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Joshua Jones was awarded Firefighter of the Year at the annual WFR awards banquet earlier this month. Photo courtesy Wylie Fire Rescue. Wylie Fire Rescue held its 2025 Annual Awards Banquet earlier this month recognizing the dedication, bravery and service of its...
The routine business of charting the financial direction of Wylie Independent School District is in progress and included a budget presentation at last month’s board of trustees meeting. As Wylie ISD prepares for the 2025-26 fiscal year, administrators are building a...
Residents from Collin County cities with upcoming general elections will head to the polls later this month to begin the early voting process to elect city council members and Collin College trustees in contested races. The first day of early voting is Tuesday,...
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...
Wylie junior Ava Cook has accounted for 16 of the 46 home runs that the Lady Pirates' softball team has hit this season. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] A decade ago, the Wylie softball team had one of the top home run...
Sports
The Wylie East boys soccer team will host South Garland at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With Wylie ISD making the decision to cancel class for Monday and Tuesday because of unsafe road conditions...
Martaveion Sanders (2) nearly comes up with the interception in Wylie’s spring game last Wednesday, May 15. Sanders was one of several players to play on both sides of the ball, something Pirates fans could see next fall (Austin Smith/The Wylie News) (More Photos) The...
Wylie East’s Bryn Geppert (left) and Amaya Dawkins (right) were each selected to compete in the TASCO Senior Showcase last week in San Antonio. The pair were tremendous for Coach Kody Christensen (center) during their high school careers. (Courtesy Photo) (More...
The Wylie Lady Pirates won last Saturday’s Xtreme League tournament to cap their spring work. The girls bested Highland Park in the final game for the title. (Austin Smith/The Wylie News) (More Photos) The Wylie volleyball girls capped their spring work in the Xtreme...
Ellie Smith and her mixed doubles partner, Jonathan Fain, took part in last week's regional tournament in Waco. They were one of three doubles teams from Wylie to qualify for the event. (Austin Smith/The Wylie News) (More Photos) The Wylie tennis team sent six Pirates...
Education
Wylie ISD trustees approved the purchase of a small parcel of land during its meeting on Monday, Oct. 28. The purchase should improve traffic flow for the upcoming intermediate and junior high campuses set to open in two years. The board sanctioned the acquisition of...
Decisions to try their best in the classroom paid off handsomely for two Wylie East High School students who claimed the top two spots in the Class of 2018. Valedictorian with a grade point average of 5.8115 is Afrida Tasnim and salutatorian with a 5.8 GPA is Obinna...
More than 80 SkillsUSA students from Wylie and Wylie East high schools participated in the SkillsUSA State Conference and Competition held April 5-8 in Corpus Christi. Overall, about 6,000 students from across Texas competed at state in 145 fields. Wylie Independent...
Talent was on display Thursday, March 22, at Wylie East’s annual talent show. The show consisted of 11 acts along with a bonus act by the Hip Hop Club while the audience was waiting for judges’ results. This also happened to be the night that senior superlatives were...
Approval to seek bids for almost $2 million in renovations to three school campuses was approved last week by the Wylie Independent School District board of trustees. Planned are updates to the front entry areas of Akin and Birmingham elementary schools and...
Life & Style
Having a cold is not fun. A stuffy nose, sniffles, sore throat, and other symptoms make having a cold a generally unpleasant experience. According to data collected by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, the average con-sumer shops for over-the counter...
As technology has made working remotely easier, more and more professionals are working from home. Working from home can help working parents save money on childcare costs and help all workers avoid rush hour traffic jams and the costs of commuting to and from the...
Buddy is a 5-year-old, 32 lb. Australian Shepherd mix who enjoys going for walks and car rides. He loves being around people and he would probably do best as an only dog. He recently had ACL surgery on his right leg so he will need a home that can help him exercise...
Some youngsters experience difficulty when the time comes to focus on their schoolwork. Such difficulties may be linked to a variety of factors, and parents can be overwhelmed as they attempt to identify the root cause of their youngsters’ struggles in the classroom....
Lizzy is an adorable 3-year-old 20 lb. Terrier/Schnauzer mix who is ready for her forever home! This sweet girl enjoys going on walks and is good on a leash. Lizzy is great with other dogs and kids. She is a very affectionate dog and likes to be petted and held. ...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore’s grandchildren like dressing up for Halloween. Photo: Todd Sechser There’s something about being scared. Some kids claim they don’t like it, but do. While a handful of other kids claim they don’t like it, and really don’t. I was the former. My...
By Senator Van Taylor Today, we remember the men and women who gave their lives in service of the United States of America. On Memorial Day throughout this great nation, we lower our county’s flag to half-staff to honor the many who made the ultimate sacrifice, but...
Dear Editor, Dear citizens of Wylie, have we forgotten what our town means to everyone? We have 18 schools in our district, two being Wylie High and Wylie East and the other 16 named after someone from our town. Not just anyone from our town but someone that is...
By Bob Moos/Southwest regional public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare has just begun publishing star ratings for home health care agencies to help consumers tell the good providers from the bad. Medicare pays for health...
