Columnist John Moore speaks Southern. He learned it in his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Photo John Moore Southern folks don’t need proper nouns. We have whatchamacallits and thingamajigs. My grandfather had the only blacksmith shop in Ashdown, Arkansas. That’s where...
Students and teachers at Wylie High School mourned the death this week of a senior student-athlete, Azaan Abdellatif, who died Wednesday, Jan. 29, at his home in Murphy. Family members reported to police that Abdellatif, 18, was unresponsive shortly after 7 a.m....
Eli Taylor drives to basket on Sachse's Ethan Dunnam in District 10-6A on Jan. 2. For more photos, click here. Pirates first in 10-6A after opening round Wylie sits all alone at the top of the district standings after the end of the first half of 10-6A boys...
The annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Wylie last week identified eight adults and 84 students as homeless. The count is conducted throughout the country on a set date. This year it was Thursday, Jan. 23. In conducting the count, three teams were sent out in Wylie...
“Is your name really Wylie?” That’s a question that Wylie Dunham, Jr., has been asked all his life, and his answer contains the tidbit that he is a descendent of the man for whom Wylie, Texas is named. For the full story, see the Jan. 29 issue or subscribe online. By...
When "music man" Harold Hill (Nahum Yared) rolls into town, the residents of River City are excited to form a band. For more photos, click here, see our Jan. 29 issue or subscribe online. Photos by Morgan Howard • [email protected]
With people still in the thick of New Year’s resolutions, health is on many minds. Some are hitting the gym; others are on a new diet. And according to local counselor Jennifer Hughes, these good intentions can turn all too easily into body shaming. The National...
A person may be tired and weary of backing up and beginning anew after going into dead-end ways, but this is inevitable, unless a person gives up trying. The only way that you can live at all is by the habit of making new starts, adjusting to mistakes and changes. Age...
Electric power shut off for 51 Wylie customers, including a portion of the N. Ballard Ave. business district, during the noon hour Friday, Jan. 24, and remained off for about two hours before it was restored by Oncor Electric Delivery. The outage started at about...
