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P&Z approves retail site plan on Hwy 78

P&Z approves retail site plan on Hwy 78

The Wylie Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan for a new multi-tenant retail building at 1812 N. State Highway 78, clearing the way for development to continue along one of the city’s key commercial corridors. The proposal, brought forward by Mitchell...

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Certified taxable property values increase 13.9%

Certified taxable property values increase 13.9%

New construction added $16.8M to Wylie’s property values which were assessed at $7.4 billion this year. File Art The average market value for a home in Wylie increased by $46,444, according to figures released by the Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). ...

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Foundation awards grants at WISD convocation

Foundation awards grants at WISD convocation

Wylie Education Foundation Board President Maegan Lunte, left, along with Foundation Executive Director Windi Fuller, presents grants to Brooke Rannebarger, Ryan Grounds, Micah Pohlmeier and Jolie Martin, at the Wylie ISD Convocation Tuesday, Aug. 1. Courtesy Wylie...

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School starts Thursday

School starts Thursday

Members of That Wylie Band brave the heat last week during band camp. The 286 students selected to perform will have their first full rehearsal from 7-8:15 a.m. Friday. Kyle Grondin/The Wylie News After a summer full of administration changes and preparation, Wylie...

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Future facilities discussed by trustees

Future facilities discussed by trustees

Wylie ISD trustees are expected to consider a bond proposal at their regular August 21 meeting and will likely call an election for Nov. 7. Trustees were presented a Comprehensive Facilities Plan at a July 17 workshop that was developed over the past several months by...

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Headed to State!

Headed to State!

Drew Lutcher attemepts to disrupt an Ellison player's dribble during Saturday's contest. For more photos, click here. For the first time in school history, Wylie will be going to the state tournament.  All that stood in the Pirates’ way were the Eagles of Ellison, who...

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Moving on

Moving on

Tommy Garriga is fouled on a drive to the basket against Plano in Class 6A Region II bi-district on Feb. 24. For more photos, click here. Midway up next in quarterfinals It was on the third round of the Class 6A Region II boys basketball playoffs. Wylie squared off...

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Twice as nice

Twice as nice

Emiliano Saucedo drives an grappler toward the mat in the 160-pound class. Brown, Saucedo collect state medals CYPRESS – It was a magical ending to outstanding season for Wylie East wrestling. The Raiders had two grapplers earn medals in the Class 5A tournament, held...

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Howard chartered Pirates’ course

Howard chartered Pirates’ course

Wylie Pirate football under the Friday night lights will have a different look next season. After 14 years, Wylie High School head coach Bill Howard announced his retirement effective the end of the school year. “The program is bigger than me, it’s about the Wylie...

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Birmingham scholars celebrate achievements

Birmingham scholars celebrate achievements

Twenty Wylie ISD students got to celebrate their high rank­ings with a drive-by ceremony, courtesy of Superintendent Da­vid Vinson and other higher-ups. This year’s Birmingham Scholars – the 10 seniors with the highest GPAs at both schools – were honored Wednesday,...

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Weighing in on exercise vs. dieting

Weighing in on exercise vs. dieting

Statistics indicate more and more men, women and children are overweight or obese. The National Institutes of Health state that more than 35 percent of adults in the United States are obese and more than 34 percent are overweight, while 17 percent of children and...

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Opinion: Wake up and live

A person may be tired and weary of backing up and beginning anew after going into dead-end ways, but this is inevitable, unless a person gives up trying. The only way that you can live at all is by the habit of making new starts, adjusting to mistakes and changes. Age...

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