DTX-MCK: Impact 11/6/2025

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McKinney ISD to close, repurpose 3 elementary schools

🏫 McKinney ISD will see three elementary campuses closed prior to the 2026-27 school year.

The district’s board of trustees voted unanimously at a Nov. 5 special meeting to approve the closure of the three schools, which are set to be repurposed for alternative district uses.

The action taken
The three campuses chosen to close are:

C. T. Eddins Elementary, located at 311 Peregrine Drive, McKinney
Arthur H. McNeil Elementary, located at 3650 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary, located at 6951 Berkshire Road, McKinney

The gist: The campuses considered for closure included 13 elementary schools that are located south of US 380 and west of US 75. The committee that provided the recommendation was composed of 39 MISD parents, including three representatives from each high school, two representatives from each middle school and a representative from each elementary. The closures are expected to save the district $3 million annually.

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In Your Community

McKinney nonprofits The Samaritan Inn, Community Lifeline Center to join through ‘mission-driven integration’

Two McKinney-based nonprofit organizations are integrating, with a plan to combine efforts in addressing homelessness and food insecurity in Collin County.

The Samaritan Inn and Community Lifeline Center have combined organizations and programming, which have both been supporting the community through homelessness services, food distribution and more for over 30 years, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

A closer look: Services at the food pantry located at 1601 N. Waddill St. will continue with no interruptions for the next six months while the emergency rent and utility assistance programs will begin operating from The Samaritan Inn’s main offices, the release states.

Quote of note: “This is how we build real, lasting solutions: By combining forces to heal and stabilize our neighbors,” Rick Grady, board member for both organizations and president of the Collin County Homeless Coalition, said in the release. “The Samaritan Inn and Community Lifeline Center amplify one another’s strengths.”

In Your Area

Zipline drone delivery launches in McKinney

🛒 Zipline’s drone delivery service is now live at the Walmart store on Redbud Boulevard in McKinney.

What happened: Officials from the city, county, state and Zipline Drone Delivery and Logistics held a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 4 for the new service. State Rep. Keresa Richardson placed the first order for drone delivery during the ceremony.

Zipline co-founder and CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton said he expects McKinney to be the fastest growing Zipline site they’ve launched. At launch, drones will only deliver to addresses within a 2-mile radius, but that radius is expected to expand in the future, according to officials.

“We’ll have to see, but I think that the future is really really bright, and we’re incredibly excited,” Cliffton said.

How it works: Zipline drones are fully autonomous. They can carry up to 8 pounds and deliver within a 10-mile radius at speeds of up to 70 mph. Residents living within the 2-mile delivery radius can place orders for drone delivery through the Zipline app.