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Texas parents can get a head start on helping their children pay for college. Participants in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund purchase tuition units for a four-year degree, two years of community college or a few semesters at Texas public colleges and universities....
One of Wylie's representatives in the U.S. House will visit the area tomorrow. Van Taylor, a Republican from District 3, will stop by Country Burger in Murphy from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. He invites his constituents to drop by for a chat or to ask...
Requirements in House Bill 3, the sweeping school finance law passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019, require the state to plan for long-term workforce development. On Feb. 13, Gov. Greg Abbott cited HB 3 in assigning the commissioners of three state agencies to...
Wylie Pirate football under the Friday night lights will have a different look next season. After 14 years, Wylie High School head coach Bill Howard announced his retirement effective the end of the school year. “The program is bigger than me, it’s about the Wylie...
After considering what a sizeable increase in impact fees would do to development in Wylie, the city council last week adopted much lower fees that track increases in construction costs for the past five years. The council met in regular session Tuesday, Feb. 11, to...
A handful of contests developed as filings closed last week for the May 2 area city and school district elections. The candidate filing period ran from Jan. 15 through Feb. 14. Wylie voters will pick between two candidates, Eric Russell and Garrett Mize, for Place 6...
Wylie Fire-Rescue officially placed its newest firetruck, which does not yet have a name, into service with a pushing-in ceremony conducted Sunday, Feb. 16, at Fire Station No. 2 on Country Club Road. The ceremony harks back to horse-drawn firefighting apparatus that...
The end of flu season is just around the corner, but the disease isn’t waning just yet. School districts are upping their efforts to promote health and safety among students, teachers and parents. For the full story, see the Feb. 19 issue or subscribe online. By...
