The CPKC Holiday Express will chug into town Monday, Dec. 9. It will be open for visit from 4-8 p.m. between W. Oak Street and West Marble Street. File art Rudy, the smiling CPKC Holiday Express, will pull its six cars of Christmas cheer into Historic Downtown Wylie...
Downtown Ballard Avenue was the focus of a Tuesday, Sept. 10 work session. Plans discussed, among others, included converting Ballard Avenue to a one-lane configuration with parallel parking, allowing for wider sidewalks, and potential alley improvements. Sonia...
Council denied a special use permit for a change in zoning from Downtown Historic District to Downtown Historic District-Special Use Permit for a proposed cigar lounge in downtown Wylie. File Photo Wylie City Council cleared the way to help drone delivery become a...
Wylie ISD officials want to do something to better deal with student discipline, as there have been reports of 65 employees who have been physically hurt by students since the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, with 19 of these people requiring medical care for...
Wylie city council gave direction for city staff to begin work on transforming Ballard into a one-lane thoroughfare after a work session at the Sept. 10 meeting. Council discussed the matter at a July meeting. As previously reported in The Wylie News, following...
If the Wylie $50.1 million bond election had been a horse race, it could have been considered a photo finish. All three propositions were approved by slim margins on Tuesday. Two of the props won by fewer than 100 votes. The bond targeted infrastructure, road and...
Voters today will decide the fate of a $50.1 million bond in Wylie. Polls close at 7 p.m. The bond, which seeks to improve or upgrade infrastructure around town, includes three propositions: A. $35.1 million for expansion and reconstruction of McMillen Drive, Park...
The third called session of the Texas Legislature ended with the lawmakers addressing most of Gov. Greg Abbott’s concerns. With the exception of a ban on vaccine mandates, increased penalties for illegal voting and a constitutional amendment allowing courts to deny...
Crystal Reeves wanted to find a way to create awareness about what happened to her and why. She was motivated to do so after watching a beauty pageant for wheelchair-bound women. “I thought well, you know what, I could get my platform out there,” she said. For...
