Martha Washington Tea Party guests, staff and volunteers gather on the lawn Saturday, April 25. The afternoon included tea, treats, colonial games and more. Courtesy photo By Christopher J. Raso Twenty-six guests enjoyed a tea party at the Welcome Center at Brown...
Music is for more than just the ears according to a local music therapist’s latest book. In “Music for the Heart,” Wylie resident Daniel Tague brings 25 years of music therapy experience and research to provide individuals with practical steps to begin using music...
Organizers across Dallas and Collin counties are making a final push for volunteers and donations ahead of the 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) count, a federally required census of individuals experiencing homelessness scheduled for the night of Thursday, Jan. 22. The PIT...
Claire Monroe of Wylie High School shows her Duroc Swine entry during the 2026 Collin County Junior Livestock Show last week. Claire won Breed Champion in Duroc Swine and Reserve Champion in Senior Showmanship. Courtesy Nicole House Photography Wylie ISD agricultural...
As January marks Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is highlighting the role its employees and licensed professionals play in identifying and preventing human trafficking across the state. TDLR regulates several...
Texas is experiencing a significant decline in rental affordability, worsening faster than the national average, and Collin County led the state with the highest share of low-income households spending more than one-third of their income on rent. That’s according to...
Residents in Wylie and eastern Collin County now have easier access to domestic violence support services thanks to a new partnership between Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center and Hope for the Cities. Since mid-November, Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center (HDNBC) has...
Balloting is officially underway for the Best of 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, a long-standing C&S Media Publications annual tradition that recognizes the businesses, services and dining destinations readers value most across eastern Collin County. Each year,...
More than 30 new Texas laws took effect Jan. 1, ranging from immigration enforcement to evicting squatters, regulating technology, providing tax breaks and improving the state’s water infrastructure. About 800 other new laws passed this year by the Legislature took...
