The Wylie Police Department will once again host its Junior Police Academy this summer, offering local students a hands-on introduction to law enforcement through two weeklong sessions in July. The program is open to Wylie ISD students entering eighth or ninth grade —...
Wylie Book Review Club hostesses, from left, Judy Janecek, Mary Lange, Carmela Torres, Karla Warborg and Gerri Washington, gather at the September meeting where members celebrated the club’s 60th anniversary. Courtesy photo What began in 1965 as an idea among friends...
Wylie residents will soon see a new fee on their utility bills. Last week, City Council voted to establish a municipal drainage utility system to fund long-term stormwater and flood control improvements. The council began the Tuesday, Sept. 23, meeting by recognizing...
Work is officially underway on a major roadway project aimed at improving east-west mobility in Collin County. Construction on the Park Boulevard extension was scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 30. The project will extend Park Boulevard east from Parker Road,...
Community Waste Disposal donate $10 for every ton of recyclable material collected in August, for a total of $42,145 to aid flood relief efforts in Texas Hill Country. Art courtesy CWD A company that collects garbage and recyclables from homes and businesses...
Families of Vietnam veterans who died as a result of their service but whose names are not inscribed on the wall, may submit an application to have the veteran listed on the In Memory Honor Roll. Courtesy Art The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the...
Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the media before signing House Bill 4211, sponsored by Rep. Candy Noble, designed to prevent developers from restricting property sales to customers of a certain religion. Behind them, from left, Rep. Jeff Leach, Sen. Angela Paxton, Rep....
Wylie City Council weighed a proposed zoning ordinance that would pave the way for a new fuel station and convenience store at its regularly scheduled meeting last week. The proposed development, however, raised concerns among council members about traffic congestion...
Hope’s Gate is hosting its annual Hope under the Stars Saturday Oct. 11 in Olde City Park. Sponsorships are still available and tickets are on sale now. File art Olde City Park will once again be transformed into an elegant dining venue as Hope’s Gate hosts its sixth...
