Celina News

The series of gospel concerts at the gazebo on the downtown square in Pilot Point continues from 7 to 9 p.m. today with a special Fourth of July celebration.

Tom Milligan, 82, of Kerrville, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2009, in a local hospital.

It'll take quite a while to pick up Collin County's big mess, with debris and tree limbs strewn widely north of McKinney.

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A year ago this week, the Cadena family unexpectedly found themselves planning a funeral.

Several residents and business owners have begun a campaign to allow the sale of beer and wine in Farmersville.

At the special board meeting held this morning, the Tyler Independent School District Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of six individuals for the following administrator positions in the District.

The Bonham Lady Warriors made it two in a row by eliminating the Sanger Lady Indians with their second of impressive playoff win, 10-5. Bonham had won the bi-district series opener, 5-0. The Lady Warriors will advance in the playoffs to face Fort Worth Castleberry in the area round in a contest that could possibly be played as soon as Thursday.

"When I took this job as Head of Ranch Security, I knew that I was only flesh and blood, four legs, a tail, a couple of ears, a pretty nice kind of nose that the women really go for, two bushels of hair and another half-bushel of Mexican sandburs.You add that all up and you don't get Superman, just me, good old easy-going Hank who works hard, tries ...

A few weeks ago, the state of Texas signed off on a $10 million dollar grant to study expanding the North Texas Tollway.

The city's charter commission Monday went along with a statewide trend to adopt a council-manager form of government but also will recommend that the mayor be allowed to vote on city business.

A subdivision street sits empty in the Cattle Ranch development in Celina. Home starts have fallen off sharply in Dallas-Fort Worth, especially in the far reaches of the area.

Virginia Miller of Celina is learning that leash laws aren't just about protecting people from domestic pets, they also protect your pet from becoming someone elses.

Growth has slowed in the region's far-flung exurbs. Among them: CELINA 2000 population: 1,861 2008 population: 4,850 Note: No home-building permits issued last month FATE 2000 population: 463 2008 population: 4,800 Note: Building-permit revenues projected to fall by as much as 40 percent this year PRINCETON 2000 population: 3,477 2008 population: ...

For the constellation of towns at Dallas' frontier, the tough times have brought a reckoning.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Peter Burks was so passionate about helping his fellow soldiers that he asked friends and family members to send things for them.

The last time Celina, Texas, linebacker Caleb Lavey was at the University of Michigan he was strictly there as a fan, seeing the places his father spent his collegiate years.

The Jersey Shore Parrot Head Club will hold its annual election of officers on Wednesday, March 18.

Nikki Hamblin is the new business manager at the Pilot Point school district. She comes from the Richardson school district, where she worked with a budget of about $260 million this year to maintain 55 ...

Caleb Lavey doesn't like to wait, especially when it comes to football. The 6-foot-4, 218-pound linebacker from Celina, Texas doesn't plan to spend much more time picking a college.