🌱 New Gateway Designation + Changed Attendance Zones

Get on up, McKinney-Frisco! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 54 Low: 28.

Here are the top 3 stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. Following Board action, attendance zones for the Frisco 2022-2023 school year have been set. The new zones help balance enrollment and resources for existing schools while preparing for new campuses. Emails have been sent out to families who will be impacted by the new zones. (Press Release Desk)
2. The McKinney National Airport earns coveted Gateway Airport designation for TSA-approved Aircraft Operators. The new designation allows the McKinney National Airport to act as the last point of departure for corporate and private charters for the highly secured Washington, D.C. area. The process towards the new designation involved paperwork, establishing security programs, training, and inspections performed by the TAS. (Star Local Media)
3. 121 Media, LLC has recently acquired Star Local Media's family of hyper-local newspapers, including the McKinney Courier-Gazette. The Media LLC acquired fourteen weekly newspapers and their associated digital assets in a deal that gained them over 750,000 readers. New owners Rick and Elizabeth Rogers are Frisco residents. (Star Local Media)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Love Life Foundation Presents: Pop Art with Karen Hall Nitz and Roger Nitz At The McKinney Performing Arts Center (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Frisco, TX - Lost Dogs, Cats & Pets shares that lost dog Mojo has been found. Thank you to everyone who helped find our lost friend. (Facebook)
• City of Frisco TX - City Hall announces that Dallas North Tollway (DNT) and frontage roads from Main St to Eldorado Pkwy have been reopened. (Facebook)
• McKinney, Texas reminds the community that their tagline, 'Unique by Nature', speaks to the city's charming neighborhoods, historic downtown, and cultural diversity. (Facebook)

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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.