The 20th annual Wylie Pedal Car Race 500 will happen at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5, with more than 200 children expected to participate. Community members inside and outside the city limits of Wylie will gather next week to participate in special events supporting small...
Texas has its lowest unemployment rate in more than 42 years. The Texas Workforce Commission on Nov. 16 announced that Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in October, down from 3.8 percent the prior month. It is the lowest level of...
Ever noticed it’s the simple stuff that’s often the hardest to do? For instance, a few weeks ago during the World Series I noticed a player (making millions of dollars need I remind you) hit a ground ball and never take his eyes off the ball the entire time he’s...
There’s something magical about Christmas lights. The way they twinkle and seem to dance before our eyes. Colorful holiday displays can lighten the heart of even the biggest Grinch this time of year. How can one not be happy when there is so much beauty that lights up...
Students at Wylie’s Akin Elementary have been running toward healthier lifestyles. This is the second year the school has offered Running Club, one of two after-school programs provided for free. ESL teacher Carma Williams and kindergarten teacher Whitney Farris began...
A man charged with intoxication manslaughter in a Thanksgiving Day 2017 bicycle-vehicle fatality pleaded guilty last week and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Killed in the Nov. 23, 2017 wreck was Cameron Owen Randle, 34, of Wylie who was riding his bicycle at...
Wylie City Council last week hit upon a way to kill a roadway project that may, or may not happen in the future by simply wishing away the proposal. In a workshop Tuesday, Nov. 13 on a new city Thoroughfare Plan, the council faced opposition to a bridge across Lake...
Wylie football’s return to the playoffs was a successful one in the Class 6A Div. II Region II bi-district round. They defeated McKinney 38-28 on Friday, Nov. 16 at Wylie Stadium. “I’m really proud of this group. We’re not as talented as previous seasons, but we make...
A woman from Mississippi was arrested and charged with kidnapping in connection with the abduction of two girls from their home in Josephine on Friday, Nov. 16. The girls, sisters 8 and 11 years old, were taken into custody by Mississippi Child Protective Services and...
