Frights'n Lights + Federal Suit Against Frisco ISD +Free GED Prep

Good morning, people of McKinney-Frisco! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with a fresh copy of theMcKinney-Frisco Daily.

First, today's weather:

Rain overnight. High: 89 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. Frisco’s RoughRiders ballpark has been transformed into a family-friendly Halloween haunt for the season. Frights’n Lights is officially opening at Riders Field on Saturday with a full-on Halloween festival featuring carnival games, rides, food and drinks, and the Headless Horseman’s Haunted Hay Maze. Frights’n Lights will run on select dates through Nov. 6. (The Dallas Morning News)
2. A parents group called the Unified Parents of FISD is joining a federal lawsuit against Frisco ISD and other Texas school districts for not requiring students to wear masks. The class-action suit against their children’s school districts implores administrators to implement a mask mandate and enact other COVID-19 safety protocols. (Free: Newsbreak; Subscription: The Dallas Morning News)
3. Frisco ISD is now offering free virtual GED prep classes, thanks to a partnership with Collin County Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) via Grayson College and the Texas Workforce Commission. (Star Local Media)
4. Construction on a new 18-lane, 25,000-square-foot shooting range at 415 Industrial Blvd. in McKinney will begin in early October. (Community Impact Newspaper)
5. The Eye Level Learning Center will open a new Frisco location on Coit Road, offering math and English tutoring for students in grades K through 9. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• State Fair of Texas - SRC Day Trip - McKinney Parks and Recreation (9:00 AM)
• BLOOD DRIVE - McKinney Family YMCA (10:00 AM)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.