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Glass artist Jamaison Schuler placed second in the State Fair theme division for professionals this year. He also placed third for glass. Over the last four years, Schular has won eight in all: three blue, three red, a third place and an honorable mention. Courtesy...
The city of Wylie is advising residents to seek an alternate route due to a traffic disruption for the next few days. A scheduled closing of Country Club Road north of FM 544 at the railroad tracks, in both directions, will begin at 6 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16 and extend...
The focal point of the Tuesday, Feb. 13 regular council meeting was a work session regarding the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project status and proposed CIP five-year plan led by City Engineer Tim Porter. Recently completed capital projects include Wylie Fire...
The original Pirate Cove playground was built by hundreds of volunteers in less than a week in April 2005. Photo courtesy of The Blackland Prairie Playground Foundation A popular playground built by the community almost two decades ago will be rebuilt in a new...
The increased funding will allow the All Neighbors Coalition to sustain and expand the strategies that have been successful, President and CEO of Housing Forward Sarah Kahn said. Courtesy of Housing Forward The All Neighbors Coalition, a collective of over 140...
Sports
Wylie senior defensive back Will McCoy makes a Flower Mound defender miss a tackle as he runs the ball during Friday's home opener. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By Austin Cookson [email protected] The Wylie Pirates faced two difficult opponents in Friday...
Community High School athletics had a lot to celebrate this week. Between their homecoming football game and the start of district play for the volleyball team, the Braves were very successful. Braves defeat North Lamar to move to 2-1 Coming off of a loss to Brock,...
The Wylie Pirates are known as a team that performs in the second half. With district play approaching, nobody is discounting the Pirates despite their 0-3 start. They’ll face their toughest test of the entire season in week four. Wylie takes on the Garland Owls on...
Last week was a big shift for the Wylie East volleyball team, the start of district play. Through the first 18 games of the season, the Lady Raiders faced some of the toughest 5A and 6A opponents in the DFW area. Wylie East (10-8) earned several quality wins,...
Despite a strong late effort, the Raiders were unable to finish off the comeback, losing to Royse City 28-20 for their first loss of the season.Key Play: Bulldogs return kickoff for a touchdownWylie East started to gain positive momentum in the third quarter, cutting...
Education
Gretchen Tschetter found a way to help people and earn personal awards, too, by building and donating cabinets that hold food and other items. A rising senior at Wylie High School and St. Paul resident, Gretchen belongs to the American Heritage Girls organization,...
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Life & Style
Thankfulness manifests itself in many ways and this Thanksgiving, families who have adopted children are especially full of gratitude. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that Thanksgiving and National Adoption Month coincide with each other. For Farmersville residents Rachel...
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Opinion
By John Moore We had a clothesline, but no washer or dryer. So the Laundromat was a weekly destination. Today, most folks would find the absence of a laundry room in the home as foreign as no air conditioning or Wi-Fi. Fifty years ago, most...
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