After a three-day journey from Amarillo, a group of lions, tigers and lemurs are beginning a new chapter in Wylie — trading a private facility for spacious enclosures, regular veterinary care and a permanent home at In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational...
A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments that will be posted in all public school classrooms. Courtesy Library of Congress Starting this fall, all Texas public schools will be required to post the Ten...
Dr. Chuck Kerin will bid farewell to Wylie at the end of June after decades of caring for pets and livestock at Parker Road Veterinary Hospital. Southern Veterinary Partners now owns the practice. Sonia Duggan/The Wylie News After more than four decades of caring for...
Plano’s VA clinic is now officially the U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic. Bob Wieland/The Wylie News The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Plano has been officially dedicated as the ‘‘U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson...
At its May 27 meeting, the Wylie City Council spotlighted local youth leadership and character by naming Eliana Butler as Junior Mayor and recognizing the latest group of Wylie Way Students. Families filled the chamber as the students — one...
Construction on McMillen Road is set to resume following final approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, clearing the way for long-delayed progress on the vital infrastructure project. The project had been halted since March 2024 due to permitting requirements...
The Wylie Independent School District will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on June 16, at the Wylie ISD Administration Building, 951 S. Ballard Ave., to discuss the district’s proposed budget and tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Community members are...
The Texas Legislature on Tuesday, May 20 passed Senate Bill 843, a measure that will require the Texas Education Agency to develop a publicly accessible online database containing detailed financial information about school district and charter school bonds, taxes and...
Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. See them play May 31 at Olde City Park. File photo Bluegrass music returns to...
