Lavon resident Robert Brown recently signed a contract to play professional basketball for the Goldcoast Wallabies in Switzerland. Courtesy Robert Brown By David Wolman [email protected] For Lavon resident Robert Brown, resilience, being a team player, and...
Hope’s Gate opens new doors for orphans, at-risk youth Away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Wylie on the “other” side of Ballard Avenue is a store where profits earned are used to give hope to orphans and break the cycle of exploitation for victims of human...
4-3 vote seals deal; transparency reasons cited In a split vote, Wylie City Council passed a resolution last week that adds a layer of oversight to the way that Wylie Economic Development Corporation operates to attract and retain businesses. The council met in...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, and 23 House and Senate members joined Gov. Greg Abbott in Houston on June 13 as he signed four disaster preparedness and relief bills into law. The group met at Gallery Furniture, owned by Jim “Mattress...
In a ceremony last week, new badges were pinned on Fire Chief Brandon Blythe and Assistant Fire Chief Brian Ritter to signify their promotions to the top two posts in Wylie Fire-Rescue. Two other firefighters also were promoted and will take part in badge pinning...
Lady Raider softball sailed away with all-district honors for 2019. Katelynn Herod made the first-team in 10-5A. On the second-team were Ashlyn Wood and Jayden Miles. Wylie East made history this past season. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in...
Reading and science, typically treated as separate worlds, were joined together for high-energy entertainment. As part of their summer reading clubs, Smith and Sachse Public Libraries each held science shows Thursday, June 13. Jack McAfee of ScienceTellers led the...
People from all over area attended the carnival hosted by First Baptist Wylie June 12-16. For more photos, click here. Photos by Maddie Smith • [email protected]
Across the board, Wylie Independent School Districts performed better than their counterparts throughout the state on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tested administered this year. STAAR results for individual school campuses and school...
