The Miss Wylie Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant will return later this month, offering local students an opportunity to compete for scholarships while developing leadership skills, confidence and community involvement. Hosted by the Juneteenth Organization of Wylie, the...
Wylie ISD began a Diversity and Inclusion program this school year, but it is now receiving blowback from some parents. Several people appeared at Wylie ISD’s board meeting on March 22 to criticize the district’s new Diversity and Inclusion program and curriculum...
Wylie High School students don’t have to be gifted in music or athletically inclined to find their niche in a fairly new activity at school: archery. Students in AHMO Bowmen will travel to Belton this week to participate in the state archery tournament, where 200...
Creating a brand name for the city’s commercial district and establishing a business expansion and enhancement grant program are two of the top priorities for Murphy’s economic development plan approved by the council at its March 16 meeting. The boards of Murphy...
Paramedics had to make some of the most significant shifts in how they did their jobs in the last year since the pandemic hit the country. Three emergency responders from the Murphy Fire Rescue Department - Lt. Adam Kroviak, Matt Brown and Billy Cook - recently...
Cassie Riddle was a mother of two, a woman described as a superhero to her friends and family, who gathered Saturday in Wylie to honor her a few days after her death. “I just want you to know she was the most powerful woman in the world,” said Donna Garrett, her...
A handful of people appeared at Wylie ISD’s board meeting Monday night to criticize the district’s new Diversity and Inclusion program and curriculum issues as well as COVID-19 restrictions that are still in place in WISD despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent executive...
Arely Sandoval is looking at schools in New York City and Austin. Ashleigh Bycott wants to attend a college that makes her feel at home, a place where she can connect with others. Sergio Blanco wants to go back to California to attend college. During College Week in...
A new, six-tenant retail building will be coming soon to Murphy Marketplace, the Murphy Community & Economic Development office announced. The 8,637-foot building will be built at the northeast corner of FM 544 and North Murphy Road and is designed to...
