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From immersive dining to wellness at sea and elevated entertainment, cruise vacations are becoming some of the most experience-rich trips travelers can take. “Our industry has long been known for innovation, but what’s most compelling now is how that scale is being...
Wylie veterans Chuck Davis, left, and Don Bridges say goodbye to Dave Marshall, their guardian from Honor Flight #60, after arriving home at Dallas Love Field earlier this month. Courtesy Photo Two longtime friends and fellow members of American Legion Post 315 in...
The Agape Resource and Assistance Center invites volunteers to help plant more than 80 trees at the new Jericho Village from 12 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. Tools and guidance will be provided, so experience is not required. Lunch will take place during the optional...
For three days this month, public safety agencies across the Dallas-Fort Worth region will take part in a full-scale emergency response exercise simulating terrorist attacks and mass casualty incidents. The training event, called MetroX, will involve police and fire...
Sarah Hustwit of McKinney feeds a sample ballot into a DS 200 tabulating machine in a practice run for the Nov. 4 general election. Bob Wieland/C&S Media The Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election ballot includes 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution and,...
Sports
Wylie East senior Trystan Wischnewsky (20) scored a goal during the Lady Raiders' 3-1 loss to Forney in Tuesday's Region II-6A Division II Final at Mesquite's Memorial Stadium. Photo by Kim Dill Higginbotham / C&S Media By Mark Saldana [email protected]...
The Wylie volleyball team celebrates a point won by the Lady Pirates during last Friday's home match against Naaman Forest. Wylie overcame an inspired Wylie East team to earn a 3-0 win over the Lady Raiders on Tuesday. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By...
Wylie junior quarterback Jabriran Blake looks for a running lane during Friday's 38-24 loss to Naaman Forest. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Naaman Forest quarterback Ja'Ki Robinson scored on touchdown runs of three...
Wylie East senior King Baribe is pushed out of bounds by a Sachse defender after catching a pass during Friday's 38-7 win at Homer B. Johnson Stadium. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
Wylie sophomore Jaron Savage, middle, and senior Michael Gonzales, behind, competed in the Twilight at PR’Ville in Huntsville, Alabama, Saturday. Savage posted a time of 17:39, while Gonzales placed 278th in 18:24. Submitted photo By David Wolman...
Education
Wylie ISD trustees addressed leadership appointments, academic performance, budget planning and tax rate adoption during their Monday, Aug. 18 regular meeting — the first of the 2024-25 school year. Trustees welcomed Craig Needham as the new Executive Director of Fine...
If you’re a Wylie ISD parent with aspirations of playing a stringed instrument in an orchestra, now is the time to take advantage of a unique opportunity. Brian Coatney, director of orchestras at Wylie High School, is recruiting parents who have an interest in playing...
The top ranked graduates at Wylie High School said hard work and a little bit of luck helped them earn the number one and two spots.Wylie High School rankings place Alina Nguyen as valedictorian and Reiki Hingorani as salutatorian of the class of 2022. Alina posted a...
Wylie ISD named several new principals and administrators for the upcoming school year last week.Meagan Wendt will be the new assistant principal at Groves Elementary. Wendt currently teaches third-grade math, science and social studies at Whitt Elementary. She will...
As Wylie High School’s foreign exchange students head into the final four months of their time as Pirates, they took time to discuss their experiences. Some key takeaways from the international group of five include the concept that things “really are bigger in...
Life & Style
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum Tall, serene and stark in contrast to the landscape, there’s something mysterious yet beautiful about lighthouses. These iconic structures, built as early as 1716, provide a beacon of light and guidance to mariners to...
If you’ve watched many cooking shows or like to frequent the finest restaurants you can afford, then you likely already know what a difference truly fresh food can make. Not only is it a treat for your taste buds but it’s also optimal for your health. When it comes to...
Many homeowners feel pools or spas are must-have features as they attempt to turn their homes in their own personal oases. The decision to get a pool or a hot tub is not one to take lightly. Significant purchases, pools and/or spas can affect the value of a home and...
Music is power. It can lift spirits, reduce stress, improve memory, ease pain and even improve physical health and well-being. Next weekend, 51-year-old James Michael McLester hopes to harness that power, along with his passion, and turn it into a profitable...
Spring is the perfect time of year to break away from everyday life for a journey to a new destination. Across the country, the climate tends to be moderate, so you can take in a wide range of activities for a fun-filled getaway. One challenge of planning a trip is...
Opinion
It has been 24 years since the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the world seemed to stop turning. On that clear September day, America was struck at its heart — not only in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania — but in the spirit of...
It was Flag Day 1987. I was opening the mic for the first time as a new announcer on KTBB AM 600. It was the early part of my radio journey, and I was excited to be moving up in the industry. KTBB was the second radio station to be licensed in Tyler, Texas. A station...
“Oh, waiter. There’s a bean in my chili.” So goes the encounter every Southerner dreads when he orders a bowl of red and is served chili with beans. There are certain missteps in the South that are unforgivable. Asking a girl out without clearing it first with her...
I write this from my chemo chair as I undergo another day or treatment in my cancer journey. I’m blessed by friends who drive me to treatment and rides back home. The treatment itself is lonely. I sit in the chair while they hang bag after bag of meds for infusion...
When I was a kid in the early 1970s, the Fouke Monster was around every corner. At least, that was how I saw things as a 10-year-old. For those who aren’t familiar with this Sasquatch-like creature, the Fouke Monster allegedly roamed (some say, still roams) the river...
