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Kreymer Elementary’s mascot was popular with guests of all ages at the school’s dedication ceremony Monday, Oct. 6. From left, Assistant Principal Allison Bryant, mascot Lou-Lou the Kangaroo and Principal Vanessa Hudgins. Allison LaBrot / The Wylie News Kreymer...
Each June Wylie ISD adopts its operating budget for the next school year, July 1 through June 30. Last week, as part of the planning process, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Scott Roderick gave an update on the 2024-2025 proposed budget. For more on...
Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Scott Roderick gave an update on the 2024-2025 budget. Property values were previously projected to grow by 3.5%, but Roderick said the Collin County Central Appraisal District’s (CCAD) new estimate is now 1% due to...
Fire Chief Brandon Blythe outlined a proposal for a new training tower to replace the current tower, which was constructed by WFR personnel in 2002. Courtesy of Wylie F-R The College Park development saga continued last week. After viewing a third proposed site plan...
Collin County property values will take center stage as property owners will soon see how much the county thinks their property is worth. Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) has been busy collecting and entering information in preparation to generate...
Sports
Wylie senior running back Jayden Martin (25) finished with 99 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the Pirates' 44-0 win over South Garland on Friday. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By Brian Richardson [email protected] GARLAND – The Wylie Pirates...
The Wylie Pirates boys basketball team found itself in the win column. After two opening-season losses, Wylie found a way to beat Rockwall-Heath in a close 50-42 win Friday. Wylie outscored Heath by eight in the second half to seal the victory, with the game tied...
The Wylie Prep Patriots are state champions once again. Competing in an offensive shootout, the Patriots defeated the Waco Methodist Children’s Home Bulldogs 72-57 at Lake Country Christian School in Fort Worth Saturday. Wylie Prep fell behind early after the Bulldogs...
The Raiders wrestling program is ready to return to normal as they open competition this weekend. Last year was a challenge to adapt for all wrestling teams. The season was delayed until the spring due to multiple delays because of the pandemic. The regular season...
Wylie East’s boys basketball team moved to 2-0 on the season with a win over North Garland Tuesday, Nov. 16. The Raiders started slow, trailing 7-9 midway through the first quarter. They closed the period on an 11-0 scoring run to lead North Garland by nine points....
Education
For at least 10 years, Wylie ISD has offered free adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to eligible adults in the Wylie ISD community. In March 2020, when students pivoted to at-home learning, the adult ESL classes were no longer offered. In January,...
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Life & Style
The date of April 2, 2009 is seared into Karen Schrah’s brain, as it would be for any parent who underwent what she did that day. That afternoon, her son, Zachary, a sophomore at Clark High School, was taking part in spring football practice at Plano East, where he...
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Opinion
You meet people in the South who like spring, summer or winter, but virtually everyone below the Mason Dixon Line loves fall. I can speak to my affinity for the fall season, which in Ashdown, Arkansas, is at least three weeks. Four if you’re lucky. Fall is that time...
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