The Grascals, a Nashville-based bluegrass band, will headline Bluegrass on Ballard this year. Courtesy photo Downtown Wylie will once again fill with music, chrome and festival activity when Bluegrass on Ballard returns Saturday, May 30, for a full day of free...
Wylie ISD parents wishing to have their children receive instruction online may apply for a spot in the district’s newly formed Virtual Learning Academy. The Wylie ISD board approved a temporary virtual learning option Aug. 31 during a special meeting. VLA is subject...
The Wylie ISD board approved a temporary virtual learning option Tuesday morning at a special meeting. The district will contract with Pearson's Education Management System for the online learning program Virtual Learning Academy — with the mascot being the Vikings —...
The Wylie Pirates enjoyed a 25-point lead against Plano West early in the third quarter Friday night at Wylie Stadium, but big plays by the Wolves in the second half helped seal a 49-32 victory for the visitors in the 2021 football opener. Pirate quarterback Isaac Phe...
The Wylie City Council on Tuesday approved a request from Fuel City to change zoning from Commercial Corridor to Planned Development to allow for a convenience store to be built at Eubanks Lane and Highway 78. Councilmembers' vote, a 6-1 decision with Mayor pro tem...
Officials in Wylie ISD did not offer virtual learning as option this year after state lawmakers failed to provide money for the method. But district officials said Monday on the district website that a fully funded virtual education bill under consideration will...
A woman was treated at the scene and released after she crashed her Ford Expedition into Sun Lounge Tanning Studio storefront Friday morning in the 100 block of Ballard Avenue. Wylie police and fire crews responded at the scene. The driver was alone in her vehicle at...
Whitt Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Madison Shattuck missed the conventional rhythms of classroom instruction last year. “Excited is mainly what I am,” she said about the return to normal classroom teaching this year, when teachers will have classes in...
The Wylie Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 3 approved a zoning request for a travel center to be constructed at northeast corner of State Highway 78 and Eubanks Lane. The applicant wants to rezone 7.79 acres at that property, with the land currently zoned...
