A flurry of confetti announces the grand total on the big screen as the Wylie Education Foundation wrapped up this year’s annual Boots n’ Barbecue gala Saturday, March 28 at the Plano Event Center. Courtesy Chris Bigenho More than 850 supporters gathered Saturday,...
Paper ballots for upcoming Collin County elections contain oval bubbles that voters will fill in by hand. Starting with November’s general election, Collin County voters will be going back to the future. Collin County commissioners have agreed to return to hand-marked...
The Wylie Police Department has charged three teen-agers in connection with the burglary of a convenience store, a police spokesman said. Sgt. Donald English said an 18-year-old man and two juveniles have been charged with engaging in organized criminal activity...
Police in Wylie are investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy who was found unresponsive at a home on June 9. Officers and Wylie Fire-Rescue personnel were dispatched around 5:27 p.m. to the 1600 block of Long Meadow Road in response to a report of an unconscious...
Kylo Ren, a tiger born at In-Sync Exotics in 2018, enjoys playing with a colorful cardboard tube (AKA light saber) in his pool during the annual Birthday Bash Saturday, June 7. Photo by Dave Smith for In-Sync Exotics After 25 years of rescuing and rehabilitating...
This year’s Juneteenth Celebration is Saturday, June 14, at Olde City Park. The event includes a lengthy roster of musicians, dancers, comedian, food, kid’s activities and much more. File photo A celebration of freedom, family and culture is at the heart of the 6th...
More than 80 volunteers with the North Texas Municipal Water District, including staff and their families, spent the morning of Saturday, May 31, picking up trash along the shore near Brockdale Park at Lavon Lake — or Lake Lavon as it is often referred. By the end of...
Dr. Chuck Kerin will bid farewell to Wylie at the end of June after decades of caring for pets and livestock at Parker Road Veterinary Hospital. Southern Veterinary Partners now owns the practice. Sonia Duggan/The Wylie News After more than four decades of caring for...
Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. See them play May 31 at Olde City Park. File photo Bluegrass music returns to...
