Jeff Avery with his 1969 C10 Chevrolet pickup, winner of the Truck of the Year, at the C10 Nationals. Courtesy photo Jeff Avery has a couple of pickup trucks parked at his Sachse home, though he doesn’t drive them much. Instead, he shows them at competitions where...
The Wylie City Council has a pool of options to choose from for a proposed bond election his fall, but one of those candidates may not be an aquatics venue that has been discussed this spring. In a work session at their meeting on June 22, councilmembers looked at...
Wylie Fire-Rescue officials held their annual banquet in early June. Here are the award winners from the past year: Chief Officer Of the Year 2020 Chief Officer of the Year is Casey Nash Captain of the Year 2020 Captain of the Year is Andrew Johnson Driver of the Year...
Bluegrass on Ballard had a record 274 entries in this year's car show, according to organizers, who released the results on Monday. 2021 Bluegrass on Ballard Car Show ResultsPre '50s Car3rd PlaceRichard Crawford1940 Ford Delux2nd PlaceGene Hair1938 Pontiac Silver...
Steve Boatman met a reality this winter he had not dealt with in decades. He was not in school. Whether as a student or teacher, Boatman has been in a place of learning since he was a boy, stretching back to the 1960s. Boatman retired mid-year from Wylie ISD’s Whitt...
North Texans endure some steamy temperatures in the good ole summertime, especially these last several days. But people also are encountering something to match the temps of late - a hot market for real estate. Dawn Atkins, broker associate from Richard Parker Real...
Eno Benjamin enjoyed walking back into Wylie Stadium last week, remembering the great times he had with teammates playing football for the Wylie East Raiders. The former Wylie East football player wasn’t here on June 19 to play a football game, though. But he was...
Board members for civic and oversight organizations can come and go, but John Yeager stayed a long spell for the group he served. That duration was close to three decades. Yeager will retire from the Wylie Economic Development Corporation board at the end of June. A...
Brennen Lunsford and Garrett Scamperle have a thing or two in common - both Wylie Fire-Rescue employees are in their 20s and were inspired to seek their vocation by people who worked in the fire service. They have something else in common now, too: They both were...
