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Courtesy Art, to visit the site click here Texas families began applying last week for the new education savings account program that allows parents to direct public funds toward private schooling and other approved learning expenses. The Texas Education Freedom...
The Wylie girls' soccer team lifts the gold ball for winning the District 9-6A championship. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media From Staff Reports The following are final scores for Wylie and Wylie East games played from March 12-19: Thursday, March 13 Baseball...
The Wylie Municipal Court will host a Warrant Resolution Day April 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2000 N. Highway 78. The event provides an opportunity for individuals with outstanding Class C warrants in Wylie to resolve their cases without the risk of arrest or...
Although backyard chickens have no problem eating off the ground, feed bowls make it easier to measure out portions. Millie, a black-and-white Barred Plymouth Rock, noshes with Shadow, a Black Australorp, and Buffy, a Buff Orpington. Bob Wieland/The Wylie News The...
The new headquarters for Day Lumber is nearing completition in the 544 Gateway Addition with future plans to add two more buildings. Shelley Dowdle/The Wylie News While Wylie residents may notice dirt being moved or concrete being poured on a commercial lot, they may...
Sports
Wylie junior Chris Ingendorf has his hand raised by the referee after he won the 190-pound match at the Williams Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] With a Jan. 14 dual between Wylie and Wylie...
Zach Alsahli (24) races down the field on the attack in Wylie’s 3-0 win over Clear Springs in the Wylie ISD Soccer Showcase. The Pirates won all three of their games at the event, moving to 7-1 in the non-district schedule. Oladipo Awowale/The Wylie News WYLIE – The...
The Pirates wrapped up December with a rough showing in the Allen Holiday Classic, and that skid continued with their first district loss last week. The Pirates split their two district games last week, falling to Sachse before putting up a bounce-back effort against...
ROCKWALL – The Wylie East boys soccer team certainly started their season on the right foot last week. The Raiders traveled to Rockwall for their first tournament of the year, winning each of their three contests at the event. The guys kicked things off with a 2-1 win...
The 2024 season couldn’t come soon enough for the Wylie East soccer girls. After ripping off 28-straight wins a year ago to open the season, the Lady Raiders lone loss would be their final contest, as they fell in double-overtime to Fort Bend Ridge Point in the State...
Education
A hearing is scheduled Monday, Aug. 26, in Austin on a lawsuit temporarily blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools, a move that prolongs the ongoing legal battle over the state’s educational assessment...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Collin County students of all ages and their families are invited to attend a U.S. Service Academy forum sponsored by U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson on Saturday, Sept. 9, in Frisco. The forum is at the Collin College Preston Ridge...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A number of creative and detailed works of art were judged last week to determine the winners in the annual parking lot space painting contest at Wylie High School. To determine the best efforts, all spots were viewed and...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Wylie ISD Council of PTAs hosts its annual "Back to the Future" rally this Saturday, Aug. 26, at Olde City Park downtown. The event is from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. On tap are games, bounce houses, food and fun. A pep rally led by the...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] A total eclipse of the sun crosses the United States from coast to coast Monday, Aug. 21, and although North Texas residents will not see the sun totally obscured by the moon, they can witness a partial eclipse of about 75...
Life & Style
Donnette Smith will lead you on a path of crime, intrigue, romance and suspense in her latest novel, a fantasy/paranormal thriller set in Farmersville involving a fictional cop named Cole Rainwater and his former high school sweetheart — now psychic — Jenna Langely....
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] To an outsider, Jim and Ruth Perry’s wedding ceremony might sound more like something that would happen in Las Vegas today not 75 years ago in Lovington, NM. The couple,...
The Definitive Guide to the Nutrition-Packed Foods that Energize, Heal, and Help You Look Great By David Grotto The more research done on illness, even chronic illness, the more we discover what a powerful role food plays in our health. With the ever increasing...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Teens and adults attended Wylie’s Smith Library “From Script to Stage: ‘A Southern Exposure,’” June 23. The presentation was part of the Smith Library Adult Summer Reading Club. Playwright Kelley Kingston-Strayer and...
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase DWI patrols for a 12-day period that includes the July 4th holiday. From June 26 – July 7, DPS troopers will focus DWI patrols in high-risk locations at times when...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore’s sister took first place at the county fair with a photo she snapped on a Colorado train trip. Photo/ John Moore The photo was taken quickly with little thought of its future impact. It was just one on the 36-count roll of Kodak color film that...
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32) Chairman of the House Rules Committee and a Member of House Republican Leadership While May’s jobs report brings welcome news, I believe we can and must do more to expand our economy and create more good paying, full time jobs....
By Ed Sterling A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 9 upheld the constitutionality of House Bill 2, the state abortion law revised by the Texas Legislature in a July 2013 special session. HB 2 and its provisions may be applied...
By Casey Francis [email protected] Center for Rural Affairs Payday lenders target low and moderate-income people, advertizing a quick, easy loan to help make it until the next payday. In reality, payday loans begin cycles of chronic indebtedness. According to the Center...
By Ray Miranda Pastor of the Story church in Wylie thestorychurch.org I’ve been the person who invited people to drinking parties and I’m now the person that invites people to come check out the church I’m part of. Because of this, I’m comfortable in a pub and I’m...
