This Farmersville mobile home landed on CR 697 due to straight line winds in eastern Collin County in 2019. Courtesy Farmersville FD The three-month Texas tornado “season” begins in April and a new analysis ranks Collin County near the top of the list of 100 most...

Wylie Police Detective Joshua Rountree, right,shows parents what fentanyl looks like at last week’s seminar held at Burnett Junior High. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Wylie ISD families and community members learned of the dangers of fentanyl, vaping and social media...

Artist Roger Nitz at the mural he painted in 2012 in downtown Wylie facing Olde City Park. The mural, located at 104 S. Ballard Ave., is painted on a building that will soon be razed.  Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News The mural that has been welcoming visitors at the...

Nahum Alem received the Modern-Day Technology Leader Award at the 2024 BEYA STEM Digital Twin Experience (DTX) Conference held in Baltimore last month. Courtesy art An aerospace engineer from Wylie has won one of the industry’s most important honors in science,...

In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center was the recipient of a proclamation at the city council meeting last week for their contributions to the community. Courtesy Lon Ricker Council will likely consider a midyear budget amendment later this month. The...

The original Pirate Cove playground was built by hundreds of volunteers in less than a week in April 2005. Photo courtesy of The Blackland Prairie Playground Foundation A popular playground built by the community almost two decades ago will be rebuilt in a new...

The increased funding will allow the All Neighbors Coalition to sustain and expand the strategies that have been successful, President and CEO of Housing Forward Sarah Kahn said.  Courtesy of Housing Forward The All Neighbors Coalition, a collective of over 140...

Mayor Matthew Porter, Congressional Staffer Susan Fischer, Hartman Elementary Principal Vanessa Hudgins, Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson, Wylie ISD Deputy Superintendent Kim Spicer and Hartman Elementary Office Support Staffer Susan Shuler. Sixty years ago, a...