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The Jacobsen house at 803 Autumn Hills Drive, Wylie eagerly awaits passersby with a full yard of spooky entertainment. Guests who visit are encouraged to donate to the Wylie Animal Shelter. Courtesy photo For the past seven years, Adela and Darrell Jacobsen’s home on...
The Wylie ISD board of trustees approved the budget for the 2024-25 school year Monday night. The general fund total budget is $211.8 million, a deficit of over $9.5 million with total revenue adding up to $202.2 million. The debt service fund budget is $47.3 million....
The Juneteenth holiday, June 19, was recognized by council and members of the Juneteenth Organization of Wylie last night. Also recognized was Wylie Way student Oliver Hernandez. In other business at the Tuesday, June 11 regular meeting, council reviewed vacancies and...
The Juneteenth Gospel Choir rehearsing at Heaven’s Journey Fellowship Church on Friday, June 7. Celebrate freedom, and its roots in Texas, at a community gathering downtown. A showcase of culture and heritage, Wylie’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration is 10 a.m. to...
Vickey Keahey, founder and president of In-Sync Exotics, presents Tim Harrison a painting crafted by Lambert the lion at the Saturday, June 8 fundraiser gala. Courtesy Dave Smith It was a star-studded affair Saturday night as the community gathered to support its...
Sports
Wylie junior quarterback Jabriran Blake (12) runs for yardage during last Friday's 17-14 loss to Rowlett. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By Art Strickling [email protected] GARLAND – Wylie and Rowlett traded last-minute scoring drives last Friday...
The Wylie Pirates defense was on full display once again in their 52-31 victory over Sachse Monday night. Making up the previously scheduled game from last Friday, Wylie (9-1, 20-9) got off to a 13-3 start in the first quarter while forcing four Sachse turnovers. The...
The Wylie East Raiders are moving up to 6A, joining the Wylie Pirates. UIL announced its 2022-24 realignment Thursday morning, moving to District 9-6A. They'll make a nine-team district, joining Wylie and the seven Garland ISD schools. The move comes after Wylie East...
The Wylie Pirates softball team is used to having success and aims to do so again in 2022. Wylie finished 27-7 overall last season and won the district championship with a 13-1 record for the year. With four returning infielders and a few outfielders with the...
A tough third quarter for the Wylie East girls basketball spelled doom in their 43-38 loss to Princeton Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders (9-3, 17-10) were outscored 11-4 in the third quarter by the Lady Panthers. In defeat, Wylie East struggled from the floor,...
Education
Jill Palmer, who is running against Stacie Smith for Place 1 on the Wylie ISD board of trustees, says she is running to improve the transparency of the district. “It was not until now, [an] election year, [that] they have decided to be engaged under the guidance of...
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Life & Style
Every April for the past 8-10 years, Lisa Henry-Weaver has tinted her hair blue and painted her nails a broad spectrum of colors. While some people might wonder if she’s having a mid-life crisis, she’s not. She is simply making a statement to raise Autism Awareness....
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Opinion
Here we are again…it seems like just a few months ago we were celebrating year-end holidays, and now we’re just days away from Christmas Day. How time flies! Christmas may hold different meanings for many people. For some, they remember family and friends that are no...
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