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After a three-day journey from Amarillo, a group of lions, tigers and lemurs are beginning a new chapter in Wylie — trading a private facility for spacious enclosures, regular veterinary care and a permanent home at In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational...
Police say there is no threat to the community following the investigation of a man found dead in a vehicle on the property of Akin Elementary School on this afternoon. According to the Wylie Police Department, officers were dispatched to the school’s parking lot at...
Ripley Dean stands front and center as Beetlejuice during a musical number in “Beetlejuice Jr.” The show will be performed at the newly-renovated Wylie Acting Group theater from July 18-20 and 25-27. Courtesy Wylie Acting Group After 10 years in its current location,...
Seniors Ameya Kohli, left, and Bhavini Saini placed first in the Medical Innovation category at the HOSA International Leadership Conference last month. Courtesy photo Two Wylie High School students were named world champions after taking first place at the HOSA...
“We are currently in the process of finalizing what this will look like in practice at our campuses,” WISD Chief Communications Officer April Cunningham said about the new ban on cellphones during school. File Art All Texas public and charter school students, grades...
Sports
Wylie sophomore Izzy Ragojo and the Lady Pirates soccer team will play Wylie East on Friday night before hosting Rockwall-Heath in the bi-district round of the playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Wylie ISD Stadium. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David...
Wylie first baseman Macey Stephenson steps on the bag for an out during Wednesday's 6-2 loss to Rockwall-Heath in Game 1 of a Class 6A Division I playoff game from Wylie. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By Mark Saldana [email protected] The Wylie High...
Wylie East junior Tyree Washington finished in second place at the Region II-6A track and field meet in the triple jump with a leap of 47-11.5. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Wylie East junior Tyree Washington has...
Wylie East players run out of the dugout to celebrate with senior Nash Aylor after he scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning in an 8-7 home win over Wylie on Monday, April 21. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Wylie junior Zachary Brumfield won first place in the boys’ 800-meter run at the area meet with a time of 1:54.77, the fastest 800-meter time in the history of Wylie Stadium. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Wylie junior...
Education
Loi “Leon” Le, Wylie East’s valedictorian, and Caden Ly, salutatorian, will walk the stage with their classmates Saturday, May 24 at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen. Allison LaBrot/The Wylie News Wylie East High School seniors Loi “Leon” Le, Class of...
Adults who want to make a difference in students’ lives now have an opportunity to do so. Wylie ISD’s MENTOR program is seeking volunteers from now through the end of April. These people will spend half an hour each week with a WISD student. “Mentors are essentially...
Theatergoers of all ages and tastes have plenty of entertainment options this weekend. Three local high schools have musicals scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 23 through Saturday, Jan. 25. At Wylie High, theatre students will perform “The Music Man.” Shows are scheduled...
Livestock exhibitors from Wylie High and Wylie East High School started the year strong last week by picking up several top awards at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show. The event was held Jan. 6-11 at Myers Park in McKinney and drew FFA and 4-H members from...
Next week will mark the kickoff of a month-long art exhibit celebrating the environment. Collin College’s Spring Creek campus in Plano will host the “Land: Awe and Raw” exhibit from Thursday, Jan. 16 until Wednesday, Feb. 12. A reception is scheduled for 4 p.m....
Life & Style
With the exception of winter crops like hearty spinach and kale, Collin County gardeners should remove spent plants and debris from vegetable beds and flower gardens to prepare for spring crops. As winter’s chill settles over Collin County, gardeners might be tempted...
By Rhonda Briggs You think you know all there is to know about traveling in Texas, don’t you? You’ve been to the beach at Padre and visited the Hill Country. You may have even spent some time in the Piney Woods and you know out west of Fort Worth there is desert,...
From Staff Reports [email protected] North Texas Municipal Water District and C&S Media have teamed up for a #PledgeToPlantSmart Photo Contest to encourage NTMWD customers to plant drought tolerant Texas native or adapted plants for water efficiency. “Our...
The drawn out sun-drenched days of summer bring in August Dollar Days. Named "One of the World's 15 Most Breathtaking Gardens" by Architectural Digest, the garden is offering $1 general garden admission, $5 for parking, and $1 admission into the Rory Meyers Children's...
Opioid addicts, families walk steps together Editor’s note: This is the last of a three part series about opioid addiction in Collin County. Names have been changed to protect identities By Sonia Duggan [email protected] When an addict decides they are ready to...
Opinion
Severe weather from hurricanes and other weather events has not spared the state’s public schools, resulting in skyrocketing property insurance costs, the Houston Chronicle reported. Insurance costs for districts have increased by 44% statewide in the past five years,...
In July, my family went on our yearly family vacation. You see, we take these massive road trips that started when my wife Jazen and I got married. I can’t tell you how much I LOVE our vacations but that wasn’t always the case. I used to think traveling was...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 22 hosted the first meeting of the Texas Safety Commission, pulling together a group of lawmakers, educators, advocates, community leaders and public safety experts. Created Aug. 19 by the governor, the commission is tasked with developing “an...
The White House’s effort to draft an executive order to limit social media companies’ alleged biases against conservative voices gets everything wrong about freedom of expression. News of the proposed order, which is titled “Protecting Americans from Online...
Following the Aug. 3 shooting that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured 24 others at a popular El Paso shopping venue, Gov. Greg Abbott and a group of officials met in the border city to discuss ways to address violence. Joined by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House...
