More Texans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine than the total number of Texans who have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic started.
Unique new COVID-19 vaccination hub opens at Stonebriar Mall in Frisco
Vaccine site with unique registration process opens in Frisco
A new coronavirus vaccination site in Collin County distributes shots on a daily first-come, first-serve basis. But some people have reported problems with the registration process.
FRISCO, Texas - People in Collin County now have access to two more COVID-19 vaccination hubs. One of those sites touts a frustration-free plan that avoids long waitlists but so far that’s not been the case.
The biggest counties in North Texas have COVID-19 vaccine wait lists with hundreds of thousands of names on them. That’s why the city of Frisco decided to try a different tactic.
McKinney City Council again delays vote on Confederate statue
The decision on whether to remove the statue of James W. Throckmorton has been postponed again.
A statue of James W. Throckmorton, a Confederate brigadier general, stands in the McKinney square.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
McKinney City Council members on Tuesday once again declined to decide whether to remove the statue of James W. Throckmorton, a Confederate brigadier general and former Texas governor, from the city’s historic square.
Mayor George Fuller, District 3 council member Scott Elliott and recently appointed District 1 council member Angela Richardson-Woods, the first Black woman to serve on the council, were ready to take action on the hot-button issue.
Former McKinney mayor, who led the city through exponential growth in the 1990s, dies at 91
John Edward Gay who was a three-term mayor died last week at the age of 91.
Former McKinney mayor John Edward Gay, left, who died recently served as a friend and mentor to current Mayor George Fuller pictured on the right.(Courtesy Mayor George Fuller)
Mayor George Fuller extended his sympathies via Facebook last Wednesday:
“John was a friend and mentor to me. He and his wonderful wife Judy have been a blessing to this community for many decades,” Fuller wrote. “John will be remembered for his warm smile, boundless friendship, deep caring, compassion, love and great character with which he led his life and our community, providing an example for all that knew him. I will always cherish the friendship I had with this great man.”
McKinney financial firm more than doubling headquarters with new construction
Independent Financial is expanding its 2-year-old campus in Craig Ranch.
Independent Financial has started work on a second building on State Highway 121 in McKinney.(Independent Financial )
McKinney-based Independent Financial has broken ground on the second phase of its headquarters campus.
The addition to the project at McKinney’s Craig Ranch will more than double the size of the banking firm’s head office operations.
“The completion of the second building will allow us to bring all of our Independent Financial corporate employees together in one location, improve operations and recruit premier-level talent,” David Brooks, Independent Financial chairman and CEO, said in a statement. “We have experienced strong growth in recent years, and it had become readily apparent that it was time to expand our campus.”