PHOTOS: McKinney ISD officials plan grand opening for $70 million stadium Thursday, Aug. 30

The first game at the new MISD Stadium was held Aug. 30.

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By Cassidy Ritter | 5:55 PM Aug 29, 2018 CDT

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The McKinney ISD stadium will open to the public Thursday, Aug. 30 with the first game of the McKinney ISD Classic held at 7 p.m. between the McKinney High School Lions and McKinney North Bulldogs.

Prior to the opening of the MISD stadium, the district offered media tours of the stadium and community event center.

More information about the nearly $70 million stadium and CEC can be found in Community Impact Newspaper's previous coverage here.

By Cassidy Ritter

Cassidy graduated from the University of Kansas in 2016 with a degree in Journalism and a double minor in business and global studies. She has worked as a reporter and editor for publications in Kansas, Colorado and Australia. She was hired as senior reporter for Community Impact Newspaper's Plano edition in August 2016. Less than a year later, she took the role of editor for the McKinney edition.

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