom for more than a decade, Nancy Humphrey announced she has filed as a candidate for the Place 3 seat on the Plano ISD board of trustees.

McKinney Courier-Gazette

McKinney is taking over the airwaves. The month of April will see plenty of familiar city sights making their way on to the HGTV network, as Dr. Jennifer Buchanan, who operates an orthodontic practice in McKinney, has been chosen by the channel as a Community Crusader for her work providing homes to those in need through the Smiles for Habitat Concert and Family Festival.

Fresh from a performance on the reality TV show “The Bachelor,” Gavin DeGraw is set to headline this year’s Smiles for Habitat Concert and Family Festival. The concert will take place May 30 and see DeGraw on stage, grand piano, guitar and all performing for the very special price of nothing at all.

The race for Place 2 on the Flower Mound Town Council got a little smaller Tuesday.

The city of Coppell’s Clean Coppell 2010 program gets underway April 10 though April 24. The event will conclude with the annual Earthfest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 24 at Coppell Town Center.

March 1

News-talk show hosts Mike Gallagher, Michael Reagan and Michael Medved will be in Richardson at the Eisemann Center for the "America Unplugged: The Ronald Reagan 100-year Legacy Tour at 6 p.m. Monday.

Legislators testify for accurate, historically significant public school curriculum standards that embrace America's heritage

Story by Chris Raimondi, Hockey writer

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