Lucas News

Rachelle Trevino is loading up for the Fourth. "That's pretty good for $26," she says of a 12-shot artillery shell, her latest had-to-have from Lafon's fireworks stand in Collin County.

CHESTNUT SQUARE HISTORICAL VILLAGE needs a volunteer interested in museum curation to assist with accessions and inventory of historical items as well as develop a volunteer manual for handling artifacts.

By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN / The Dallas Morning News sgoldstein@dallasnews.com Three firefighters suffered minor burns Tuesday afternoon while battling a house fire in the Collin County town of Lucas, a fire official ... via Dallas Morning News

“Of all the things we do to teach, the most important thing we do is model”

Ted Moore wants students in the Lovejoy school district to have a healthy lifestyle, but the superintendent's own weight has made him feel hypocritical pushing that agenda. via The Dallas Morning News

“I knew I wanted to do something for these girls to have their special night.”

Tonight is the senior class prom at Allen High School and other area schools, and thanks to some quick-thinking volunteers at Allen Community Outreach, some girls were able to be Cinderella for the night by ... via Dallas Morning News

“If you get services, you've got to pay for the services”

How would you feel if you paid taxes to get police, fire and emergency medical services, but your neighbors across the street got it all for free? One Collin County town is trying to change that. via WFAA-TV Dallas

Roy Meuir, 83, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, died Friday, Feb. via Paris Texas

“So we had some cases and we were able to get those under control, but I don't believe we had or I haven't heard of any injuries.”

A combination of heavy winds and low humidity kept city and county fire departments busy all day. via Star Community Newspapers

A Collin County Detention Center inmate who fled from a work detail in Lucas and police arrested five days later in Sherman has been returned to Collin County to face charges for his escape attempt. via Plano Star Courier

“I know exactly what I saw and this was a large cat”

Cougar sightings may be rare in Texas, but it appears a mountain lion is roaming a Collin County neighborhood. via WFAA-TV Dallas

“It's stunning arrogance on the part of the state”

By REESE DUNKLIN and BROOKS EGERTON / The Dallas Morning News investigate@dallasnews.com Chapter 4 in a five-chapter series "I wanted to ask the judge: 'What would you do in that situation? Would you sit there ... via The Dallas Morning News

Sherman Police caught a man wanted for escaping last Friday from a Collin County Detention Center work detail in Lucas. via Lewisville Leader

An inmate being held by the Collin County Detention Center walked away from a work detail in Lucas and remains at-large, Collin County Sheriff's officials said. via McKinney Courier-Gazette

“We did the haunted house Tuesday night and had lots of people come through”

Whether your family celebrates Halloween or prefers to attend more fall festival alternatives, there are plenty of things to do this evening with the kids. via Palestine Herald-Press

“The voters in Collin County have a track record for making the right decision”

By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News ehousewright@dallasnews.com The $328.9 million county bond election on Nov. via Dallas Morning News

Firefighters from the Princeton, Branch and Lucas volunteer fire departments battle a blaze that consumed a one-story house Tuesday near the community of Branch, south of Princeton. via Star Community Newspapers

“It can't be done. So say, while one way may be better, there is no way we can protect every single child. It can't be done”

The city's residential water customers who use evapotranspiration controllers in their irrigation systems could see some financial relief in the form of a rebate from the city. via McKinney Courier-Gazette

“Looking at this statue, you can tell who packs your chute and who doesn't”

The McKinney City Council replaced six Collin County Regional Airport Board members. via Lewisville Leader

“These kinds of people are very high-level business people and know other kinds of people, and that can be very helpful”

The McKinney City Council recently replaced six of the seven members of the Collin County Regional Airport Board, which the council wants to change to a development corporation similar to the McKinney Economic ... via Lewisville Leader