Police in Wylie are investigating a fatal automobile vs. pedestrian crash that occurred Wednesday morning, March 18. Officers responded around 10:53 a.m. to the intersection of Westgate and W. FM 544 after receiving reports that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian. Upon...
The North Central Texas Council of Governments is set to update Access North Texas, the regional public transportation coordination plan, over the next year. Updated every four years, the plan identifies transportation needs for older adults, people with disabilities,...
Collin College will host events at three campuses throughout March. The events will begin the spring Dignity Initiative series, which is organized by the Collin College Committee Against Gender Violence and Oppression to educate and provide action steps to end...
Christina Maru, Aayushi Hansalia, Charles Ma and Kristy Kaneshige pose with their bronze medals from the District Five SkillsUSA contest. The team competed in Applied Engineering. Wylie High students also earned gold medals in Mobile Robotics and gold and silver in...
Alicia Kam, owner of Fancy Plants in downtown Wylie, offers a wide variety of houseplants to suit everyone. The shop is open Wednesday through Sunday. Sonia Duggan/The Wylie News Alicia Kam has turned over a new leaf—leaving behind the classroom to cultivate a new...
Colby and Ashley McClendon, along with their two daughters, live in Lavon. McClendon Farms has been in operation since 1887 and Colby is a sixth generation farmer. Ashley teaches at Wally Watkins Elementary in Wylie. Courtesy photo. Continuing a farming legacy amid...
With the filing date closed as of Friday, Feb. 14, there’s a clearer picture of which elections will take place on Saturday, May 3. Wylie’s city council election has one contested race. David R. Duke, first elected to Place 1 in 2019, has filed for re-election and...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Weather Watch for the period of Feb. 19-21 in response to forecasted extreme cold weather across the region. The watch is prompted by expected higher electricity demand and the potential for lower reserve...
The Wylie city council election now has at least one contested race as of Tuesday, Feb. 11. With the filing period for the May 3, 2025, local elections winding down, Hamza Fraz has filed to run for Place 3 on Wylie city council. Fraz has been a Wylie resident for 2...
