Residents from Collin County cities with upcoming general elections will head to the polls later this month to begin the early voting process to elect city council members in contested races. The first day of early voting is Monday, April 22 and continues...
Resource group plans for future
Ronni Fetzer, Cherie Privett, Liz Garrett, Sherry Higgins, Fran Fisher, Roberta Mallory, Jon Bailey, Nancy Miller, Jim Berger and Karen Ellis at the Community Resources Group meeting Tuesday, March 19. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News A group of individuals representing...
Train horns sounding again in Murphy
Wayside Horns are designed to warn motorists on North Murphy Road of trains on the CPKC railroad tracks. Bob Wieland/Murphy Monitor The mournful – and loud -- sound of train horns has resumed along a southern Collin County rail corridor as CPKC, formerly Canadian...
Grand Champion!
Senior Mimi Erwin shows her steer Friday, March 22 at the Wylie ISD Ag Barn. The ag student won Grand Champion Steer and was named Senior Steer Reserve Showman Champion at the 2024 Show and Sale which culminated Saturday, March 23. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Wylie...
Collin County no stranger to severe storms
The tornado that hit Copeville and other parts of Collin County in 2015 did extensive damage. File Art The Federal Emergency Management Agency predicts Collin County has a high risk of tornadoes this year, but that’s nothing new. For starters, more tornadoes have been...
Community discusses disputed development
Volunteers of Communities & Creeks United hand out yard signs opposing a high density development between Parker and Murphy. Bob Wieland/C&S Media There’s no longer any question as to who is building a densely packed housing community just west of Southfork...
Police chief talks equipment, personnel requests
Police Chief Anthony Henderson provided an overview of the department’s proposed five-year plan and talked about staffing issues at a city council work session last week. The police department recently earned the Texas Police Chiefs Best Practices Accreditation, said...
Indian dancers entertain, teach library crowd
Tejas Dance students Shrujana Kumar and Mahi Devappa performing at Smith Library Thursday, March 14. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Parents and children showed up at the Smith Public Library last week to watch and learn about classical Indian dance. ...
Plan, prepare now for tornado season
This Farmersville mobile home landed on CR 697 due to straight line winds in eastern Collin County in 2019. Courtesy Farmersville FD The three-month Texas tornado “season” begins in April and a new analysis ranks Collin County near the top of the list of 100 most...