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 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...
Wylie City Council completed the budget season last week by approving the fiscal year 2020-21 budget and 2020 property tax rate. In addition, the council approved a zoning change, recessed for the annual 4B Parks and Recreation board meeting and conducted a...
Collin County commissioners almost pulled down the web dashboard reporting daily COVID-19 numbers, but decided instead to post a disclaimer stating that they do not trust the data. The discussion over virus reporting came a few days after the state, which provides...
The Wylie Independent School District board of trustees last week adopted the 2020 property tax rate, formally called an election for three seats on the school board and approved a teacher retention stipend. The board met in regular session Monday, Aug. 17, at the...
Learning how to work better with others and getting to see a good part of the middle United States were just a couple of the benefits of a job landed by Wylie East High School senior student Ethan Myers as a member of a custom combining crew. Myers traveled three...
