Columnist John Moore picks blackberries each spring. Something he’s done for a very long time. Photo: John Moore There wasn’t anything accidental about blackberry season in our family. When harvest time came, dad had the harvest trip mapped out long before the berries...
Marcus McElroy, Jr. heads up field after faking the hand off to Malik Ford against North Garland in District 10-6A on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Williams Stadium. For more photos, click here. William Schulmeistrat (50) and Reggie Brooks (74) fight for leverage against Texas...
Military veterans will be honored Monday, Nov. 11, by Wylie Independent School District with a reception and Veterans Day program by Air Force Junior ROTC cadets. All area veterans are invited to a pre-event reception with light breakfast from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. at...
Wylie City Council again tabled a decision sought for The District multi-use development on the west side of town, agreed to begin a project to install smart meters for water use readings and backed off a proposal to raise impact fees to help offset infrastructure...
Fresh food and fresh air took the spotlight last month in WISD. Each fall, the district focuses on bringing homegrown produce into Wylie cafeterias. “We participate in the Texas Department of Agriculture Farm Fresh Challenge every October,” said Dawn Lin, director of...
Wylie resident and Vietnam War veteran Gene Close admits that he was a reluctant warrior who took all the training he could to delay being shipped overseas, but when he arrived in the war zone he did not hesitate to do his duty. “Once I got there, I did what had to be...
Who do you look up to? Who is it you admire and want to be like? I hope there’s someone who comes to mind for you. A recent study revealed the 15-29 year old demographic is more likely to say there’s no one they admire or want to be like. I read those results with...
Two people were transported to a regional hospital early Friday, Nov. 1, when they were involved in a 1-vehicle rollover wreck in the 2600 block of W. FM 544 in Wylie. The wreck occurred at 5:34 a.m. and shut down the westbound lanes of FM 544 at Country Club Road for...
Joseph Corso comes up with the interception in the fourth quarter against Naaman Forest in District 10-6A on Friday, Oct. 25. For more photos, click here. Wylie and Wylie East will look add wins to their district total later this week. The Pirates play 7 p.m....
