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Wylie senior Noah Mallory goes up in the air to score two of his 29 points in the Pirates' 68-44 win over Rockwall-Heath in the bi-district round of the Class 6A playoffs Monday from Lovejoy High School. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Wylie East junior Praise Olufemi (1) and senior Dezmond Thompson (3) celebrate a one-handed dunk made by Thompson in the third quarter of a 52-33 Class 6A Division II, bi-district playoff win for the Raiders over Royse City on Monday from Caddo Mills High School....
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Weather Watch for the period of Feb. 19-21 in response to forecasted extreme cold weather across the region. The watch is prompted by expected higher electricity demand and the potential for lower reserve...
The Wylie city council election now has at least one contested race as of Tuesday, Feb. 11. With the filing period for the May 3, 2025, local elections winding down, Hamza Fraz has filed to run for Place 3 on Wylie city council. Fraz has been a Wylie resident for 2...
From Staff Reports [email protected] The Wylie Police Department reports that the city’s 2024 crime per 1,000 tresidents decreased by 4% from 2023 figures, despite a 1% increase in population. Calls for service also decreased by almost 10% during the same...
Sports
Wylie senior Noah Mallory goes up in the air to score two of his 29 points in the Pirates' 68-44 win over Rockwall-Heath in the bi-district round of the Class 6A playoffs Monday from Lovejoy High School. Photo by Jerry Winfrey / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Wylie East junior Praise Olufemi (1) and senior Dezmond Thompson (3) celebrate a one-handed dunk made by Thompson in the third quarter of a 52-33 Class 6A Division II, bi-district playoff win for the Raiders over Royse City on Monday from Caddo Mills High School....
Wylie senior Noah Mallory, pictured in previous action scored 30 points in a 73-67 win over Sachse on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] For the third consecutive season, the Wylie boys' basketball team has...
Wylie East senior Tabria Williams (42) dribbles the ball up the court during a Class 6A Division II girls' basketball playoff game against North Forney from Dallas Skyline High School on Monday, Feb. 10. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By Art Stricklin...
Wylie freshman Aubrey Green, pictured in previous action, scored eight points in the Lady Pirates' 35-32 loss to Tyler Legacy in a Class 6A Division I playoff game from Corsicana High School on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Education
Wylie High and Wylie East cadets join for a group picture along with other JROTC cadets. Courtesy Wylie ISD AFJROTC Wylie East High School hosted its annual JROTC competition last week, marking 12 years of bringing together cadets from across the region to showcase...
Wylie East All-State choir students, from left, Nathan Jacob, Parker Smith, Logan Drum and Isabella Cavalier will perform in San Antonio Feb. 15. Courtesy photo Wylie ISD choir students became eight of the hundreds of All-State Choir members after the final round of...
National Merit Commended Scholars from Wylie High and Wylie East were recognized at the Jan. 20 board of trustees meeting. In this photo, 18 Wylie High students earned commendations, and from Wylie East, two students (not pictured) earned commendations. Courtesy Wylie...
Wylie East student Juliet Salazar focuses on the judges during the Goat show held at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show and Sale in McKinney last week. Salazar was named Grand Champion in Senior Goat Showmanship and Reserve Breeding Goat Champion. Courtesy Wylie...
Wylie East Theatre students rehearse a scene from “Into the Woods.” Performances are Thursday, Jan. 16, Friday, Jan. 17, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 in the WEHS auditorium. Tina Lopez/The Wylie News Classic tales will spring to life on stage as Wylie ISD’s two...
Life & Style
Gynovel’s Gifts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting transplant patients and individuals recovering from heart attacks and strokes, is hosting a Community Health Fair to provide education, resources and support for those in need. The health fair...
A good night’s sleep can feel like a luxury, but it’s actually a necessity for overall health. From boosting energy to protecting against chronic disease, sleep plays a critical role in well-being—especially as people age. Yet, many adults don’t get the recommended...
With the exception of winter crops like hearty spinach and kale, Collin County gardeners should remove spent plants and debris from vegetable beds and flower gardens to prepare for spring crops. As winter’s chill settles over Collin County, gardeners might be tempted...
The dawn of a new year is a natural time to embrace positive change, and while resolutions often focus on personal health or fitness, an overlooked area for transformation is the home. A clutter-free, organized environment can make daily life more manageable and even...
As New Year’s Day 2024 approached, millions of individuals were preparing to make changes they hoped would improve their fitness. In a Forbes Health/One Poll survey of 1,000 adults in the months leading up to the start of 2024, nearly half (48 percent) of respondents...
Opinion
A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes...
Columnist John Moore recalls the friends of his youth, including Harvey The Rabbit. Photo: John Moore I never had more than one at a time, but I had stuffed animals. Don’t all kids have a security blanket when they’re young? At first, I had a monkey who had a...
Columnist John Moore rode the Washington, DC, subway to see the presidential inauguration. Pictured left to right are Moore, Rhonda Anderson, and Kristi Antonick. Photo: John Moore Most of us can cite a handful of times when we knew that we were witnessing history....
While some in society have stopped wearing watches, columnist John Moore isn’t one of them. Courtesy John Moore I noticed his Watch immediately. I usually notice watches immediately. But his was especially noticeable. It was a Rolex. I don’t own a Rolex, but one day I...
The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, told The Dallas Morning News that the requests for...
