Volunteers Sherry Higgins, left, and Jon Bailey are escorted by Collin County Deputy Jose Perez as they search for homeless individuals at Brockdale Park in Lucas last week as part of the annual Point-in-Time count. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News On a chilly Thursday...
Rotarian shares experiences from motorcycle ride
While riding a motorcycle for charity, a member of the Rotary Club of Wylie East Fork forged connections with other Rotarians around the world. Speaking during the club’s Thursday, June 1, meeting at Landon Winery, Charlie Waller told members about traveling across...
Secondary Teacher honored among ‘best of the best’
The hard work of a longtime teacher in Wylie ISD paid off with honors that placed her among the top recognized professionals in the district. Breegan Gholson, an 18-year teacher finishing her eighth year in Wylie ISD, was recognized May 5 during the Wylie Way Awards...
Councilmembers consider zoning changes, splash pad bid
After several discussions among the city’s planning and zoning commission, Wylie councilmembers got the process of codifying recommended changes into the code of ordinances. Amendments to zoning regulations governing smoke shops, smoking establishments — such as a...
Juneteenth celebration planned at Olde City Park
A national holiday celebration for Juneteenth is open to individuals across the community to gather and celebrate freedom and the end of chattel slavery — the system that considered people as property to be bought and sold — at Olde City Park. The free event, now in...
Wylie East graduates 567 students
The top two graduates of the Class of 2023 focused on being judged by numbers and staying true to oneself in their commencement speeches to their classmates. The 567 students of Wylie East High School’s most recent graduating class walked the stage Saturday, May 27,...
711 Wylie High grads walk stage
The top two graduates of the Class of 2023 focused on each graduate’s uniqueness and the continuous ability to improve oneself in their commencement speeches to their classmates last week. Wearing the school’s colors of maroon, black and white, 711 students of Wylie...
Senate prepared to hold trial in AG impeachment
On the final day of the 88th Legislature, lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives delivered 20 articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton. By delivering the articles Monday, May 29, the Texas House triggered an impeachment process that is set...
Elementary Teacher of the Year says students are like ‘family’
This year’s winner of the Wylie Way Award for Elementary Teacher of the Year said one of her favorite parts of the job is watching her students grow throughout the year. Chloe Cotton, a kindergarten teacher at Watkins Elementary School, said her students start off...