Read top stories from the past week from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Frisco
Frisco ISD plans for shift in school attendance zones
At the Nov. 9 Frisco ISD school board meeting, staff presented plans to trustees for shifting attendance boundaries in anticipation of the 2021-22 school year to accommodate the upcoming Emerson High School.
Lewisville
In heart of city, Lewisville eyes land in under-served community for new public park
Tucked into several busy commercial corridors, a community without a public park of its own has struggled at times to find its voice, residents and city officials said.
Richardson
Richardson City Council greenlights $45 million Amazon fulfillment center
Richardson City Council approved a zoning permit for an Amazon distribution and fulfillment center at its Nov. 9 meeting.
Collin County
Collin County to alter COVID-19 dashboard; only county hospitalizations to be shown
Collin County’s COVID-19 dashboard will soon only show county hospitalizations.
County commissioners voted 3-2 Nov. 9 to change the dashboard and remove most of the data; only the information regarding hospitalizations will be left, along with some links to state COVID-19 data.
Collin County Dawoodi Bohra Masjid under construction in McKinney
The Dawoodi Bohra Community of Collin County is in the process of building the Collin County Dawoodi Bohra Masjid at 1410 S. Tennessee St., McKinney. The two-story mosque will serve the community of more than 75 families and will be approximately 15,600 square feet with prayer areas, a children’s area and a community kitchen.
Francesca D’ Annunzio, Daniel Houston, Makenzie Plusnick, Miranda Jaimes and William C. Wadsack contributed to this report.
