Simple lifestyle changes may help improve rest, overall wellness By Carrie Dunlea A good night’s sleep can make all the difference between starting the day energized and focused or dragging through it feeling irritable, distracted and exhausted. Yet for many people,...
If you would like to help the flood victims and the agencies aiding them in Houston, please consider one of the following reputable nonprofits offering aid. *The Wylie News at 110 N. Ballard Ave. in Wylie is a drop-off point for local charity Trusted World from 8:30...
From Staff Reports [email protected] A Wylie couple was indicted last week by a Collin County grand jury on multiple charges of abandonment/endangerment of a child after their four children, all under the age of 15, reportedly tested positive for cocaine. Named in...
By Rhonda Briggs You think you know all there is to know about traveling in Texas, don’t you? You’ve been to the beach at Padre and visited the Hill Country. You may have even spent some time in the Piney Woods and you know out west of Fort Worth there is desert,...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Wylie ISD Council of PTAs hosts its annual "Back to the Future" rally this Saturday, Aug. 26, at Olde City Park downtown. The event is from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. On tap are games, bounce houses, food and fun. A pep rally led by the...
Commissioners expect to set the property tax rate at 19.22 cents per $100 assessed valuation By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] Collin County commissioners held budget workshops last week to set expenses for fiscal year 2017-’18 at $380.7 million, a figure...
Increases to take effect with October utility bills. By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] Water rates in Wylie will increase nine percent in October, but an increase in wastewater rates will not be as much as anticipated when the City Council approved a new...
From Staff Reports [email protected] North Texas Municipal Water District and C&S Media have teamed up for a #PledgeToPlantSmart Photo Contest to encourage NTMWD customers to plant drought tolerant Texas native or adapted plants for water efficiency. “Our...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A total eclipse of the sun crosses the United States from coast to coast Monday, Aug. 21, and although North Texas residents will not see the sun totally obscured by the moon, they can witness a partial eclipse of about 75...
