Columnist John Moore still listens to vinyl on the types of stereos on which he grew up. Photo: John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Transistor radios were a breakthrough in entertainment. Especially for young people. When they debuted in the...
First day attendance in Wylie schools last week, Aug. 13, show an increase of 480 in student population with a total of 17,242 counted present in person or remotely. The total for the first day of classes last year was 16,762 students. The official count of...
For the first time in at least a decade, Wylie City Council members have purposely proposed a tax rate that produces a net decrease in property tax bills. The council, which met Tuesday, Aug. 11, in regular session will conduct public hearings Tuesday, Aug. 25, on...
A dream of almost two decades to operate a Collin College campus in the southeastern part of the county becomes reality Aug. 24 when the recently completed Wylie campus opens for classes. The 340,000 square foot campus was built from the ground up on a Country Club...
Almost half the Wylie Independent School Districts students reporting for the first day of school Thursday, Aug. 13, will do so remotely. Students had to commit to the form of instruction they would follow, on campus or remotely, and the numbers show that 46...
Friday night lights will not start burning in Wylie until the end of September under an athletics and band schedule announced last month by the University Interscholastic League. The delay, by about a month, in practices and games was instituted because of the...
Grants totaling $206,000 were awarded last week by Wylie City Council to five nonprofit organizations whose revenues have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The council approved the grants in a regular session held Tuesday, July 28, at the Municipal...
Wylie Independent School District, the city of Wylie and other taxing entities in Collin County will utilize a revised estimate of property values this year to calculate their tax rates because of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadlines to file property...
Taking a measured approach and asking a lot of questions, Wylie Independent School District administrators rolled out its final school opening plan at a special called session of the school board last week. The plan sticks with an original proposal to start...
