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Wylie East students organize Culture Day

Wylie East students organize Culture Day

Students at Wylie East High School organized the first-ever Culture Day last week where they showcased different countries and cultures of their heritage. The event was held during the power hour period on campus Wednesday, March 15, at the school. Madison Riffe,...

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City employees cite family mentors as reason for success

City employees cite family mentors as reason for success

Last week, The Wylie News highlighted a woman making an impact in the Texas Legislature. This week, the focus shifts to the city of Wylie, which has a number of important women in senior leadership positions, including the animal services manager and its engineering...

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Council approves funds for Ethiopian sports event

Council approves funds for Ethiopian sports event

Using a surplus of hotel occupancy tax funds, Wylie councilmembers paved the way to host a soccer tournament and culture festival hosted by the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA). A resolution authorizing the city manager and mayor to negotiate a...

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Teacher, philanthropist honored at awards gala

Teacher, philanthropist honored at awards gala

Locals, education staff and district administrators gathered for an annual awards gala highlighting the work of select individuals over their careers. Two prestigious awards — the Elizabeth W. Garrison Award and the Garrison Legacy Award — were bestowed during the...

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Community newspaper continues dedicated service

Community newspaper continues dedicated service

It was 75 years ago that Paul Stimson first published The Wylie News on March 19, 1948. However, the first copy in the News’ archives still in existence is the second edition, dated March 26, 1948. Stimson’s lead story in that edition was an announcement that...

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Sports

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Wylie takes first place in district, dominates Sachse

Wylie takes first place in district, dominates Sachse

The Wylie Pirates stand alone atop District 9-6A halfway through district play, now 8-0 overall. Their latest win came Monday night, as they dominated the Sachse Lady Mustangs (6-1) with an 11-1 victory on the road. The Lady Mustangs were unbeaten in district play...

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Wylie East dominates Royse City, advances to area round

Wylie East dominates Royse City, advances to area round

No. 2 Wylie East had no problem in the bi-district round of the state playoffs, defeating Royse City 8-0 Thursday night at Wylie ISD Stadium. Brooke Shields opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest and Wylie East never looked back. Their relentless...

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Mitchell, Quiroga win state championships

Mitchell, Quiroga win state championships

Wylie ISD has two new state champions Wednesday night, with Wylie and Wylie East competing in the 6A women's powerlifting state finals. Taking home titles were Wylie's Avery Quiroga and Wylie East's Carmen Mitchell, who came out on top of their respective weight...

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Wooten sets record, Wylie East rolls to 100 goals

Wooten sets record, Wylie East rolls to 100 goals

Breanna Wooten set a new Wylie East record for shutouts in her Wylie East career, as the Lady Raiders defeated Naaman Forest 8-0 Tuesday night. With the victory, Wylie East improved to 16-0 overall and 9-0 in district play, while also reaching the century mark for...

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Education

Wylie High esports readies for spring season

Wylie High esports readies for spring season

Fresh off of two state championships during the fall season, Wylie High School esports competitors are looking forward to a strong spring season and adding to the trophy cabinet. The team began its eight-week spring season Sunday, Feb. 12, in five sports after adding...

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Life & Style

Send a Letter to Santa this Christmas

Send a Letter to Santa this Christmas

If you’re the parents/guardians of elementary school-age children, the News is collecting Letters to Santa again this year. The letters will be printed in the December 21 edition of The Wylie News. Please print out the attached document, have your child write their...

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A league of their own

A league of their own

Long before Collin County residents headed to the polls for early voting in the Primary Election last month, volunteers belonging to a decades-old association logged many hours behind the scenes to ensure voters were registered and informed. When Texas women finally...

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Homeowner goes on a kitchen garden adventure

Homeowner goes on a kitchen garden adventure

After a few years of growing the typical Texas flowers; pan­sies in the winter, impatiens in the summer in the normal front flowerbeds, homeowner Kori Hendrix realized she wanted more variety and more gardens at her Wylie home. There was ample opportuni­ty to make...

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Opinion

Shelter from the storm

Shelter from the storm

My uncle’s mother, Mrs. Ward, had a storm shelter. And I snuck into it every chance I got. Few others had one, so a storm shelter was absolutely fascinating to me. At least, a storm shelter is what they told all of the kids it was. It doubled as a storm shelter, but...

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Transparency at the Texas Capitol: a bipartisan effort

Transparency at the Texas Capitol: a bipartisan effort

To witness bipartisanship at the Texas Capitol, look to the lawmakers who are working to improve open government laws. Legislators from both political parties are igniting interest in transparency and creating the opportunity for all lawmakers to protect the people’s...

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Now we’re cooking

Now we’re cooking

When Eisenhower, JFK, and LBJ were in office, rarely would you find a kitchen that didn’t have one. Waking up each morning to the smell of bacon, sausage, and fried potatoes was just how the world turned in 1960s Ashdown, Arkansas. And an electric skillet was part of...

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How to fight the culture war

How to fight the culture war

I get this question every now and then:  We all feel a level of tension with the direction of society today, and maybe because of my role people often ask me: “How do I fight against all the changes happening in government and culture these days?” As a Christ...

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Justification provided

Justification provided

Throughout my life, I have always been intrigued by lawyers. I have had friends who have been attorneys and to hear them speak is interesting. One man shared with me that he represented some of the worst people in our city, who he knew committed horrible crimes. I...

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