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Shop with a purpose at new Wylie thrift store  

Shop with a purpose at new Wylie thrift store  

Hope’s Gate Thrift Store is now open at 201 E. Butler St. in Wylie. The store carries clothes, accessories, home décor and much more. Allison LaBrot/The Wylie News Wylie thrifters now have a place to shop closer to home. The newly opened Hope’s Gate Thrift Store...

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New partnership brings support services to Wylie

New partnership brings support services to Wylie

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...

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New year brings new laws to Texas

New year brings new laws to Texas

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...

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P&Z advances construction, zoning requests

P&Z advances construction, zoning requests

Wrapping up its final meeting of the year, the Wylie Planning and Zoning Commission approved a slate of plats, site plans and zoning changes on Dec. 16, tied to future commercial and industrial development. Following public comment on non-agenda items, commissioners...

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Low-cost airline to serve TKI

Low-cost airline to serve TKI

Avelo is the first airline to commit to providing scheduled passenger service to TKI. Nearly all of its destinations are on the east coast. Courtesy Avelo Airlines The city of McKinney said it has signed a Use and Lease Agreement for Houston-based Avelo Airlines to...

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County population nearing 1.3 million

County population nearing 1.3 million

Two Collin County cities doubled in population over the past five years while the county grew overall by 19.6% from 2020 to 2025, according to the latest figures from the Texas Population Estimates Program.  The program, run by the Texas Demographic Center,...

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Jericho Village nears completion

Jericho Village nears completion

Nine residential buildings are nearing completion at Jericho Village, each designed to resemble a single-family home, with four apartments sharing a common front door and stairs. Sonia Duggan/C&S Media Jericho Village, Wylie’s first income-based urban housing...

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Remembering the fallen at Wylie Cemetery

Remembering the fallen at Wylie Cemetery

Veterans and Boy Scouts from Troop 78 stand with wreaths representing each branch of the U.S. military during the Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday, Dec. 13, at Wylie Cemetery. Veterans pictured include Dwayne Moore (far left), honoring those who have served...

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