Wylie’s seventh annual Juneteenth Festival brought residents together Saturday, June 13, at Olde City Park for a day of music, fellowship, cultural performances and recognition of community members whose contributions have helped shape both the celebration and the...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Collin College will continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in October with events — they are free and open to the public — taking place at the college’s Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy in Plano and its...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A number of fundraising events are on tap during the next few months to benefit a 4-year-old Lavon boy who ultimately will need a kidney transplant after being diagnosed with irreversible kidney failure. In June, Cash...
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Fall is here and the décor of choice, pumpkins, will soon be appearing on doorsteps throughout neighborhoods. Searching for that perfect pumpkin or gourd for decorating or carving can be a fun experience especially if you have...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] To help students at Rockport-Fulton High School, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey, Wylie High School freshman student Lydia Shumard organized Mums for Relief in which a portion of the money spent on...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A 2-year prison term was assessed on the driver of a vehicle that killed a Nevada Volunteer Fire Department captain and his two children in 2016 on Hwy. 78 between Wylie and Lavon. The verdict against Margarito Quintero...
By Wyndi Veigel Staff Writer [email protected] Crime scene tape was secured around the Josephine City Hall after an officer involved shooting occurred Thursday, Sept. 21. At approximately 4:10 p.m. Josephine Police officers received word that Bobby Darryl...
One mother's journey after her son's suicide By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Bobbi Gilbert is on a mission. A mission to spread awareness about suicide and the devasting ever-lasting effects it has on families. Her son, Pierce, committed suicide April 20,...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] Wylie Independent School District saw 14 of 19 campuses earn Texas Education Agency accountability distinctions based on standardized testing of students conducted this year. An overview of TEA distinctions earned was...
