Wylie Police Department blotter from April 4 – April 10 April 4• 12:43 – Possession of Marijuana, less than 2 ounces – 2000 N. Hwy. 78 • 16:56 – Assault Bodily Injury/Family Member – 1300 E. Oak St. • 18:46 –Found Property – 1800 McMillen Rd.• 20:36 – Possession of a...
Columnist John Moore likes the local hardware stores. And the free calendars. Photo: John Moore When Wal Mart grew, warnings that it would put the mom-and-pop businesses under seemed to come true. Now, online businesses seem to bring the same threat to Wal Mart. But...
A contract was awarded to LMC Corporation for renovations to the Thomas and Mattie Brown House exterior at last night’s Wylie City Council meeting. The estimated $89,791.84 project will be facilitated through a cooperative purchasing agreement and will be under the...
At the regular council meeting on Oct. 24, council chambers were packed with the proud parents of 19 K-12 students who were recognized as Wylie Way Students by Mayor Matthew Porter, Superintendent David Vinson and WISD Board President Stacie Smith. Porter also...
Wylie City Council welcomed two new members to its ranks as the results of the canceled May election took effect. Sid Hoover and Gino Mulliqi will represent places 5 and 6, respectively, replacing Timothy Wallis and Garrett Mize. The duo along with Mayor Matthew...
As further development is planned in downtown Wylie, council debated drainage additions that could mitigate current issues, such as pooling water after storms. The results of a recent drainage study were presented during a work session as part of the Tuesday, April...
Drainage flow and water detention were topics of a recent work session to address issues of pooling water in the downtown Wylie area. The work session to discuss four proposed solutions took place during the Tuesday, April 25, council meeting with a mix of underground...
One special-use permit (SUP) zoning case proved divisive for Wylie councilmembers who raised a number of concerns including noise, increased traffic and the orientation of a carwash toward a main thoroughfare. Council considered the request for a Murphy USA gas...
Wylie City Council considered two special-use permit (SUP) requests and one rezoning case among several others that were approved on the consent agenda. The first pertained to a drive-thru request for a Bojangles with a 3,000 square-foot standalone structure located...
Council discussed next steps to disannex city property on Lavon Lake and next steps to implementing an urban forest master plan during two recent work sessions. The work sessions were part of the Tuesday, March 28, meeting held at City Hall where council also...
