Wylie Police Department blotter from April 4 – April 10 April 4• 12:43 – Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 ounces – 2000 N. Hwy. 78 • 16:56 – Assault Bodily Injury/Family Member – 1300 E. Oak St. • 18:46 –Found Property – 1800 McMillen Rd.• 20:36 – Possession of a...
Filing for city council election opens Jan. 15
The filing period for the city of Wylie’s May 3, 2025, city council election officially opens Jan. 15. This marks the beginning of the process for residents interested in running for one of two available city council seats up for election: Place 1, currently...
Collin County adopts operating budget
Collin County officials approved the budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), marking a 13.1% increase in expenditures and 16.2% increase in revenue from the previous year. During the Monday, Aug. 19 meeting, the commissioners court considered the final budget which...
Budget, tax rate adopted by council
The Wylie City Council approved the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) budget last week which includes a 5.27% increase in the property tax rate. The new rate will be $0.534301 per $100 of assessed valuation, with $0.417244 allocated for maintenance and operation and...
District adopts tax rate for 2024-25
With no meeting in July, Wylie ISD trustees took care of some required business and heard educational updates, including the current status of STAAR scores. Items on the Monday, Aug. 19, agenda included adopting a tax rate for maintenance and operations (M&O), as...
Proposed tax rate approved by city council
As part of the annual budget process, Wylie City Council approved a proposed tax rate of $0.534301 per $100 of valuation for the 2024-25 (FY25) budget Tuesday, Aug. 13. This rate, according to city documents, is $0.004581 less than the current rate and the...
County finalizes proposed operating budget
Collin County officials, like their counterparts in area cities and school districts, have been compiling their annual budget. While the budget process can be viewed as a year-round affair, work sessions and department input becomes especially tedious in late June,...
Budget for FY25 nearing completion
Wylie Police were honored with a trophy declaring them as this year’s winner of the annual blood drive competition at last week’s city council meeting. The PD beat the fire department by one vote. The drives were held Saturday, 29 and Wednesday, July 3. Courtesy...
Weightlifter sees second Olympics as a gift
Jourdan Delacruz is competing in the weightlifting competition at the Paris Olympics 2024. This is the second trip to the Olympics for the former Wylie resident. Courtesy Team USA When Jourdan Delacruz moved from Wylie to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training...
From business park to parking lot
An aerial view looking north from Hwy 78 shows Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railroad’s new automotive terminal. The 30-acre lot, located east of Spring Creek Parkway, is designed to temporarily hold automobiles for distribution to neighboring markets. Photo by...