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TECRT Director Michael Dikovitsky, kneeling, with fellow TECRT volunteers. Courtesy photo. When tragedy strikes — whether it’s a police shooting, a suicide, a mass casualty event or a devastating natural disaster — first responders rush toward the scene. But once the...
Wylie city council candidates have filed their required 30-day preelection campaign finance reports ahead of the upcoming municipal election, detailing their fundraising and expenditures in compliance with state law. The two candidates who have filed reports are Hamza...
Collin County property values will take center stage as property owners will soon see how much the county thinks their property is worth. Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) has been busy collecting and entering information in preparation to generate appraisal...
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...
U.S. Rep. Keith Self attended the April 22 Wylie City Council meeting to present special recognitions to members of the community. Honorees included staff from the Smith Public Library and first responders from both the Wylie Fire-Rescue Department and the Wylie...
Sports
Wylie freshman Sade Mathes (11) battles fora rebound during Monday's 70-37 home win over Rowlett. With the victory, the Lady Pirates clinched the District 9-6A title. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] The Wylie girls...
King Baribe extends his arms to signal a first down for the Wylie East football team Friday, Sept. 6 against McKinney Boyd from Wylie Stadium. Photo by Maddie Smith/Wylie News WYLIE – Rome Jeffers’s pick six late in the third quarter sealed the deal in Wylie East’s...
Wylie sophomore defensive back Chase Grandy (27) defends JJ Pearce senior wide receiver Blake Bates during Friday’s season opener for both teams at Wylie ISD Stadium. Photo by Oladipo Awowale, The Wylie News A 57-yard touchdown pass from JJ Pearce senior quarterback...
Wylie East junior wide receiver Amarean Porter (11) celebrates a touchdown catch with junior Jon Connelly (2) during a 35-17 win for the Raiders at McKinney North. Photo by Maddie Smith, The Wylie News. Senior quarterback Howard Fisher IV racked up 193 total yards and...
Coach Kristin Johnson demonstrates different ways to field a ball to young campers. While rain was an obstacle for last week’s youth softball camp, the kids got plenty of work thanks to the indoor facility. (Austin Smith/The Wylie News) (More Photos) While storms in...
Education
The Wylie Independent School District and the Plano Independent School District have received grades of “A” for financial integrity and accountability from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the 2023-2024 school year. “These school systems reflect a continued...
Wylie residents know about the good-natured rivalry between Wylie East and Wylie High School, but a love for theatre brought the two schools together last week. Summer on Stage, a weeklong theatre camp from June 11-15, was held at Wylie High School. The two high...
The Community High School Class of 2018 graduation section was included in the June 14, 2018 edition of The Wylie News. If you would like extra copies they are available at the Wylie office located at 110 N. Ballard in downtown Wylie. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5...
The Wylie High and Wylie East High School Class of 2018 graduation section was included in the May 30, 2018 edition of The Wylie News. If you would like extra copies they are available at the Wylie office located at 110 N. Ballard in downtown Wylie. Office hours are...
Students in Wylie Independent School District posted good numbers on STAAR end of course examinations administered this year. The end of course results for high school level classes are the first to be released by Texas Education Agency. Results for testing for...
Life & Style
Social activity helps seniors when it comes to exercise Overcoming the lack of motivation to exercise is a common challenge, affecting people of all ages, including seniors. Recent studies are a testament to that difficulty. In a 2021 survey from the global fitness...
After almost 50 years on her feet working on hairstyles for the women of Wylie, Wanda Uselton hangs up her scissors at the end of the month. As owner of Wylie Beauty Salon, 107 W. Oak Street, Uselton has seen hairstyles go from beehives that took as much as two hours...
Courtesy photo Breast cancer survivor Jessica Scott Turner and family. Pictured in front l-r, Isabella and Elayna, back, l-r, Michael, Jennifer, baby Gracyn, Ernie and Annalee. Battling cancer seems to most people to be terrifying, but the process can often turn into...
From Staff Reports news@csmediatexas While driving a few weeks ago, one of the keepers at In-Sync Exotics witnessed a vehicle two cars in front of her throw something from the car window. Our keeper quickly realized that what the driver was throwing baby kittens from...
Autumn is tailor-made for getting out of the house to enjoy the great outdoors. With crisp temperatures perfect for strolls or sightseeing and breathtaking scenery awash in bright autumnal hues, autumn landscapes make for the ideal backdrop for weekend plans,...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore still enjoys the old radio and TV shows, even though they went off the air decades ago. Photo John Moore My father used to talk about radio programs a lot. The Lone Ranger. Lum and Abner. Amos and Andy. Edgar Bergen. People tend to talk about...
By Rick Wood Pastor, Pursuit Christian Fellowship, ThePursuitDallas.com Father’s Day is upon us in just a few days and I’m pretty sure that the spending won’t change…year after year there has been more spending for Mother’s Day than there has been for Father’s...
By Craig Rush Let’s talk about sex. Just saying the word in the public sphere makes palms a little sweaty and faces a little flush. Hardly anyone apart from a few amoral comedians seem to be in their zone when breaching the topic. From middle school locker rooms to...
By Jeff Denton Imagine getting ready for a long trip. You’re packed and ready to go. You arrive at the airport, go through security and check in at the gate. You board the flight and end up flying…the wrong direction. That happened to United Airlines passenger, Lucie...
By Lee Hamilton Our representative democracy depends on voters developing discriminating judgments about policies and politicians. They can’t do that if vital information is withheld from them. For the last few years, I’ve been keeping a file of clippings about the...
