City officials are pursuing construction of two traffic signals at different intersections along Bloomdale Road.

What’s happening: McKinney City Council members authorized a contract with traffic engineering firm Lee Engineering during a March 17 meeting. Under terms of the contract, Lee Engineering will provide preliminary engineering services and final design services for traffic signals at the following intersections:

• Bloomdale Road and Hardin Boulevard
• Bloomdale Road and Community Avenue

Freshly Cut Stems recently opened a bouquet pickup spot in McKinney.

What’s happening: Flower bouquets, featuring flowers grown at the business’ Van Alstyne flower farm, can be purchased 24/7 from the Freshly Cut Stems’ flower vending machine. The machine is stocked regularly with fresh seasonal flowers.  

• 702 N. Tennessee, McKinney

A new health and wellness center called Degree Wellness is slated to open later this month with a grand opening celebration, owner Nicholas Schrapps said.

The specifics: The center will offer a variety of wellness services such as full-body cryotherapy, cold plunge, infrared sauna, red light therapy and IV drips, Schrapps said.
 

• 1800 N. Stonebridge Drive, Ste. 105, McKinney

More than 229,000 students have applied to receive state funds for private education or homeschooling under Texas’ education savings account program, according to the state comptroller’s office.

By the numbers: State data indicates that the most applications have been submitted on behalf of students living in urban areas and the surrounding suburban communities. As of March 8, students living in Houston ISD’s boundaries led the pack with over 8,900 applications, followed by 6,700 applicants in Dallas ISD.

The data reflects how many students living in each district's boundaries have applied, including those not currently enrolled in a public school.

The background: State lawmakers created the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program in 2025.

Students accepted for the 2026-27 school year will receive $10,474 for private education or up to $2,000 for homeschool. Students with disabilities can receive up to $30,000 each.

More details: Of the first 152,000 program applicants, nearly three-quarters were not enrolled in a public school during the 2025-26 school year, data obtained by the Texas Center for Voucher Transparency shows.