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Filings opened last week for candidates seeking nominations in the March 1, 2022 political primaries and remain open for two more weeks. The first day to file was Nov. 13 and the final day is Dec. 13. Candidates for county-level offices sign up with county political...
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...
Last month, the city of Wylie accepted a resignation proposal from then City Manager Chris Holsted. Five days later both parties agreed to a $252,531.49 lump sum payment to be made to the departing city manager. On Oct. 18, terms of the resignation were formalized via...
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...
Sports
Audrey Prater turned her competitive cheerleading experience into a new opportunity, committing to become a collegiate acrobatic tumbler at West Liberty University in West Virginia. The Wylie East student signed with the public NCAA Division II school during the early...
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....
The Wylie Pirates weren’t expected to lose in the bi-district round of the state playoffs. A year with high expectations after 2020’s run to the final four, Wylie is now regrouping. The Pirates finished tied for second in District 9-6A last season. While the team’s...
After missing the postseason in six of their last seven years, Wylie East is ready to course correct under new boys basketball coach Brent Kelley. They finished 3-11 in district play last season, being swept by Princeton and Lovejoy. Wylie East ended up with a 7-20...
Education
In the early afternoon, a sea of trumpets and flutes cover Jerry Shaffer Stadium. Two weeks away from the start of the season, the Wylie East marching band prepares for the challenges that await. Director Greg Hayes is ready to kick off a new year with the Pride of...
Wylie ISD students will return to class on Aug. 12. Bands from Wylie East and Wylie high schools have returned to practice. See more pictures of The Pride of The East and That Wylie Band in the Aug. 4 edition of the News.
Camryn Shupe considered herself lacking a certain characteristic before her involvement with SkillsUSA. That trait — confidence — has grown since she started with the national organization that seeks to help secondary school and college students build personal and...
Wylie ISD won’t provide remote learning this school year, but trustees at the June meeting learned about some options for parents concerned about sending their children to in-person classes in the fall. House Bill 1468, which targeted remote learning, was not...
Wylie ISD will receive millions of dollars from the last stimulus package, with some of that money targeted to help increase school district math testing scores. Drops in WISD math scores on the STAAR from 2019 to 2021 could be seen especially in grades five through...
Life & Style
After a few years of growing the typical Texas flowers; pansies in the winter, impatiens in the summer in the normal front flowerbeds, homeowner Kori Hendrix realized she wanted more variety and more gardens at her Wylie home. There was ample opportunity to make...
Pictures of trash on beaches, a whale found with a belly full of garbage and turtles with plastic straws up their nose are no laughing matter. They are all just a tiny snapshot of reality today. The impact of the world’s overuse of plastic is causing havoc on the...
Shop local. Eat local. Drink local. Now cast your ballot and Vote local. Voting for the annual Best of Wylie contest is now open and will continue through the end of the month. Whether you’ve lived in the Wylie area one year or 10 years, we know you’ve cultivated a...
Imagine being part of a group where only women are allowed. No kids, no husband, no pets. Your only responsibility is for yourself – and making sure you have fun! Sure, there’s a caveat. You must be willing to commune with nature as you fraternize with a group of...
Traditional family activities like trick-or-treating create fun moments and memories, but the effects of COVID-19 on this Halloween will bring about change for the spooky excitement. You can still ensure a special night for your little ones and all the ghouls,...
Opinion
A Texas Senate committee on Friday passed an elections bill that would tighten the state’s voting rules by limiting extended early voting hours, requiring proof of disability to qualify for mail-in voting and prohibiting drive-thru voting. Senate Bill 7, sponsored...
Texas’ first- and third-largest cities could be in daily commuting distance from each other via the high-speed Texas Central Railroad. Proponents of the proposed bullet train hailed two historic milestones last week: The Federal Railroad Administration released its...
Students across Texas returned to campuses last week as schools and universities scrambled to put into place new lesson plans that best accommodate a pandemic. For many school districts, this meant greatly expanding the technological resources of their students to...
A Texan’s speeding ticket put her in the legal history books last week. To combat the backlog in criminal cases created by the pandemic, a Travis County justice of the peace conducted the nation’s first virtual criminal trial. The case was livestreamed on YouTube, and...
A few weeks ago, The New York Times ran an article noting that with the U.S. preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, and massive unemployment, “its competitors are moving to fill the vacuum, and quickly.” Russia, China, North Korea, Iran....
