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LISD winners looking to the future

The Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees will feature two new faces when it meets Monday.

Mark Welding and Kris Vaughn won the election for places 3 and 4, respectively, during Saturday's election while incumbent Brenda Latham won re-election in Place 5.
- Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:25 PM CDT

NEWS UPDATE

Final nails: McKinney High School teacher retiring after 39 years

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A man who's spent his life teaching others to build homes will soon leave a place he's called home for 39 years.

Stephen Burgett, construction technology teacher at McKinney High School, is retiring. His legacy: 13 McKinney houses, thousands of former students and a longstanding mark on a seemingly limitless trade.
- Friday, May 17, 2013 7:31 PM CDT

SPORTS UPDATE

Softball: Null blanks Keller, Marcus headed to regional finals

Marcus starting pitcher Hannah Null was at her best when her team needed her most Saturday, throwing a one-hit shut out victory over Keller, 1-0, at Colleyville Heritage to send the Lady Marauders to the UIL Class 5A Region I Final where they will meet rival Lewisville.

Marcus battled back after dropping Game 1 Thursday, 3-0, to even the series 1-1 with a 3-2 win Friday scoring twice in their final at-bat.
- Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:35 PM CDT

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29th Annual Pecan Grove Cemetery Memorial Day Tribute


Perhaps there is no more sacred place on earth than the gravesite of a fallen soldier, having offered his or her life so we may live in liberty and the peace of our home. Seven hundred seventy-six American veteran heroes now rest in the historic Pecan Grove Cemetery, from the Mexican War to the Persian Gulf wars. The history of McKinney, Collin County and Texas is woven among the historical figures also buried there. However, it is the “other” story, the story of courage and sacrifice, given with pride to our nation, that we honor each May.
- Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:06 PM CDT

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