Allison Wilson kneels beside her business logo painted on Ballard Avenue during the Wylie 500 Pedal Car Race Sunday. Wilson, co-owner of Community Wealth Advisors and a member of the WDMA, was also an event sponsor. Tina Lopez/The Wylie News As communities across the...
The Wylie City Council on Tuesday paved the way for a new housing development to come to town. Councilmembers approved the city manager to sign a development agreement between the city and Wylie Lake Park LD LLC regarding the use of building materials for a townhome...
A dozen Wylie ISD students earned designation as Texas All-State Musicians for the 2020-21 school year, with students from both Wylie East and Wylie high schools being recognized. The honor is especially laudable given that 50,000 students started the Texas Music...
Wylie city leaders hope a new recreational feature to be constructed here would make a splash. City council trustees along with Wylie Parks and Recreation board members discussed the addition of aquatic center in the city during a joint work session on an aquatics...
Want to take your hound or pooch to a dog park? A bond committee to study what recreational and infrastructure additions to construct in Wylie will be formed in the next few months, Mayor Matthew Porter said. A haven for residents’ canine companions might be one...
Editor’s note: Second in a series on Wylie ISD’s recruiting and retention program. Teachers stand in front of a class and communicate lessons each day to students, but as Davis Intermediate School English/language arts teacher Susan Wood can attest, teachers...
A request made at the Wylie Way Christmas toy collection event in December turned into a family project that benefited local school children. The Ames family turned their love of engineering into a project to help students in Wylie ISD, as Scott Ames, wife...
Wylie ISD educators, like school personnel everywhere, have faced numerous challenges in this year of COVID-19. At the regular monthly Wylie ISD board meeting on Jan. 25, Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson told board members how much he appreciated their support...
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series about the Wylie Independent School District’s recruiting and retention program. Melissa Hefty doesn’t mind helping a teacher in need. Wylie ISD operates a recruiting and retention department that seeks to...
