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MARKET TEAM GENERAL MANAGER Vicki Chen EDITOR Samantha Douty REPORTERS Shelbie Hamilton, Alex Reece SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Michelle Degard Community Impact in 2005, and the company is still locally owned today. We have expanded to include hundreds of team members and have created our own software platform and printing facility. CI delivers 35+ localized editions across Texas to more than 2.5 million residential mailboxes. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Miranda Talley METRO LEADERSHIP PUBLISHER Leanne Libby MANAGING EDITOR William C. Wadsack MANAGING COPY EDITOR Beth Marshall SENIOR ART PRODUCTION MANAGER Breanna Flores CONTACT US 7460 Warren Parkway, Ste. 160 Frisco, TX 75034 • 214-618-9001 CI CAREERS communityimpact.com/careers PRESS RELEASES mcknews@communityimpact.com ADVERTISING mckads@communityimpact.com Learn more at communityimpact.com/advertising EMAIL NEWSLETTERS communityimpact.com/newsletter SUPPORT US Join your neighbors by giving to the CI Patron program. Funds support our journalistic mission to provide trusted, local news in your community. Learn more at communityimpact.com/cipatron ABOUT US Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH
FROM VICKI: Spring events are in full swing. Check out five things to know about this year’s AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament, including a new family-friendly amenity, on Page 21. For more local events spanning the arts, sports and even goat yoga, see the To-Do List on Page 10. Vicki Chen, GENERAL MANAGER
FROM SAMANTHA: There are many things happening in McKinney this upcoming month, but the most important has to be the May 6 election. On the ballot is an airport bond proposition and more. Read about the latest noise studies in the city on Page 19, and see our full Voter Guide on Page 26. Get out there and vote! Samantha Douty, EDITOR
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