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Balloting is officially underway for the Best of 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, a long-standing C&S Media Publications annual tradition that recognizes the businesses, services and dining destinations readers value most across eastern Collin County. Each year,...
Sue Halliday, Meals on Wheels volunteer coordinator for Wylie, picks up meals for the 13 stops on her designated route at the Wylie United Methodist Church each week. Sonia Duggan/The Wylie News Meals on Wheels Collin County (MOWCC) is ramping up its call for...
New homeowner Mary Ellis took possession of her “Recycled” Habitat for Humanity home on Cottonbelt Avenue in Wylie earlier this month. Sonia Duggan/C&S Media Mary Ellis and her adult son, Ashton Ellis, recently saw a long-awaited dream come true as they received...
Wylie senior Isaiah Shurn, pictured in previous action, scored 19 points in the Pirates' 61-32 win over Garland on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] When Garland had cut what had been a 14-point halftime...
Wylie East junior Sidney Sanders, pictured in previous action, helped to spark a 15-0 run to begin their Tuesday, Dec. 17 game at Naaman Forest. The Lady Raiders won 51-30. Sanders scored 10 points. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Sports
Wylie East head track and field coach Jason Olford poses for a picture with his son, Jamal, a freshman for the James Madison University football team. Photo courtesy Jason Olford By David Wolman [email protected] Last Saturday’s weather forecast for Eugene,...
Hannah Messer gave the Rockwall lineup all they could handle in game one of the regional quarterfinals, but Wylie fell just short in game one. Rockwall scored one run in the seventh, a sacrifice fly after a lead-off double, to take the first lead of the game. Wylie...
Baseball Final - Game one Wylie East - 12 Royse City - 0 Wylie East took game one on the road over Royse City, setting themselves up for a home game sweep Friday night. Leading the way on the mound was Tyler Stroup, who struck out four batters and finished with a...
Both Wylie High School playoff teams emerged victorious in game one, with both teams shutting out their opponents. Baseball Final - Game one Wylie - 1 Rockwall Heath - 0 The Pirates shut out the Hawks in game one behind a dominant pitching performance from David Hyde....
It's a busy week for Wylie ISD, with all four varsity baseball and softball teams preparing for postseason games. Wylie and Wylie East softball teams prepare for the area round action, while the Pirates and Raiders begin playoff action in the bi-district round. Here...
Education
Boots ’N Barbecue, the largest fundraiser for the Wylie ISD Education Foundation, may be sold out, but there are still opportunities to get involved. The event, set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, will happen at a new venue — the Plano Event Center— this year. Last...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] Ensuring every student has the opportunity to attend school and receive a quality education, Wylie ISD has opened up their doors to a furry four-legged new enrollee at Whitt Elementary. Minaj, an autism service...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] In January, Wylie ISD advanced science students in grades 3 to 5, worked hard as they participated in the district wide science fair. Vince Venditto, 5-8 Science Learning Specialist, and Tracy Halligan, K-4...
Collin College's Auteur Film Series will screen “The Wicker Man” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Spring Creek Campus Living Legends Conference Center as part of its 2015-2016 “Religion: Opiate or Oracle” theme. Spring Creek Campus is located at 2800 E. Spring...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] A surprise presentation from students representing each WISD elementary campus had trustees heads “bobbling around” during the information and recognition packed January meeting last week. Trustees were...
Life & Style
Members of the Farmersville Quilt Guild have been busy the last few weeks with a new sewing mission prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of masks currently available to those in the healthcare industry has not only affected hotspots across the country, but...
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Opinion
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 23 -- January Littlejohn is a stay-at-home mom and a licensed mental health counselor. In 2020, as Covid swept the nation, her 13-year-old daughter told her that “she no longer felt like a girl.” Her mom described it as a “devastating revelation” in...
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