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Polling places across Texas open Tuesday, Feb. 17, for early voting in the Republican and Democratic party primaries. Early voting ends Friday, Feb. 27, and Election Day is Tuesday, March 3. If needed, runoffs will be held Tuesday, May 26. Winners in the primaries...
During its regular meeting last week, Wylie City Council held a public hearing to consider a zoning change for 308 N. Ballard Ave. to allow for a smoking establishment. The request was presented by Jose Hernandez, who had previously been denied a similar request for...
Wylie East senior point guard Parker Overstreet was recently named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Region II-6A Team. Photo by Ernesto Garcia / Waco Tribune-Herald By David Wolman [email protected] Wylie senior forward Noah Mallory and Wylie East...
Wylie senior Ben Lindsey tossed six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts against one hit in the Pirates' 2-0 win over Sachse on Tuesday, March 11. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media From Staff Reports The following are final scores for Wylie and Wylie East games...
Work is expected to begin this spring on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport allowing commercial passenger service by late next year. “We continue to work toward a May 2025 groundbreaking,” Ken Carley, the airport director, said Friday, March 7. The...
Sports
Wylie junior Ronelyse Hartfield (21) helped lead the Lady Pirates to a 74-35 home win over North Garland on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] After finishing the first half of District 9-6A play with an...
With the calendar turning to January, the Wylie girls soccer team is looking to jump start their new season. In many ways, they are hoping to build off a strong showing last winter, when they went 15-7-2, including 11-5 in district play. However, they are also looking...
December was quite the month for the Wylie Lady Pirates, as the girls jumped to No. 23 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s Class 6A rankings. They news came right before the Lady Pirates traveled to Dallas to compete in the 83rd Annual DISD Holiday Invitational,...
In their final tournament of the regular season, the Raiders put up one heck of an effort in Kaufman. After sweeping their two group games last Wednesday, Wylie East topped the host team before defeating Midlothian in the title game of the event. It was an exceptional...
Things are going to look very different for the Wylie East boys soccer team this winter. Coming off an 11-12-1 campaign in which the Raiders went 6-10 in the district, the winds of change swept through town last spring. Enter Coach Trey Vaut, a decorated player in his...
Education
Howard, Reising file for re-election The filing period for the Nov. 5, 2024, election for Wylie ISD’s Board of Trustees is nearing its Aug. 19 deadline. The board of trustees, comprising seven members elected for overlapping four-year terms, plays a crucial role in...
By Staff Reports [email protected] North Texas Municipal Water District and C&S Media have teamed up for a #PledgeToPlantSmart Photo Contest to encourage NTMWD customers to plant drought tolerant Texas native or adapted plants for water efficiency....
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] While students and their parents are out shopping for school supplies to be ready for the start of classes this month, Wylie Independent School District teachers have been on the job since late July in workshops and...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Three Wylie Independent School District bus drivers finished near the top in competition held this summer by Texas Association for Pupil Transportation. The competition, the State Bus Road-eo, was held June 23 in Frisco....
From Staff Reports [email protected] Tech Titans, the largest technology trade organization in Texas, has named Wylie resident Candice Lawrence, former Lead STEM/Engineering Instructor with Wylie ISD, a finalist in the “Tech Titan of the Future – High School”...
Life & Style
After a few years of growing the typical Texas flowers; pansies in the winter, impatiens in the summer in the normal front flowerbeds, homeowner Kori Hendrix realized she wanted more variety and more gardens at her Wylie home. There was ample opportunity to make...
Casual and colorful desserts made easy Everyone will be bringing something to the 4th of July picnic, but you can bring the grand finale. Each of these tasty sweet treats captures the flair of the 4th without the fuss. In just a little time, you can add patriotic...
Festivities, fireworks, fun on tap for the fourth To celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, parades, music, or other festive means, residents of Wylie will have to take a short road trip. Wylie stopped funding an...
Stuart is a 9-year-old, 9.5 lb Chihuahua who would make a wonderful companion. He is a very calm, sweet boy who gets along well with everyone. When he came into the program, he could not even walk from being so overweight....
Men and women serving in the military make considerable sacrifices in defense of the United States and its citizens. Such sacrifices can easily be taken for granted by those with no friends or family members serving in the...
Opinion
A federal investigation into five state facilities concluded children in custody face excessive force, sexual abuse and a lack of vital services, The Dallas Morning News reported. At a news conference last week, Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general in the...
By Ed Sterling Governor Greg Abbott has until June 21 to give bills recently passed by the Texas Legislature his final consideration before signing them, letting them take effect without his signature or vetoing them. By June 1, the last day of the Legislature’s 84th...
As predicted only about six hundred voters came to the polls to cast their ballots for City Council. It is mind boggling to me to understand how, out of twenty-two thousand registered voters in Wylie, such a low percentage turns out to vote in such an important...
Kris Segrest, DMin – Lead Pastor, First Baptist Church, Wylie Scripture Reference: Romans 1:18-32 As a pastor, I have people ask me from time to time, “Why are things that were once considered wrong, now considered right? What changed?” The answer is simple, we...
