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Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. See them play May 31 at Olde City Park. File photo Bluegrass music returns to...
The Wylie Pirates had held the Hebron Hawks to zero yards on their opening two drives, but things quickly changed after the first quarter. The Hawks (1-1) ended with 200 yards through the air with just four incompletions, as they beat the Pirates (1-1) 28-13 at home...
Wylie’s latest nonprofit is on a mission to serve women at a time when they need it the most. Hope Bridge Pregnancy Resource Center, a ministry of Youth with a Mission Wylie (YWAM), offers free pregnancy testing, resources and support for women facing unplanned...
The Wylie Chamber of Commerce promoted several area charities at its Tuesday, Aug. 23, luncheon. In total, 22 nonprofit organizations were represented at the event, including In-Sync Exotics, Amazing Grace Food Pantry and the Wylie Community Christian Care Center,...
As the city of Wylie closes out the fiscal year, city council met to approve the proposed budget and tax rate. Council held three public hearings and passed a number or ordinances at the Tuesday, Aug. 23 regular meeting. Prior to the public hearings, American...
Sports
Wylie East junior Sidney Sanders, pictured in previous action, helped to spark a 15-0 run to begin their Tuesday, Dec. 17 game at Naaman Forest. The Lady Raiders won 51-30. Sanders scored 10 points. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Wylie East's boys improved to 4-4 in District 10-5A with a 66-60 upset Tuesday over district-leading Prosper. Meanwhile, Wylie is now 6-2 after dumping Denison 83-58. The Pirates are now tied with Prosper and McKinney North (each at 6-2) for the district lead, while...
By Greg Ford Sports Editor [email protected] WYLIE — When the Pirates and Raiders grapple Thursday evening; the match will be significant for two reasons. First, it could be the final regular-season contest, at least for a while, between the two schools, as Wylie...
Wylie East's boys improved to 3-4 in the District 10-5A standings with a 55-46 victory Friday over Wylie, which fell to 5-2. The Pirates are tied with McKinney North and McKinney (all 5-2) for second through fourth, while East is fifth. Prosper (6-1) led the district...
All four Wylie ISD teams lost Tuesday night, with the Pirates dropping their first 10-5A game of the season, 64-48 to McKinney. That left them tied with Prosper and McKinney North, all 5-1, in the district standings. The Lady Pirates are 2-6 in 10-5A competition after...
Education
A group of teens from the Wylie area are quietly making a difference in the lives of their fellow students. Wylie Municipal Court celebrated the third year of its Teen Court program with a banquet Wednesday, April 24 at the 544 Cafe. Teen Court gives students between...
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Life & Style
By Roxanne Trunnell October 31, 2009 started out as a day like any other. As a recent graduate of Washington State University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, I was a struggling twenty-something with two part-time jobs and ambitions to compete in Olympic-level...
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Opinion
Each year, approximately 170 Americans die from an opioid overdose. The opioid crisis has been building for 30 years. It started with physicians over-prescribing painkillers and has now morphed into a heroin and fentanyl epidemic. In 2017, an estimated 62,000 people...
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