High Income Rise in Collin County Report Says
A nationwide survey by Standard Rate and Data Service shows Collin County families increasingly move into middle and upper income brackets. It notes 73.3 percent of local households have $8,000 or more left after taxes, with 12.3 percent earning $5,000 to $10,000, 25.5 percent $10,000 to $15,000, and 37.9 percent above $15,000, while purchasing power fell 3 percent nationwide due to rising living costs.
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Collin County
Standard Rate and Data Service
West South Central
Texas
GNP Showing Slowdown
Economist Billings D Barnard of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports a cyclical slowdown in real GNP this quarter marking the third straight quarterly deceleration. Industrial output fell 0.5 percent in October while Texas manufacturing rose 1.1 percent offset by a 3 percent drop in mining led by oil and gas.
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BILLINGS D. BARNARD
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Texas
Police Arrest Teens In Week’s End Busts
Six teenagers faced varied charges after a week with 12 and 13 year olds charged with shoplifting, two 15 year old runaways, a 16 year old runaway, and a 17 year old driving without a license. The department logged 48 calls, five accidents, and investigated burglary, five thefts, and three criminal mischief cases. Multiple vehicle collisions occurred on US 75, Parkhaven, Independence, FM 544, and 14th Street involving drivers from Dallas, Richardson, Arlington, Addison, and other areas.
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Ford
Donald Lee Craig
Laurel
Girishbhai Dahyabha Patel
Gladewood
US 75
Dallas
Otio White
Michael John Carrol
Tisinger
FM 544
Alma
Buick
Joseph Wesley Gallop
Addison
Chevrolet
John Neal Truby
Vista Del Sol
14th St
Sherry
Commission Seeks Personnel Session at McKinney Court
The Collin County Commissioners Court will meet Monday at 9 a.m. in Room 201, McKinney, for routine minutes and financials plus an open executive session to discuss personnel matters. Public invited.
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Collin County Commissioners Court
commissioners
McKinney
Holiday Advertising Deadlines for Daily Star Courier
Holiday deadlines adjust for the Christmas and New Year period. Display ads for the Dec 24 and Dec 31 Fridays are due by noon on Dec 22 and Dec 29. Display ads for the Dec 26 Sunday and Jan 2 editions are due by noon on Dec 23 and Dec 30. Classifieds follow a 5 pm and noon schedule on corresponding dates.
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Daily Star Courier
Zoning Hearings Set On Two Large Property Requests
Planning and Zoning commissioners will hold two public hearings Monday at 7 30 p m in the Municipal Building. One hearing covers rezoning a 16000 square foot tract in Lancers Square from MF-2 apartments to planned development retail located about 625 feet west of Independence and 420 feet south of Parker Rd. The second seeks 8 81 acres of retail and 46 49 acres of SF-4 residential on a 573 acre site at the northwest corner of Spring Creek Pkwy and Alma Dr submitted by Bill McPartland.
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Planning and Zoning Commissioners
Lancers Square
Independence
Parker Rd
Bill McPartland
Spring Creek Pkwy
Alma Dr
Plane Man Indicted On Murder Charges
Alford R. Norton of 1416 Parker Rd is indicted on two counts of murder in the death of his three year old stepson Christopher Ervin. Norton is jailed on a 25000 bond as the Collin County Grand Jury also indicted 19 others on various charges.
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Alford R. Norton
Parker Rd
Christopher Ervin
Collin County
Norton
Christopher
Parkland Hospital
Tom O'Connell
Anthony Ervin
Parkland
Anthony
Gloria Ervin
Octogenarian Haggar Shares Keys To Success
In New York 84 year old J M Haggar, head of Haggar Slacks, details his path to wealth. He says success comes from a clear goal, surrounding oneself with smart people, a clean shop with good conditions, and top quality machinery. He notes Haggar Slacks is 50 this year and highlights family leadership.
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NEW YORK
UPS
J.M. Haggar
New World
Haggar
Joe
Mr. Carter
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