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Joe Reavis
Collin College Summer/Fall 2026 Reg 2
Solar Car team racing to California

Solar Car team racing to California

The solar car race team from Wylie East High School powers up its vehicle next week to make a 900-mile trek across the U.S. Southwest from Fort Worth to Palmdale, Calif. Race preparations for the 2018 Solar Car Challenge start with team check-ins this Friday at the...

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Stone Road widening to be completed

Stone Road widening to be completed

Wylie City Council last week directed staff to fulfill a longtime promise to residents to complete a project that will extend Stone Road/FM 544 to the south Collin County line as a 4-lane thoroughfare. That direction was given as part of a workshop conducted by the...

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WISD maintenance kicked into high gear

WISD maintenance kicked into high gear

School’s out for the summer, which means the Facilities Department at Wylie Independent School District has kicked it into high gear to make sure maintenance and construction jobs are completed for the start of the new school year. Much of the work is routine...

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City Manager receives awards

City Manager receives awards

‘Tis the season for recognition and Wylie City Manager Mindy Manson recently received a pair of, from Dallas Business Journal and North Central Texas Council of Governments. Manson was selected by DBJ as one of its 2018 Women in Business honorees and by the COG as the...

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WISD trustees approve $135.5 million operating budget

WISD trustees approve $135.5 million operating budget

The Wylie Independent School District board of trustees approved a fiscal year 2018-’19 budget of $135.5 million in general operating expenses, about $2 million more than the current year. Trustees met in regular session Monday, June 18. They will approve the property...

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Bluegrass on Ballard Saturday

Bluegrass on Ballard Saturday

Music, custom and antique cars, craft and food vendors, and even ponies, fill historic downtown Wylie this Saturday, July 30, for the annual Bluegrass on Ballard celebration. The free festival hosted by Wylie Downtown Merchants Association, city of Wylie and Bluegrass...

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New Wylie ISD principals announced

New Wylie ISD principals announced

New Wylie Independent School District principals, assistant principals and an administrator were introduced last week at a meeting of the board of trustees. The school board meeting was held Tuesday, June 18. “We have several employees who are moving up to recognize,...

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Fire Station No. 2 redesign approved by council

Fire Station No. 2 redesign approved by council

Wylie City Council last week approved design work to remodel Fire Station No. 2, purchase of a new Quint for Wylie Fire-Rescue and appointed members to serve on city boards and commissions. The council met Tuesday, June 12, at the Municipal Complex. Helping to preside...

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