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The Wylie Pirates defense started strong but couldn't hold on against the Garland Owls. In a battle of the top two teams in District 9-6A, Wylie (5-1, 14-8) lost to Garland (6-0, 14-1) 45-30. The game was close early, with the Pirates taking a 19-17 lead into the...
If the winter storm last year proved anything, it pays to be prepared in the event of a natural disaster. Collin County Assistant Emergency Management Specialist Randall Gurney presented information about the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan during a Wednesday, Jan. 12...
Wylie City Council held several public hearings and passed an ordinance prohibiting parking near the intersection of Cloudcroft Drive and South Ballard Avenue at the Jan. 11 regular meeting. Council first discussed the parking ordinance in November 2021 after...
Texas Secretary of State John Scott reminds all eligible Texas voters to ensure they are registered to vote before the upcoming deadline. The last day to register to vote for the upcoming March 1 primary race is Jan. 31. "Registering to vote in Texas is easy and...
Council held several public hearings and passed an ordinance prohibiting parking near the intersection of Cloudcroft Drive and South Ballard Avenue at the Jan. 11 regular meeting. Council first discussed the parking ordinance in November 2021 after residents living in...
Sports
The Wylie Pirates defense started strong but couldn't hold on against the Garland Owls. In a battle of the top two teams in District 9-6A, Wylie (5-1, 14-8) lost to Garland (6-0, 14-1) 45-30. The game was close early, with the Pirates taking a 19-17 lead into the...
With Jordan Hudgins' buzzer-beating shot, the Wylie Pirates picked up their fifth-straight win.Wylie (4-0, 13-7) overcame a poor shooting performance to defeat Sachse 30-28 Tuesday night. The Pirates held the Mustangs to just three points in the fourth quarter,...
In the final four seconds, senior Amari Griffin raced down the court and hit the game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to secure Wylie East's 40-39 victory over Sherman. https://twitter.com/WylieNews/status/1481100624234229772 Wylie East (1-3, 11-11) struggled from...
In the battle of the last two unbeaten teams in District 9-6A, the Wylie Pirates came up short.Wylie (5-1, 12-13) struggled out of the gates and lost 49-21 to the Sachse Lady Mustangs (6-0, 14-8). The Pirates fell behind 24-3 after the first quarter and couldn't...
The Wylie East girls basketball team rebounded with a 55-44 victory over Sherman after the district defeat last week. The Lady Raiders (5-1, 13-8) started strong, leading 23-12 after the first quarter. Sherman battled back and cut the lead to eight points but couldn't...
Education
For at least 10 years, Wylie ISD has offered free adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to eligible adults in the Wylie ISD community. In March 2020, when students pivoted to at-home learning, the adult ESL classes were no longer offered. In January,...
Wylie ISD parents wishing to have their children receive instruction online may apply for a spot in the district’s newly formed Virtual Learning Academy. The Wylie ISD board approved a temporary virtual learning option Aug. 31 during a special meeting. VLA is subject...
In the early afternoon, a sea of trumpets and flutes cover Jerry Shaffer Stadium. Two weeks away from the start of the season, the Wylie East marching band prepares for the challenges that await. Director Greg Hayes is ready to kick off a new year with the Pride of...
Whitt Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Madison Shattuck missed the conventional rhythms of classroom instruction last year. “Excited is mainly what I am,” she said about the return to normal classroom teaching this year, when teachers will have classes in...
Tim Shelby left his work in retail - a national grocery chain and two pharmacy stores - to enter the teaching ranks. But while new teachers in Wylie ISD fall normally in the Millennial and Generation Z demographic, Shelby, at 63, is easily a generation removed. For...
Life & Style
Donnette Smith will lead you on a path of crime, intrigue, romance and suspense in her latest novel, a fantasy/paranormal thriller set in Farmersville involving a fictional cop named Cole Rainwater and his former high school sweetheart — now psychic — Jenna Langely....
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...
Students and families faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The shift to remote learning and shortened school days, forced students to adapt to virtual school on the fly as parents adjusted to working from home full-time and managing their children’s...
Sue Darte blames her daughter and a jewelry making class she took nine years ago for igniting a passion for the art of fusing glass. “A retail glass company had a Groupon coupon and I brought my daughter-in-law with me to make two pieces of jewelry,” Sue said. In...
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if you’re fortunate enough to still have your mom or grandmother in your life why not plan a special trip to honor them this year? We all know flowers and lunch are nice but how about escaping town to visit a place where...
Opinion
No matter how hard we try, we really can’t avoid one another. We live in a world where what takes place somewhere else on the globe has a very good chance of affecting us, along with many others. The pandemic, of course, is a useful – if sobering – example. A virus...
A Texas Senate committee on Friday passed an elections bill that would tighten the state’s voting rules by limiting extended early voting hours, requiring proof of disability to qualify for mail-in voting and prohibiting drive-thru voting. Senate Bill 7, sponsored...
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas leaders are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage the public to follow suit. “I will never ask any Texan to do something that I’m not willing to do myself,” Abbott said before getting vaccinated at a...
Texans receiving unemployment benefits will need to show an active effort to find a job starting Nov. 1. The Texas Workforce Commission suspended the requirement in March as the pandemic started. More than 3.6 million have filed for unemployment relief since then,...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is battling back against seven top aides who accuse him of bribery and abuse of office. The aides delivered the accusations in a letter to the agency’s human resources director. The Austin American-Statesman and KVUE-TV obtained and...
