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Wylie senior Osato Enabulele (11) won District 9-6A MVP last year. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] Wylie head boys’ soccer coach Scott Dillon says that the program, through improvement and the development of players, has been built to the point...
Wylie East senior Nick Nobleza (7) shares a huge with junior Joel Gonzalez (11) after making a play during a Tuesday, Jan. 7 game against Plano. Senior Sean Burkett (6) walks in to congratulate Gonzalez. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman...
The Collin County Commissioners Court convened for its first meeting of 2025 on Monday, Jan. 13, addressing a range of topics across several county departments and agencies. In addition to the regular business of the commissioners’ court, the meeting included...
Wylie Mayor pro tem Jeff Forrester has announced he will not seek reelection to Place 3 on city council. In an email Jan. 9, Forrester said he will not file for re-election and instead challenged others to serve the community. “It has been an incredible honor to serve...
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...
Sports
Wylie senior Osato Enabulele (11) won District 9-6A MVP last year. File photo By David Wolman [email protected] Wylie head boys’ soccer coach Scott Dillon says that the program, through improvement and the development of players, has been built to the point...
Wylie East senior Nick Nobleza (7) shares a huge with junior Joel Gonzalez (11) after making a play during a Tuesday, Jan. 7 game against Plano. Senior Sean Burkett (6) walks in to congratulate Gonzalez. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman...
The Wylie East boys soccer team was scheduled to compete in the Wylie Boys Soccer Tournament this week, but the tournament has been canceled because of an impending winter weather storm. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Wylie...
Wylie East junior Joel Camacho dribbles the ball past a Denton Braswell defender at the Yellow Jacket Cup on Friday, Jan. 3 from Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium in Rockwall. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Boys soccer teams...
Wylie senior Taylor McAfee (31) drives past a Lakeview Centennial defender for a scoring attempt during a 47-44 home win for the Lady Pirates on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from the Montgomery Center. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Education
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...
Wylie ISD is inviting the public to help name two new schools—a junior high and an intermediate campus—scheduled to open in fall 2026 on the east side of the district, near Kreymer Road and south of Brown Street. The district’s board of trustees’ values...
Wylie High School Theatre Pirate Players received 10 nominations, including Best Show, for their January production of “Beauty and the Beast.” Courtesy of Wylie ISD Wylie Independent School District experienced a year marked by growth, achievements and...
A Wylie ISD senior and potential mentor meet at the Community Park Center for the launch of the Wylie Senior2 Mentor Program. The program pairs students with 55+senior mentors. Courtesy Wylie ISD Wylie ISD high school seniors gathered at the Community Park Center,...
JROTC cadets are once again hosting their annual gift wrapping session from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2550 FM 544 in Wylie. Courtesy photo The Wylie High School Air Force JROTC cadets are bringing festive cheer to the community with their ninth annual...
Life & Style
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...
One tradition Sonia Duggan kept is gifting a unique ornament to my children the night we decorate the tree. Her childhood ornaments—each a small, tangible reminder of her parents’ love—now hang alongside the ornaments her sons have received since they were born....
Breckinridge, Colorado is a festive place to visit during the holidays. Courtesy photo While many people dream of being home for the holidays, there’s a special magic in traveling during the Christmas season. Whether you’re craving snow-capped mountains, tropical...
Opinion
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...
I’m fairly certain my dreams have a drug dealer. What is it with dreams? Sleep is supposed to be an 8-hour window (mine’s never that long) when we rest, regenerate, and arise feeling as refreshed as the person in the Folger’s commercial who throws back the covers and...
Drivers will no longer be required to get annual safety inspections beginning Jan. 1, the Texas Standard reported. However, drivers in the state’s 17 most populous counties will still be required to get an emissions test in order to register their vehicles. While...
I especially love this time of the year! The Christmas season brings back so many fond memories from my childhood. Growing up in the humble neighborhoods of Brooklyn didn’t allow us to have much other than the music of Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis. I was too young...
Columnist John Moore likes the local hardware stores. And the free calendars. Photo: John Moore When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses seem to bring the same threat to Wal Mart. But...
