Derrick Guzman and Michael Henderson III close in on DeSoto’s Deondrae Riden Jr. in Wylie East’s playoff loss to the Eagles. Photo by Austin Smith ARLINGTON - The Wylie East Raiders saw their season come to an end at the hands of the top-ranked...
3 keys to the Crosstown Showdown
The Crosstown Showdown will bring together the community and pit the two local teams against one another. While history favors Wylie East (4-0, 6-0), Wylie (3-1, 4-2) is competing to climb up the District 9-6A standings, currently tied for second place. Both teams...
Students, public tour manufacturing facilities
Students and the public alike were able to take tours of local manufacturers to recognize their impact on the Wylie community last week. Tours organized by Wylie ISD and the Wylie Economic Development Corporation kicked off Friday, Oct. 7, at the WISD Agricultural...
Council greenlights downtown parking plan
Wylie’s intentions on making the downtown area more favorable for drivers and pedestrians took a step forward during the most recent council meeting Councilmembers unanimously selected a parking alignment proposal for staff and Lee Engineering to proceed with during...
Collin County holds public ballot testing
Interested residents of Collin County had the opportunity to attend a public demonstration of the ballot counting process and test of voting machines before early voting begins Oct. 24. The testing was conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the Collin County...
Wylie High School’s ‘The 39 Steps’ closes run
Wylie High School’s award-winning theater program performed one of its fall productions last week, recording better attendance than last year’s productions. Director of Theatre Polly Harrison said Wylie High’s auditorium seats nearly 700 and both the Oct. 6 and Oct. 8...
Detention officer arrested and charged for providing inmate with cell phone
A detention officer at the Collin County jail discovered a cell phone and charger in an inmate’s cell Monday, Oct. 10, according to an Oct. 11 news release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. Tyler Moody, a detention officer at the jail since 2019, was arrested...
Today is the deadline to register to vote
The final day to register to vote in the November election is Tuesday, Oct. 11. In the upcoming election, voters will cast their ballots in state, county and federal elections. In Texas, Eligible voters must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of the county where the...
Wylie East scores 41 unanswered in win over South Garland
For the second week in a row, Wylie East is writing history. The Raiders (4-0, 6-0) improve their best-ever start in school history with a 41-7 road win Friday night over the South Garland Titans (0-5, 1-6). East scored 38 points in the first half, including three...