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Ruth Thompson is the owner of nonprofit Hugs Cafe and Greenhouse, an organization to provide meaningful training and competitively-paid employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Mrs. Thompson felt committed to…

Beth Mack Bentley has become an integral person in the preservation of the history of McKinney. When noticing the rapid rate of local history becoming forgotten Mrs. Bentley and other community members formed the group "Legacy Keepers of Old East…

Angela Richardson-Woods served on the McKinney City Council from Dec 2020 to May 2021 for District 1, this appointment marks Mrs. Richardson-Woods as the first Black woman to serve on the council. Previously Mrs. Richardson-Woods served as the…

Mrs. Mary Alice Skaggs first began working for Plano High School in 1930 and after taking a short break in 1942 she returned to Plano High School to become a driving force within the school. She is recognized as the first teacher in Plano to earn a…

Bettye Haun was employed as the first secretary in Plano public schools in 1957 by Superintendent of Schools, E.A. Sigler. She worked as school board secretary and administrative assistant until her retirement in 1996. In recognition of her…

Dr. Myrtle Hightower worked in McKinney and Plano Independent School District for over 30 years as a teacher, counselor, and diversity counselor.

Throughout her career she established the districts first diversity committee and Martin Luther King,…

Helen Gibbard Hall served as a third-grade teacher at Fanny Finch Elementary School. After her retirement, she and her husband Capt. Roy Hall, wrote a book on the history of Collin County. After Roy's death in 1970, Helen continued to research local…

Bessie Heard is known for the creation the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary and Museum in 1964 with the purchase of 207 acres of land. In her earlier years she obtained a charter for the McKinney Library and helped raise funds to buy books and purchase a…