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Volunteers for Covid Check-In have assembled more than 900 packages for seniors. (Courtesy Covid Check-In)
Students from UT Dallas send more than 900 care packages to North Texas seniors
Frisco Fastpacs expects to provide weekend meals to 1,400-plus students this school year. (Courtesy Frisco Fastpacs)
Frisco nonprofits step up as food insecurity increases
Frisco's emergency management team, which includes Visit Frisco and the Frisco Fire Department, helped secure more than 700 hotel rooms for Hurricane Laura evacuees this week. (Courtesy Frisco Fire Department)
About 2,800 Hurricane Laura evacuees take shelter at Frisco hotels
Collin County Health Care Services confirmed on Aug. 11 the death of a 91-year-old Frisco man with COVID-19 and underlying health conditions. (Community Impact staff)
Collin County officials report COVID-19-related death of 91-year-old Frisco man
Cottonwood Creek Trail features platforms for viewing wildlife and fishing in Cottonwood Creek. (Courtesy Visit Frisco)
Frisco expands trails system as demand increases
Christopher Long, assistant professor of K-12 science education at the University of North Texas, is researching students' psychosocial perceptions of their learning environments before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy University of North Texas; Designed by Cherry He/Community Impact Newspaper)
UNT professor researches pandemic’s impact on learning environments, what teachers can do for fall
Frisco has had approximately 13,000 residents filed for unemployment insurance since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
13K Frisco residents have filed for unemployment during pandemic, data shows
Five Frisco pastors explain how the community can come together to initiate change for the social injustices against the Black community. (Photos Courtesy Northbridge Church, Dono Pelham, Earnest B. Morgan, Jim Johnson, Hope Fellowship Church) (Cherry He/Community Impact Newspaper)
5 Frisco pastors speak on how churches, community can fight against racial injustice
Frisco recently announced its government offices will be closed July 3 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. (William C. Wadsack/Community Impact Newspaper)
See which Frisco city offices, services are open for July 4 weekend
Local municipalities are planning a variety of events to celebrate the Fourth of July that can be viewed virtually or from outside of residents' homes. (Courtesy Pexel)
Here is how to celebrate Fourth of July in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Demographic data released by the U.S. Census June 24 show residents age 65 and older increased by 99.55% between 2010 and 2019 in Denton County. (Courtesy Fotolia)
DATA: Census estimates show seniors among fastest-growing group in Denton County
The city's annual Fireworks Extravaganza is scheduled to cap off two days of events as part of Frisco Freedom Fest 2020 on July 3-4. (Courtesy Visit Frisco)
Frisco Freedom Fest moving forward with social distancing plan
These were among the participants at a peaceful protest in Frisco on June 6. (Photo courtesy Shanna Csikortos; design by Cherry He/Community Impact Newspaper)
Frisco protests initiate dialogue on the 'uncomfortable truths' of racial injustice
The public had the opportunity to paint large stones with positive messages during the first Rocks Against Racism event June 6. (Courtesy Good Stuff in Frisco)
Frisco group working to spread message of unity with Rocks Against Racism event
Community member and former U.S. House Rep. Sam Johnson (left) died May 27 in Plano at the age of 89. (Courtesy Van Taylor)
Sam Johnson, former prisoner of war and Collin County-area congressman, dies at 89