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Conroe ISD announced Wednesday, Aug. 27, that Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson has been named its lone finalist for the top leadership post, succeeding Curtis Null, who was hired by Lake Travis ISD. The news prompted Wylie ISD’s Board of Trustees to inform...
Saliz Ward (3) gets an early steal before going up for the layup in Wylie East’s victory over Naaman Forest. The Lady Raiders’ defense was strong for most of the night, including limiting the Lady Rangers to just two points after halftime. Austin Smith/The Wylie...
Three Collin College students have painted signal boxes in Wylie. Another 26 will follow over time. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News A city-wide public art project will soon give drivers a welcome distraction while waiting for a traffic signal to change. The first...
 Emma Stafford with her latest exhibit at Smith Public Library. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News Emma Stafford, Wylie’s retired substitute teacher who creates art exhibits out of her personal belongings, turns her lens to Christmas this month. Located in the display case...
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could decide whether medical exceptions to the state’s abortion ban are written clearly enough to protect pregnant women who face serious health risks, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The 22...
Sports
Wylie junior middle blocker Aubrey DeGrate (13) helped to lead her club team to a national title in the USA Junior Volleyball Nationals and last year was named the District 9-6A blocker of the year. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman...
The Wylie Pirates softball enÂtered the postseason as the top seed from District 9-6A, playÂing Mesquite Horn in the bi-disÂtrict round. Despite a tie with the Sachse Lady Mustangs in the regular season district standings, Wylie was able to take the first seed off of...
After reaching the postseason with an 13-14 overall record, the Wylie East softball team faced a tough challenge in the first round of the playoffs, battling Frisco Memorial at McKinney High School in a best-of-three playoff series. After dropping game one the...
The Wylie Pirates softball team has made its mark on the District 9-6A competition. Two more shutouts now put the Pirates at 12-0 in district play and on the way to a disÂtrict championship. Wylie opened the week with a 5-0 victory over Naaman Forest on April 20. Luke...
Wylie East’s wrestling team sent two athletes to state and came away with one medal. Competing at the Berry CenÂter in Cypress on April 24, the Raiders sent Emiliano SauceÂdo in the boys 5A-160 pound weight class and Colby Feece in the 5A-182 pound weight class....
Education
Community ISD continues to grow - and it’s growing fast. Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens gave a state of the disÂtrict recently at the Lavon Area Chamber of Commerce. “Since I’ve been here, we’ve added 1,000 kids,” said Nivens, who joined the district in 2015 in a...
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Life & Style
Wylie resident Shari Junqueira wanted to give her 14-year-old daughter, Gia, a vacation that went beyond beaches or cruises. She wanted to provide her daughter an experience that she would remember. An Asian elephant sanctuary in Hugo, Okla. proved to be just the...
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Opinion
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...
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