Protests due by May 15 deadline Wylie property owners who disagree with their appraised value have a limited window to file a formal protest with the Collin Central Appraisal District. Under the Texas Property Tax Code, property owners must submit a written protest by...
Lavon Police Chief Mike Jones says a 14-year-old murder suspect has been arrested without incident. The chief said the boy, a student at Community Trails Middle School, was apprehended Monday, Dec. 15, in Dallas. Jones said the suspect was sought in connection with...
Whitt, four, and Carter, seven, visit with Victorian Santa during the Brown House’s Christmas market Saturday, Dec. 6. Staff and volunteers in period clothing greeted guests, inviting them to tour the decorated home and take a break from the cold weather. Allison...
The Wylie Planning and Zoning Commission considered zoning changes for projects on Country Club Road, Regency Drive and Alanis Drive last week. Commissioners voted to approve a zoning amendment as presented that would remove townhomes and increase the number of...
Wylie ISD trustees are considering several new measures to save money in the upcoming school year. The Board of Trustees convened for its final meeting of the year during a special called meeting Monday, Dec. 8. Trustees unanimously approved three items: the 2024-25...
WISD bus driver Julio Ospina, center, with Maritza Valentin, Liz Ospina, Jessie Murphy, Stephanie Meeks and Christie Hebert, received the 2025 Special Needs School Bus Driver of the Year award. Allison LaBrot / The Wylie News An act of care and quick thinking has...
Columnist John Moore grew up with just about everything coming from the Sears catalog. You can buy reprints of the old catalogs, such as the one pictured, which is available on Amazon. Photo: John Moore For much of the twentieth century, the Sears Roebuck catalog held...
An increase in farm acreage, coupled with ongoing consumer demand and opportunities for new seed-improvement programs, signals a positive outlook for the Texas Christmas tree industry, according to a Texas A&M Forest Service expert. “The latest [USDA] census notes...
A 12-year-old student at McMillan Junior High School was taken into custody Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, after reportedly making threats toward a school administrator and attempting to grab a police officer’s weapon, according to the Wylie Police Department....
