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Collin County’s population was projected to surge past 2.4 million residents by 2060 as steady gains in every major group reshape one of Texas’ fastest-growing counties, according to new projections from the Texas Demographic Center. At the same time, the ethnic...
Mayor Matthew Porter gave his State of the City address Tuesday, March 26 at Collin College Wylie. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Mayor Matthew Porter delivered his State of the City address to a conference room packed with city employees, educators, members of local...
Representatives on behalf of Congressman Keith Self presented congratulatory letters to Wylie Fire Rescue 2023 Award Winners at the Tuesday, March 26 regular council meeting. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News After much consternation, a change of zoning request for a...
Millions of people across the country are traveling to the path of totality, which includes Wylie, to view the once-in-a-lifetime four-minute total solar eclipse next week. And while most Collin County residents will be looking skyward on Monday, April 8, school...
Texas Academic Decathlon State competitors from Wylie High School were recognized at the Monday, March 25 Wylie ISD board of trustees meeting. Courtesy Wylie ISD Executive Director of Fine Arts Glenn Lambert presented what he called a “State of the Arts” in Wylie ISD...
Sports
Wylie East sophomore Evangeline Williams, pictured in previous action, won first place in the Hoka McNeil Invitational with a time of 17:59. Photo by Kim Dill Higginbotham By David Wolman [email protected] Some of the top runners in Texas descended on Old...
After a successful regular season, the Wylie East volleyball team struggled to close sets, losing in a sweep to Wakeland in a bi-district playoff game Tuesday, Nov. 2. The Lady Raiders managed to keep it close through the first two sets. They led midway through the...
The Lady Raiders volleyball team advanced to the playoffs after their best campaign since 2018. They closed the regular season against McKinney North Tuesday, Oct. 25. Wylie East had already clinched third place in the district after beating Sherman the previous week....
Now healthy, the Wylie Pirates are ready for the playoffs. Wylie (12-2, 23-16) wrapped up its regular season and District 9-6A schedule with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-7) win over Rowlett. The Pirates got excellent play from its front line, with Cherish Okpara getting 12...
The Wylie Pirates held the high-scoring Sachse Mustangs scoreless through the first quarter. Unfortunately for Wylie (3-3, 3-6), Sachse (5-1, 6-3) scored on its next four possessions, as the Mustangs won 38-7. Despite the slow start on the scoreboard, Sachse...
Education
Whitt Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Madison Shattuck missed the conventional rhythms of classroom instruction last year. “Excited is mainly what I am,” she said about the return to normal classroom teaching this year, when teachers will have classes in...
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Life & Style
Don’t waste another minute beating yourself up if you are falling a bit short of your resolution to work out, stay healthy and feel great. Wylie Recreation Center is close to home, inexpensive and features myriad activities and amenities that make it easy to get back...
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Opinion
By John Moore People in the South check on each other. I’m not sure if this happens elsewhere, but it’s almost innate for a person raised around where I was to check on folks. In Ashdown, Arkansas, people left their keys in their cars, so they obviously didn’t lock...
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