Murphy City Secretary Kandi Jackson. Courtesy photo A city secretary is indeed a secretary — but so much more. “Municipal clerks, city secretaries and administrative professionals who act as the cornerstone of efficient local government operations,” said the...
Public school students will take the STAAR test this year, and the Wylie ISD board approved a waiver at its Feb. 23 meeting to allow the process to go smoother regarding accommodating on-campus and remote learners. With the waiver, non-testing students will learn...
Fire ripped through two homes in Wylie last week, including one that displaced 10 people. The other fire damaged a home of a family of four and their three cats. Wylie Fire Departments crews responded just before 8:45 p.m. Feb. 25 to the 400 block of Milford Drive,...
Diners can eat a traditional egg breakfast or indulge in a skillet chicken or steak meal at the Scrambler Cafe in Murphy. Or they can have pancakes or French toast. Whatever the appetite or culinary preference, they can treat themselves to numerous dishes at the...
Murphy City Manager Mike Castro said he was pleased with how the city responded to the challenge posed by the winter storm last week, a period when people’s power and water locally and statewide suffered disruption in service. “Staff assessed the challenge,...
Teachers stand in front of a class and communicate lessons each day to students, but as Davis Intermediate School English/language arts teacher Susan Wood can attest, teachers also teach their fellow teachers. Wood has mentored a teacher, Dean Latta, at Davis and...
Parents wanting to have their children get in some playtime and do some learning in the process can find those activities at the newly opened Play Street Museum in Murphy. The business opened Feb. 3, said franchise owner Kristy Rubio. Play Street Museum operates at...
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series about the Wylie Independent School District’s recruiting and retention program. Melissa Hefty doesn’t mind helping a teacher in need. Wylie ISD operates a recruiting and retention department that seeks to...
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety released the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Tuesday, Jan. 26. The plan is the state’s framework for establishing homeland security priorities focused on a broad range of efforts to develop,...
