While Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, celebrations across Collin County begin a day early, with communities offering fireworks, live music, family activities and patriotic traditions throughout the holiday weekend. Sachse residents will have a chance...
Lindsey Speed, executive director of Traffick911, explains how young people become vulnerable to trafficking. Bob Wieland/C&S Media Speakers at a townhall on border security have called for more government action and better coordination of resources to cut down on...
Beth Miranda of Wylie and Scarborough Tigger, her 20-year-old palomino Section A Welsh Pony, won Supreme Champion in carriage driving events Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Welsh Pony and Cob Society’s American National Show in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Bob Wieland/C&S...
The 15th Annual Murphy Maize Days opens at noon, Saturday, Oct. 5, in Central Park, 550 N. Murphy Road. The 15th Annual Murphy Maize Days promises a cornucopia of a-maize-ing fun for all ages as the event opens at noon, Saturday, Oct. 5, in Central Park, 550 N. Murphy...
It’s been a year since the Wylie City Council accepted a bid from McMahon Contracting to straighten out the McMillen Drive S-curve from McCreary Road to Country Club Road. Work on the $19 million project began last November but was halted for several reasons after...
The simple Southfork Ranch gateway led a generation of TV viewers to “Dallas” drama. Move over, J.R. The Parker Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission has approved a new estate development on 200 acres of the Southfork Ranch property bought in October 2022 by...
Collin County has gone from being “abnormally dry” to experiencing “moderate drought” conditions. Photo by Sabine Zierer, Pixabay The lack of rainfall has edged most of Collin County this past week from being “abnormally dry” to “moderate drought” conditions,...
A hearing is scheduled Monday, Aug. 26, in Austin on a lawsuit temporarily blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools, a move that prolongs the ongoing legal battle over the state’s educational assessment...
The council estimates Wylie’s population at 62,171, in 2024. Collin County continues to lead population growth in the 16 counties around Dallas and Fort Worth, with 53,658 new residents from January of 2023 to January of this year, according to estimates by the North...
