Community Corner
🌱 Wakeland Boys Head To State Championships + Greenbelt Trail Closure
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in McKinney-Frisco.
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First, today's weather:
A severe p.m. t-storm; warm. High: 86 Low: 67.
Here are the top three stories in McKinney-Frisco today:
- Last Saturday, the Frisco Wakeland boys rivaled the Frisco Lone Star boys soccer team at the Class 5A Region 2 Championship. Wakeland won the game in PKs 4-3 and is heading to the UIL Class 5A State Soccer Championships! Check out more than 90 photos from the marathon match. (Star Local Media)
- A section of Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt Trail at the Shaddock Creek Estates neighborhood will be closed for approximately four weeks starting today. Visitors will not be forced to turn around instead of continuing on the trail. The removal of the boardwalk will address the erosion issue at the tributary underneath it. These measures are a part of an ongoing erosion control project by city engineers. (Press Release Desk)
- Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced that Apolonio Rodriguez, 33, of Celina, was sentenced by a jury to life in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury with family violence. There was a coordinated effort with the McKinney Police Department to find Rodriguez and the victim after he fled following the assault. They were finally located hiding in the attic of his family member's house. After the sentencing, Willis stated, "Rodriguez spent 15 years abusing multiple women. The verdict delivers vindication for the victims and perfect punishment for the predator." (Press Release Desk)
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Today in McKinney-Frisco:
From my notebook:
- Don't miss the McKinney Farmer's Market at Chestnut Square every Saturday. The market is open year-round and presented by the Historical Village. (VisitMckinney)
- This past Saturday, hundreds of kids filled their baskets with eggs and learned some cool facts about nature and wildlife at the Nature Eggsplorers Egg Hunt at Frisco Commons. Spring is in full bloom and the Easter Bunny stopped by! (Facebook)
- Check out the participating times and locations for the North Texas Food Bank's Drive-Thru Mobile Pantry if you or someone you know is in need of food. All food will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. (Instagram)
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— Nicole Tess Kazora
About me: Nicole is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. At her core, she loves painting acrylic portraits, listening to political and social commentary, and examining research in the social sciences.
