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Audrey Wallace, director of the Wylie Community Christian Care Center, showcases jewelry as auctioneer Jay Hoffman conducts the live auction during the Night to Remember gala Saturday, Aug. 2, at Collin College. Sonia Duggan/The Wylie News Raymond Cooper’s legacy of...
Wylie RSE members Tami Nauyokas and Charlotte Tassan with Dodd Elementary students for the Echo Program. Photo by Sherry Sumerlin For the first time in almost 20 years, retired public school employees will have a chance to receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)...
One of my most vivid memories of fall happened during junior high. I was standing in the end zone prior to the start of a game. I could barely feel my fingers and toes. It was October, but it was unusually cold (Al Gore had yet to invent global warming). My shoulder...
Howard Fisher IV dives for a touchdown during the Raiders win over the Naaman Forest Rangers on Thursday, Sept. 14. GARLAND – Wylie East opened District 9-6A about as well as a team could hope to, convincingly beating Naaman Forest 58-14 on Thursday, Sept. 14 at...
Council honors John Yeager on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The public access easement within the FM 544 Gateway Addition is designated as John Yeager Way. Jeremy Hallock/The Wylie News John Yeager, a Wylie resident for more than half a century, was honored at the Sept. 12...
Sports
Wylie East catcher Jayleigh Dressler lifts pitcher Kimma Kincaid in the air after the Lady Raiders defeated the Royse City Lady Bulldogs 4-0 in Game 2 of their Class 6A Division II bi-district playoff game April 26. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David...
COVID-19 wiped out school athletics in spring, and now districts are faced with finding a safe way to make Friday night lights shine bright for fans. As of now, the school district plans to limit attendance at sporting events to about 33 to 40% which means Wylie’s...
Kayaking is a wildly popular paddlesport. Paddlesports offer people unique ways to enjoy nature while getting up close and personal with expansive waterways. Kayaking is remarkably accessible for people of all skill levels and interests. According to the Outdoor...
University of Oklahoma golfer Libby Winans competed in the U.S. Women’s Amateur in Rockville, Md., last week and advanced to the Round of 64 before being eliminated. Winans played at Plano East Senior High, winning the 6A state championship medalist title in 2018,...
Friday night lights will not start burning in Wylie until the end of September under an athletics and band schedule announced last month by the University Interscholastic League. The delay, by about a month, in practices and games was instituted because of the...
Education
Wylie Independent School District is taking school supplies donations this week and next for the annual Back to School Fair that benefits less fortunate students in the district. Qualifying students receive backpacks and a full complement of supplies at the...
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Life & Style
Function comes first, of course, but the space also can have plenty of style By Nancy Mattia If you’ve been working out of a room you call your office, but it also serves as the depository for the ice skates your kid outgrew two years ago, the news magazines you’ll...
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Opinion
This week the media is focusing on Sunshine Week. It is a time to celebrate a free press and what it means for you and your community to have access to public information. Several weeks ago, I read a letter that should be shared with every community. While the message...
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