Columnist John Moore still has and uses the radio that kept him, his cousin, and best friend company during the summer of the 1976 American Bicentennial celebrations. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Author’s note: This week’s column was...
Early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election, that in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic includes as many as three different elections on ballots, starts Tuesday, Oct. 13 and runs through Friday, Oct. 30. Voters will fill out ballots for the General Election,...
A political newcomer and a veteran state representative, both Republicans, will head to a runoff election before the year is out to decide who will fill the District 30 seat in the Texas Senate. Voters cast ballots Tuesday, Sept. 29, in a special election for the...
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election is less than a week away on Monday, Oct. 5, and early voting will get underway a week afterward. Although the presidential election is at the top of the ballot, Wylie voters actually will...
With the cancellation of public celebrations this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wylie City Council learned last week that plans remain on track to hold the annual Wylie Arts Festival and Festival of Lights Christmas Parade in December. That report was...
The membership of First Baptist Church of Wylie celebrates a pair of anniversaries this week, the sesquicentennial of the church’s founding and the 15 years since the Rev. Kris Segrest took over as lead pastor. Although both anniversaries are milestones, the...
For some people, cars are more than transportation, and that is true for Robert “Romo” Montgomery of St. Paul who has rounded up four that are more than 50 years old and remind him of people he has known and the days of his youth. In his quest, he happened to discover...
Although a few workers have opted out of helping with elections this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Collin County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet does not foresee problems with staffing polls. “I feel confident that we are in pretty good standing,”...
In amending its electioneering ordinance last week, Wylie City Council did away with the scramble by candidates to put up signs near city owned polling places every morning and take them down every evening. The city council made the modification in the ordinance at a...
