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For three days this month, public safety agencies across the Dallas-Fort Worth region will take part in a full-scale emergency response exercise simulating terrorist attacks and mass casualty incidents. The training event, called MetroX, will involve police and fire...
One year ago, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner announced plans to reduce recidivism rates among inmates by offering a program where they can learn better life skills, improve their education and learn a trade. “Too often, we see generations of a family stuck in that...
Housing Forward and the All Neighbors Coalition announced the third consecutive year of reductions in homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties, including the lowest total number of people experiencing homelessness in nearly a decade. Announced at the State of...
Completed Parks & Rec projects include playgrounds at Valentine and Birmingham Parks, basketball courts converted into pickleball courts at Community Park, a dog park and much more. Wylie’s recently opened dog park, pickleball courts, the success of print...
Wylie ISD Safety and Security staff ask that parents start having true conversations with their kids about the dangers of making threats. Wylie ISD parents and students should know that there are no fake school threats according to Texas law, or the school district....
Sports
Wylie East senior King Baribe is pushed out of bounds by a Sachse defender after catching a pass during Friday's 38-7 win at Homer B. Johnson Stadium. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
The Lady Raiders kept their winning streak alive after defeating The Colony 54-39 Tuesday afternoon. They scored 12 of the final 16 points in the first quarter to lead by five points. By halftime, Wylie East led 31-16 thanks to a defense that held The Colony scoreless...
The Pirates defense and transition offense led the way as they cruised to defeat South Garland 63-19 Friday. After the first quarter, Wylie (2-0, 7-11) jumped out to an early 18-5 lead and never looked back. South Garland (0-2, 2-9) struggled to get into its offensive...
The battle was going to be tough for the Wylie Pirates girls soccer team to repeat the successes of the 2020-21 season, but it’s even more complicated than previously imagined. Wylie finished the season as the 13-1 district champions of District 9-6A, outscoring...
The Lady Raiders overcame a late Denison run to win their district opener 69-63 Tuesday night. Wylie East had a good start early, leading 20-11 at the end of the first quarter. Denison cut the lead by halftime to six points. In the second half, the Lady Yellow...
Education
Wylie ISD named several new principals and administrators for the upcoming school year last week.Meagan Wendt will be the new assistant principal at Groves Elementary. Wendt currently teaches third-grade math, science and social studies at Whitt Elementary. She will...
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Life & Style
Music is power. It can lift spirits, reduce stress, improve memory, ease pain and even improve physical health and well-being. Next weekend, 51-year-old James Michael McLester hopes to harness that power, along with his passion, and turn it into a profitable...
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Opinion
I write this from my chemo chair as I undergo another day or treatment in my cancer journey. I’m blessed by friends who drive me to treatment and rides back home. The treatment itself is lonely. I sit in the chair while they hang bag after bag of meds for infusion...
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