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USDA invests over $36M for high-speed internet in rural Texas

By Hannah Norton

Telecommunications companies in Central Texas and the West Plains region will receive funding to help rural Texans gain access to high-speed internet.

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Drone delivery company Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has announced that its drone delivery service will launch on April 7. (Courtesy Wing)

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One of Wing's delivery drones lowers a package at the home of Frisco resident Greg Allbright. (Matt Payne/Community Impact Newspaper)

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A proposal from the downtown advisory board to install color-changing LED lights onto the historic downtown Frisco water tower was shared with Frisco City Council on Feb. 10. (Matt Payne/Community Impact Newspaper)

Published 11:35 AM | Feb 14, 2022 CST

Frisco considering color-changing LED lights for historic downtown water tower

Frisco resident Greg Allbright on Dec. 2 was able to demo Wing's app-based drone delivery service at his home. (Matt Payne/Community Impact Newspaper)

Published 5:51 PM | Dec 2, 2021 CST

Wing expects to launch Frisco drone delivery service ‘in the next couple months’

Council members approved the creation of Municipal Utility District No. 213, which includes the proposed multimillion-dollar community, during an Oct. 28 meeting. (Screenshot via city of Conroe)

Published 3:00 PM | Nov 1, 2021 CDT

CI NATION ROUNDUP: Lake Celestine to bring multimillion-dollar homes to Lake Conroe; Austin ISD teachers say morale at all-time low and more top news

Employees of drone-based delivery company Wing held a town hall on Oct. 28 on the upcoming drone delivery service in partnership with Walgreens. (Matt Payne/Community Impact Newspaper)

Updated 12:36 AM | Oct 29, 2021 CDT

Wing holds hands-on town hall in Frisco ahead of delivery drone launch

Drone-based delivery company Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced on Oct. 20 a partnership with Walgreens to bring the unconventional delivery model to densely populated metropolitan areas in the country. (Courtesy Wing)

Published 9:00 AM | Oct 20, 2021 CDT

Delivery drones will soon be flying around Frisco

Published 4:15 PM | Sep 7, 2021 CDT

FIRST LOOK: Collin College opens new IT Center at Frisco campus

The new 945 area code will be deployed Jan. 15 for the region that presently uses area codes 214, 469 and 972. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Updated 9:42 AM | Jan 12, 2021 CST

945 area code launches Jan. 15 in North Texas, including in Frisco

Less than a week ahead of the Nov. 3 Election Day, Cihan Varol, an associate professor with Sam Houston State University's Cyber Forensics Intelligence Center, shared insight on foreign election hacking and what it means for voters. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Updated 10:32 AM | Oct 29, 2020 CDT

Q&A: Sam Houston State University cyber forensics intelligence expert talks foreign election hacking ahead of Nov. 3

Over 24,000 Frisco ISD students requested electronic devices, and over 200 families requested internet connectivity for the start of the fall. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Published 4:51 PM | Aug 12, 2020 CDT

More than 24,000 Frisco ISD students request electronic devices for return to school

Several cities in the Dallas area have joined The North Texas Innovation Alliance. (Courtesy Justin Terveen)

Updated 5:41 PM | May 27, 2020 CDT