🌱 NYE Explosion At Kinwood Apartments + Winter Coat Drive

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing in town today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 50 Low: 29.

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

1. On New Year's Eve, the windows of a unit at Kinwood Apartments in McKinney were blown out in a reported explosion. Although there was no fire in the apartment, the possible explosion inside activated the fire sprinklers and prompted the McKinney Fire Department to respond. The two people in the apartment were treated at the scene for minor injuries, and the incident is currently under investigation. (North Texas e-News)
2. Beginning tomorrow (Jan. 4), the Love Life Foundation will be holding a winter coat drive at several locations throughout McKinney. New and gently used coats can be dropped off through Jan. 18 at Tupps Brewery, Brandon Tomes Volkswagen, Preston Trail Community Church, and Guitar Sanctuary. Monetary donations are accepted at lovelifefoundation.com/donate, or local residents may opt to purchase a new coat directly via the foundation's Amazon Smile Wishlist. (Visit McKinney)
3. The past year was an impressive one across all sports for McKinney ISD. In 2021, McKinney student-athletes made lots of local sports headlines, including playoff success and championships won at the district and state levels. According to Star Local Media's roundup, some highlights of the year include McKinney North alumnus Ronald "RoJo" Jones II winning the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a first-time district championship for the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team, and a perfect 12-0 mark in district play for the McKinney boys' basketball team. (Star Local Media)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Public Art Board Meeting At The George A. Purefoy Municipal Center (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• As temperatures fell on New Year's Day, the Salvation Army opened a warming station at 600 Wilson Creek Pkwy in McKinney to provide shelter, meals, bottles of water, coffee, and hot drinks to those in need. (Facebook)
• Looking for a new home? Check out these five new McKinney-Frisco area properties for sale. (McKinney-Frisco Patch)
• The City of Frisco has announced several roadwork projects for this week that may impact traffic, including new pavement repairs on sections of La Cantera Trl, Colby Dr, and outhbound Teel Pkwy. (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.