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Police say two Sumeer Elementary students were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle while biking to school.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9736 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9777 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Rep. Keith Self voted against S 2403 and H R 9497 during the recent session.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9816 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Realtor.com counted 394 Melissa, TX homes for sale as of September 2026, while Redfin reported 124 homes sold in May 2026 and a median sale price of $434,640.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9820 in the Dallas area, up from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9493 in the Dallas area, up from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Melissa ISD is organizing a marching showcase featuring two separate performances.
Collin County commissioners approved a 1.39% property tax rate increase that will raise the estimated bill on a median-value home by $62.88.
Officers discovered two bodies inside a residence on Hickory Ridge while conducting a welfare check.
Melissa ISD said 2025-26 free and reduced-price meal benefits expire Sept. 25, 2026, and families must submit a new 2026-27 application at least two school days before then to avoid a gap.
Chris White of Melissa was diagnosed with a rare melanoma at 36, and within months it had spread. After every standard treatment failed, a cell therapy trial in Colorado, later approved by the FDA, left him cancer-free. On Sept. 25 he emcees a national gala in Philadelphia.
A new six-classroom preschool at Texas Woman’s University will provide tuition-free, Montessori-inspired education for up to 120 children.
Regular unleaded averages $3.8708 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.8772 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.8829 in the Dallas area, down from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Regular unleaded averages $3.8833 in the Dallas area, up from yesterday, up from last week and above the Texas average.
Realtor.com counted 406 Melissa, TX homes for sale as of August 2026, while Redfin reported 124 homes sold in May 2026 and a median sale price of $434,640.
Melissa ISD cut the ribbon Aug. 11 on Cardinal Renaissance Academy at 2950 Cardinal Drive, renovating a longtime campus into Elementary No. 6 with a project-based IB model.
The Melissa and Rockwall high school football teams meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in a non-district contest broadcast on FOX 4+.
