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Gov. Greg Abbott addresses the media before signing House Bill 4211, sponsored by Rep. Candy Noble, designed to prevent developers from restricting property sales to customers of a certain religion. Behind them, from left, Rep. Jeff Leach, Sen. Angela Paxton, Rep....
The passage of Senate Bill 924 last year was supposed to allow smaller counties to combine precints, however, an added amendment prevents larger counties from doing that. File Art Collin County voters may have new locations to cast ballots in November’s elections. But...
Modern Blendz owners Marc, Tito and Ariel Teran. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News A few years ago, three brothers started a barbershop in a garage. Now they have a thriving business, Modern Blendz, and their third location opened in Sachse earlier this month. The...
Storyteller Toni Simmons appears at Smith Public Library 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. Courtesy Toni Simmons African folk tales will take center stage at the Smith Public Library this weekend. Toni Simmons, a professional storyteller for over three decades, will perform...
Collin College Wylie Campus. Sara Carpenter/Collin College A bill signed into law by the governor in June 2023 offers an incentive model to reform the state’s community college finance system. Shifting away from the previous enrollment metrics model, Texas House...
Sports
The Wylie girls cross country team competed at the Coach T Invitational on Saturday in Denton. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] The Coach T Invitational brought some of the top cross-country runners in the state to North Lakes Park in Denton....
The Wylie East cross-country team returned to action last Saturday, traveling to Myers Park in McKinney to participate in the Lovejoy Fall Festival. As the site of the district meet in October, Myers Park is a good test of the Raiders’ abilities. Senior Anjelika...
Racing in the Coach T Invitational in Denton on Sept. 4, the Wylie Pirates had strong performances. Led by Nathanael Berhane, the Pirates boys cross country finished fourth in the elite division with 129 points. The team finished behind Lewisville (102 points),...
Down by six points within the final minute, a 3-yard rushing touchdown by Terrell Washington Jr. became the difference-maker, as the Raiders went on to win 29-28. Thoughts from Coach Marcus Gold “Success is always good, but I think we need to learn more about the...
Coming out of the half with a 7-7 tie, things were looking good for the Wylie Pirates (0-2). Things were looking better after an 80-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Phe connected with Erick Vargas to put Wylie up 14-7. Keller Central (2-0) proceeded to score 30...
Education
All Wylie ISD personnel would receive a raise in the next school year, as the Wylie ISD board members consider the school budget at their meeting Monday, June 21, with the tax rate to be considered in August. The general fund budget (balanced) is expected to be...
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Life & Style
Thanksgiving is a big travel holiday and the sheer volume of cars on the road during the holiday week can make traveling a challenge. In 2017, AAA projected 50.9 million Americans would journey 50 miles or more from home on Thanksgiving. Here’s a few tips before you...
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Opinion
By John Moore My grandmother made the best oatmeal. It was so good, it even tasted good cold. She made it each morning for my grandfather who always left some for any of his grandchildren who wanted it. I always did. There were no microwaves, so oatmeal was made on...
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