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Joe Reavis
Collin College Summer/Fall 2026 Reg 2
Property value increases are smaller

Property value increases are smaller

 Property values continue to increase in Collin County, but not as much this year as they have in the past, figures released last week by Collin Central Ap­praisal District last week show. The CAD mailed 2020 certi­fied estimates of taxable value to property...

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Cancer patient welcomed home

Cancer patient welcomed home

Wylie Police Department veteran Chris Taylor returned home last week to a street full of well wishers after he com­pleted his final cancer treat­ment. The welcome home was held Thursday, May 7, in front of the officer’s residence on Wind­sor Street and was attended by...

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Tax estimates to be mailed Friday

Tax estimates to be mailed Friday

Individual property apprais­al and estimated taxes notices will be mailed to Collin Coun­ty residents and businesses Friday, May 15, from Collin Central Appraisal District. The mailing was delayed a few weeks because of ad­justments to operations in the CAD office...

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WHS principal visits all 612 seniors

The COVID-19 pandemic has flipped many things up­side, not the least of which are traditional activities associated with high school graduation. But Wylie High School Prin­cipal Virdie Montgomery went the extra mile, or 800 miles, to remind his senior students they...

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City rolls out business grant program

City rolls out business grant program

 In response to losses sus­tained because of the COV­ID-19 crisis, Wylie City Council last week approved a grant pro­gram that provides up to $5,000 in relief to businesses that have not received other forms of as­sistance. Grant applications were available on...

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WEDC taps new executive director

WEDC taps new executive director

Wylie Economic Development Corporation board members last week voted to promote Jason Greiner from the position of assistant director to the top spot of executive director of the organization. Greiner takes over a job being made vacant by the retirement of Sam...

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Whata deal! WEDC serves up burger chain

Whata deal! WEDC serves up burger chain

Whataburger soon will break ground in Wylie on a Hwy. 78 site between two other new fast casual restaurants. The company is under contract to buy the 1.47-acre tract from Wylie Economic Development Corporation. The pending sale was ratified last week by the WEDC board...

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WEDC works to spur growth

WEDC works to spur growth

As an organization it does not tend to toot its own horn, Wylie Executive Development Corporation has worked for 30 years bringing industry and business to town. The organization was chartered in 1979 as an autonomous arm of the city of Wylie, bankrolled by a...

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