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...
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...
Early voting to fill a vacancy for Texas Senate, Dist. 30, that includes much of Wylie opens Monday, Sept. 14 and runs through Friday, Sept. 25. A special election to fill a vacancy created when state Sen. Pat Fallon stepped down to campaign for the U.S. House...
City doubles in 20 years; expected to top out at 17,000 in 2040 As Wylie nears buildout in the next few years, the next stop on U.S. 78 heading east is Lavon, which is experiencing a moderate growth pace within boundaries that encompass 1,145 acres. The...
Collin County commissioners last week approved a $385 million budget for fiscal year 2020-21 while holding the line on property taxes. Commissioners met in regular session Monday, Aug. 24, to approve a budget that increased a little more than $3 million adopted for...
Wylie city staff received direction last week from the city council on how to proceed in renovating a pair of century old houses so that they can be utilized for public use. Discussion of the renovation of the Brown House located downtown and the Stonehaven house...
