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An outreach team gathers before heading out to conduct the annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Wylie. From left are Taylor Hutchinson, Jace Wiley, Bill Roberts and Jon Bailey. Courtesy Jon Bailey An annual count aimed at measuring homelessness in Wylie and...
Wylie East junior Mohammed Meher (3) attempts to dribble past a Naaman Forest defender during a 1-0 win for the Raiders from Naaman Forest on Tuesday. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] GARLAND – The Wylie East boys’...
The North Central Texas Council of Governments is set to update Access North Texas, the regional public transportation coordination plan, over the next year. Updated every four years, the plan identifies transportation needs for older adults, people with disabilities,...
Collin College will host events at three campuses throughout March. The events will begin the spring Dignity Initiative series, which is organized by the Collin College Committee Against Gender Violence and Oppression to educate and provide action steps to end...
Christina Maru, Aayushi Hansalia, Charles Ma and Kristy Kaneshige pose with their bronze medals from the District Five SkillsUSA contest. The team competed in Applied Engineering. Wylie High students also earned gold medals in Mobile Robotics and gold and silver in...
Sports
Wylie East senior Praise Olufemi, pictured in previous action, posted a putback as time expired to lift the Raiders to a win over Lakeview Centennial on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By Art Stricklin [email protected] Wylie East...
After being without Kamsi Ikegbunam (21) the week prior, the Pirates’ big man returned to help Wylie win three of four last week. Oladipo Awowale/The Wylie News After starting the year on a bit of a skid, the Wylie Pirates have a winning record after last week’s...
Saliz Ward (3) gets an early steal before going up for the layup in Wylie East’s victory over Naaman Forest. The Lady Raiders’ defense was strong for most of the night, including limiting the Lady Rangers to just two points after halftime. Austin Smith/The Wylie...
The Wylie Pirates wrapped up their pre-Thanksgiving slate with a pair of wins over Lake Highlands and J.J. Pearce on the Monday and Tuesday prior to the holiday. With the two wins, the Pirates moved to 3-4 on the season, before getting a small break from the hardwood....
The Wylie East Lady Raiders went on quite the run prior to Thanksgiving Break. The girls won each of their five games in the I-45 Showdown in Pflugerville, before taking the court one final time last week against Bishop Lynch. After alternating wins and losses to...
Education
Wylie High and Wylie East students (above right & center) were joined on stage by fourth grade Wylie Children’s Choir members to sing “Live your Story,” during the district’s convocation July 30. Courtesy WISD Wylie Independent School District kicked off the...
By Brooke Hoffard [email protected] Breaking stereotypes and closing the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) classes, SMARTgirls are making a difference in Wylie ISD and the community helping over 500+ boys and girls...
By Brooke Hoffard [email protected] Some students may find the big guy in charge a little intimidating, but not Wylie students. They see the superintendent as the ‘Dr. Seuss’ of WISD. Leading the district for the past six years is Superintendent David...
By Brooke Hoffard [email protected] Some students may find the big guy in charge a little intimidating, but not Wylie students. They see the superintendent as the ‘Dr. Seuss’ of WISD. Leading the district for the past six years is Superintendent...
From Staff Reports [email protected] A total of 16 Wylie Independent School District senior students are named this years as Miss Pearl Birmingham Scholars and will receive scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $12,000. Announcement of the scholars was...
Life & Style
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and if you’re fortunate enough to still have your mom or grandmother in your life why not plan a special trip to honor them this year? We all know flowers and lunch are nice but how about escaping town to visit a place where...
Celebrate Father's Day with great grilled fare This year, recognize dad with the gift he's really looking forward to receiving - a feast fit for a steak-loving king shared with family and friends. Fire up the grill and serve...
Dad gets to be king of his castle at least one day during the year. Come mid-June, children near and far scramble for ideas to treat their fathers to a special day and award him with gifts for being a role model, provider...
Father's Day is right around the corner, and the time has come once again to begin searching for a gift for dear old dad. Father's Day gift shoppers have long since abandoned the notion that a new necktie is what dad really wants, but finding a gift that expresses...
Scooter is a 6 year old, 20 lb. Dachshund/Chihuahua mix. He was surrendered by his owner who could no longer provide for him. Scooter loves to run and play in the yard with other dogs and cats. He also likes to cuddle up...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore’s wife grows a lot of food. And boy, is he glad. Photo: John Moore The great thing about growing a lot of your own food is the ability to walk out the back door and pick it. It doesn’t get much fresher than that. If there’s a downside to growing a...
We posted the following question on The Wylie News social media page: Garland ISD is evaluating its rental policy for the Culwell Center, the site of last Sunday’s shooting that resulted in the deaths of Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi of Phoenix. Do you think the...
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] About 150 volunteers from the Chase Oaks Church 544 campus filtered out into the community April 25 as part of an annual church event called ShareFest. Two Wylie nonprofits and two schools benefitted as church members...
By Bob Moos Are you the kind of consumer who reads reviews or looks for ratings before you shop? Wouldn’t it be helpful to have the same sort of ratings when choosing a hospital? Emergencies obviously call for rushing to the nearest hospital. But when you have time to...
By Ray Miranda Several years ago, my wife and I went on a trip to visit friends in Mexico City. Our friends had a pretty sweet set up there. To give you an idea how sweet - when I asked the husband how many restrooms they had...before counting under his breath, he...
