Columnist John Moore has played guitar since he was eight. The Doobie Brothers helped remind him of why he still plays. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com When I first picked up a guitar in 1970, my fingers didn’t make the sounds I wanted to hear....
Wylie City Councilmembers on May 11 gave direction to city staff about special events being held downtown. Councilmembers had an agenda item last month at its second monthly meeting and requested a work session at another meeting to discuss the matter. At that...
Allie Spillyards didn’t appear at the Wylie ISD board meeting on April 19 when attendees heard her discuss the benefits of the district’s Birmingham Scholars program. But when she spoke in a video played during the meeting, many attendees may have recognized her...
The Wylie City Council on May 11 denied a zoning change for townhome development at the corner of Country Club Road and Park Boulevard. Later, the council also denied a request authorizing the city manager to sign a development agreement involving the city, landowners...
Parents and others who wish to attend one of the three Wylie ISD high school graduations next week can do so without wearing a mask if they so choose, as the WISD board on Monday approved lifting the districtwide mask requirements. The new policy - making masks...
Two teachers who instruct English in Wylie ISD were selected as the elementary and secondary teachers of the year award during the Wylie Way Awards Gala May 7 at Southfork Ranch. Priscilla Patterson of Draper Intermediate School was named Elementary School Teacher of...
Roland Krier is concerned about traffic, specifically 18-wheelers, coming from the area behind the Walmart in Wylie, where a railway distribution park sits. “My wife has become terrified to drive her new car because they are all over the place, night and day,” said Krier, who lives in Nevada. “And we seem to have an […]
Taryn Teggatz's college decision came down to two schools: the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Wylie East High School valedictorian made her decision on the college at the end of April - she will attend UT’s College of...
The city and school district pulled together to help people during the February winter storm. That was one of the messages conveyed by Wylie Mayor Matthew Porter and Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson at the Wylie Chamber of Commerce State of the City and State of...
