Frisco ISD Protecting Students from Sex Offenders

FRISCO, Texas -- The Frisco Independent School District this year is helping protect its students from sex offenders. Seven Frisco schools are using a new system from Raptor Systems to check school visitors against a sexual offender database.

Frisco ISD's director of security said district officials are testing the system to make sure it is what they want before expanding it district-wide. Full Story on NBC5i

Plano leaders run from Census Bureau's 'wealthiest' designation

For many communities, being named America's wealthiest large city might inspire civic pride.
But for Plano, a suburb that has tried hard to shed a perception, fair or not, of elitist affluence, the news might as well be radioactive.

A recent U.S. Census Bureau survey confirmed what many in North Texas may already have suspected: Plano has the highest median household income, $84,492, of any community with a population of at least 250,000.

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Tar Art by City Worker

FRISCO, Texas -- Some residents have found art in an unlikely place after a Frisco city worker took it upon himself to get creative as he patched up the street.
With a quick glance at the street, there appears to be just a lot of squiggly lines, but closer inspection reveals what some are calling tar art. See the Video.

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Frisco Community Calendar of Events

GENEALOGY EXPERT Lloyd Bockstruck, supervisor of the genealogy section of J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. Sept.4 in City Council chambers, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., in a Frisco Public Library sponsored program. 972-292-5669 or www.friscolibrary.com.

FRISCO WOMEN'S LEAGUE'S new member recruitment social will start at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4.

THE FRISCO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB will meet at 6:15 p.m. Sept. 4 at Frisco Embassy Suites, 7600 John Q. Hammons Drive. $25. Reservations are required; e-mail marydorcey@gmail.com, or call 972-712-3538. Dinner with a guest speaker at 7 p.m. follows the opening networking session. www.friscobpw.org.

FRISCO YMCA GRAND OPENING will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept.6 at 3415 W. Main St. Facility tours, fall program registration and family activities like arts & crafts, face painting and music. The YMCA is expected to open Sept.1. 214-297-9622.

ARTISTS GATHERING lecture, focused on the History of Landscape Lecture will be led by Jim VanKirk from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Frisco Arts Center, 6827 Main St. Sponsored by the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco, vagf.org.

CASEY JOYCE SCHOLARSHIP GOLF CLASSIC, hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4380 in Plano, will be Sept. 14 at Plantation Golf Club, 4701 Plantation Lane . Call 972-516-0044 or visit www.plano-vfw.org.

FRISCO CHAPTER OF WOMEN OF VISIONARY INFLUENCE will host Leisa Hart, star of the Buns of Steel video series, at 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Solare Spa and Café, 4851 Legacy Drive. $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers; dinner is included. Reservations required. 469-252-4528 or www.wovi-frisco.org.

WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE support group teams affiliated with the North Texas Food Bank meet in and around Frisco. 469-362-2239.

LEADERSHIP FRISCO ADVISORY COUNCIL is accepting applications to participate in the nine-month community leadership program. 972-335-9522 or www.friscochamber.com.

FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., offers computer classes, book clubs and speakers. www.friscolibrary.com.

Highway 121 To Reopen Under New Ownership

State Highway 121 from Old Denton Road in The Colony to Hillcrest Road in Frisco reopens Sunday under new ownership.

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