Wylie Police Department blotter from April 4 – April 10 April 4• 12:43 – Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 ounces – 2000 N. Hwy. 78 • 16:56 – Assault Bodily Injury/Family Member – 1300 E. Oak St. • 18:46 –Found Property – 1800 McMillen Rd.• 20:36 – Possession of a...
District budget update
Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Scott Roderick gave an update on the 2024-2025 budget. Property values were previously projected to grow by 3.5%, but Roderick said the Collin County Central Appraisal District’s (CCAD) new estimate is now 1% due to...
Leading the way
Eli Taylor drives to basket on Sachse's Ethan Dunnam in District 10-6A on Jan. 2. For more photos, click here. Pirates first in 10-6A after opening round Wylie sits all alone at the top of the district standings after the end of the first half of 10-6A boys...
Homeless in Wylie counted
The annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Wylie last week identified eight adults and 84 students as homeless. The count is conducted throughout the country on a set date. This year it was Thursday, Jan. 23. In conducting the count, three teams were sent out in Wylie...
‘Wylie is really my name’
“Is your name really Wylie?” That’s a question that Wylie Dunham, Jr., has been asked all his life, and his answer contains the tidbit that he is a descendent of the man for whom Wylie, Texas is named. For the full story, see the Jan. 29 issue or subscribe online. By...
‘The Music Man’ visits WHS
When "music man" Harold Hill (Nahum Yared) rolls into town, the residents of River City are excited to form a band. For more photos, click here, see our Jan. 29 issue or subscribe online. Photos by Morgan Howard • [email protected]
More than a measurement
With people still in the thick of New Year’s resolutions, health is on many minds. Some are hitting the gym; others are on a new diet. And according to local counselor Jennifer Hughes, these good intentions can turn all too easily into body shaming. The National...
Opinion: Wake up and live
A person may be tired and weary of backing up and beginning anew after going into dead-end ways, but this is inevitable, unless a person gives up trying. The only way that you can live at all is by the habit of making new starts, adjusting to mistakes and changes. Age...
51 customers lose power
Electric power shut off for 51 Wylie customers, including a portion of the N. Ballard Ave. business district, during the noon hour Friday, Jan. 24, and remained off for about two hours before it was restored by Oncor Electric Delivery. The outage started at about...
WISD seeks MENTORs
Adults who want to make a difference in students’ lives now have an opportunity to do so. Wylie ISD’s MENTOR program is seeking volunteers from now through the end of April. These people will spend half an hour each week with a WISD student. “Mentors are essentially...