The high school soccer season has arrived for Coach Scott Dillon and the Wylie Pirates. After back-to-back seasons of losing records, the team took a big step forward last winter, going 8-8 in district play. Still, thanks to a late-loss in their final game of the...
Memorial Day exists as a time for reflection about the scale of wars that Americans have fought since their nation’s inception. Chuck Flesch, who served in the Marines for four years, understands this truth, explaining almost 1.4 million American service people have...
Classes end for Wylie ISD students this week, and something else will end as well: requirements for mask wearing by students and staff. The Wylie ISD board on May 17 approved removing mask requirements for students and staff and making them optional after the end of...
After defeating Belton in the area round of the playoffs, the Sachse baseball team faced a tough challenge in their next competition: Rockwall-Heath. Squaring off in a best-of-three series held at Wylie East, the Mustangs managed to take an early lead, though an...
An Allen man was sentenced to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced May 24. Alejandro Amoles, Jr. was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child. By law, the sentence is not eligible for...
The Texas Department of State Health Services updated COVID-19 information for May 20 through 23. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed no deaths and 120 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Collin County, for...
Sometimes a singular play or moment in sports can lead to a team’s demise. Almost like a gut punch, that one play can be difficult to come back from and creates doubt. The Wylie Pirates baseball team took multiple gut punches, got back up, and nearly pulled the...
Sue Darte blames her daughter and a jewelry making class she took nine years ago for igniting a passion for the art of fusing glass. “A retail glass company had a Groupon coupon and I brought my daughter-in-law with me to make two pieces of jewelry,” Sue said. In...
Collin College has announced Fall 2021 semester plans that address classroom social distancing, vaccinations, enhanced campus cleaning, campus services, COVID-19 reporting, and more. The college worked with the Academic Year (AY) 2021-22 Restart Task Force, which...
