Mayor Matthew Porter delivers the annual State of the City address at a special luncheon last week. Craig Kelly/City of Wylie As Wylie approaches buildout and looks toward its next phase of growth, Mayor Matthew Porter used his annual State of the City address...
The valedictorian and salutatorian at Wylie High School gave commencement speeches that centered on the same theme, that success in the future requires sacrifices on the part of their classmates. WHS graduation ceremonies for 592 senior students were held Saturday,...
DALLAS – With each passing round, Wylie East baseball made history. Their run ended last week in the Class 5A Region II semifinals at Horner Ballpark. Midlothian picked up 8-2 and 10-2 wins on the campus of Dallas Baptist University. Wylie East finished the season...
Good, clean humor comes to Wylie this weekend when the annual Christian Comedy Association conference opens Sunday with a show starring 12 comedians at First Baptist Church. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the church sanctuary, 100 N. First Street and features a dozen...
One student’s legacy will live on at Dodd Elementary The school’s administration, teachers and PTA united to create an outdoor learning space in honor of former student Bella Martinez. The space includes a tree and a bench. Bella passed away in January from a...
A group of elementary-age kids are expanding their worldviews one book at a time. Cox Elementary’s fourth grade book club just completed its first year and is already seeing results. “Sometimes students only like one genre, so this broadens their horizons,” said...
The contractor-at-risk on the Collin College campus under construction in Wylie, Skanska USA, held a topping out celebration last week to mark the erection of the last piece of structural steel for the 300,000 square foot project. The program and barbecue lunch were...
WHS student wins; art will hang in Rep. Allred’s office A still life painting by Wylie High School student Zachary Martinez won the District 32 Congressional Art Competition and will hang in the office of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in Washington, D.C. Winners of the...
With the governor’s mansion as their backdrop, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on May 23 announced their agreement on the Texas Legislature’s state budget, property tax reform and school finance reform bills. Standing behind the...
