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The top two Wylie East students, Amanda Lu, valedictorian, and Wyatt Kelley, salutatorian, , look ahead to their next chapter as they prepare for graduation at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at CUTx Event Center in Allen. Allison LaBrot/The Wylie News Achievements from the...
A 12-year-old student at McMillan Junior High School was taken into custody Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, after reportedly making threats toward a school administrator and attempting to grab a police officer’s weapon, according to the Wylie Police Department....
Small businesses continue to power the economic engine of North Texas, according to a newly released statewide report that highlights their impact on job creation, revenue, and community stability. The 2025 Small Business Report, issued by the Texas Comptroller’s...
Wylie P&Z unanimously approved the site plan for a major new career and technical education facility at Collin College Wylie campus. File photo Wylie Planning and Zoning Commission moved two development projects forward during its Nov. 4 meeting, giving unanimous...
One roadway segment made the in the county made the state’s top 100 for congestion. File Art The annual Texas Department of Transportation report on congested roads lists only one Collin County roadway segment among the state’s top 100, according to 2024 data...
Sports
Wylie senior Kushal Sheth and junior Brandon Wallace pose for pictures after winning the District 9-6A tennis tournament in boys doubles last week in Rockwall. Photo courtesy Andy Cariens By David Wolman [email protected] Photo album The Wylie and Wylie East...
Wylie freshman Sade Mathes pulls up for a jump shot against a McKinney defender on Tuesday. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By Seth Dowdle [email protected] MCKINNEY – The high school basketball season didn’t start quite as the Wylie Lady Pirates...
Wylie East sophomore Evangeline Williams won the District 9-6A meet, placed second in Region II-6A and was seventh at the Class 6A state cross country meet. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] When Wylie East sophomore...
Wylie Prep senior Molli Miller makes a pass during the TAPPS Region Championship match. Miller and the Lady Patriots battled Rockwall-Heritage Christian in the Division III state semifinals last Friday. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Wylie East seniors, top row, from left, Jayleigh Dressler, Jordan Turner, bottom row, Trystan Wischnewsky, Isabelle Alacron-Vo and Addyson Lomax each signed a National Letter of Intent last Thursday. Photo courtesy Wylie ISD By David Wolman [email protected]...
Education
Kreymer Elementary’s mascot was popular with guests of all ages at the school’s dedication ceremony Monday, Oct. 6. From left, Assistant Principal Allison Bryant, mascot Lou-Lou the Kangaroo and Principal Vanessa Hudgins. Allison LaBrot / The Wylie News Kreymer...
The second regular trustee meeting of the school year on Sept. 18 had several recognitions, information on a new initiative and a Bond 2023 update. Recognitions included the Wylie High School Theatre team for receiving an award of distinction by the Texas Education...
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)...
At the first Wylie ISD Board of Trustees meeting of the school year on Aug. 21, the board unanimously voted to place a $298 million bond proposal on the Nov. ballot. The election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7 and early voting is from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3. “The...
By Bob Wieland School officials are warning students and parents about the potential danger of the popular Saturn calendar and class scheduling application for high school students. The developer of the app says, “Saturn is the only calendar that supports the...
Life & Style
Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada, Courtesy Hector Vasquez People love to explore the uncanny and unexplained as Halloween draws near. One way to do so is by visiting some of the purportedly haunted places around the world that also happen to be spectacularly beautiful. Not...
Do you need a boost of holiday cheer this year? Sleigh bells ringing, carolers singing, glistening snow and yuletide glow? If that sounds like what you need, there are always opportunities to bring new traditions into the mix. One way is to visit some festively named...
Christmas. Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. December is full of holidays, but in the midst of all the celebrations, one event is working to bring awareness to a group that society tends to overlook. National Disability Day, also called International Day of People with Disabilities...
With Thanksgiving last week and Christmas this month, local food pantries are more reliant on donations than ever. In Sachse, 5 Loaves Food Pantry provides more than food; it also serves as a diaper bank and ministers to senior citizens. “We’re not limited to serving...
Shoppers are invited to downtown Wylie during the holiday season to take advantage of the wide variety of gifts available at merchants and to register for a chance to win gift certificates valued at $500. Wylie Downtown Merchants Association is once again giving away...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore has collected pennies all of his life. Including this 1934 Lincoln wheat penny. He’ll miss the penny when it’s gone. Photo: John Moore There’s a scene in The Grapes of Wrath when two children ask for candy in a store and it costs more than the...
Nearly 220 million American adults turn to their local newspapers regularly for news and information they need to stay informed, feel more connected to their neighbors and improve their lives and communities. That readership number is based on a recent national study...
The Jetsons got a lot right. Flying cars are now a reality. Zoom meetings. Robot vacuum cleaners. And video phones. One thing that was absent from that cartoon show was something that’s been around for well over 100 years. Something we still use today, and I think...
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...
They were called, “Victory Gardens.” And they were one of the weapons US citizens used to help win World War II. With the bad guys throwing everything at us that they could, in return, we were throwing everything at them that we could. By John Moore To Login to read...
