By Andrew Norsworthy Wylie ISD trustees approved the district’s 2026-27 budget during their June 16 meeting, adopting a spending plan that projects a nearly $15 million deficit while providing pay increases for teachers and staff and maintaining the current tax rate....
School’s out for the summer, which means the Facilities Department at Wylie Independent School District has kicked it into high gear to make sure maintenance and construction jobs are completed for the start of the new school year. Much of the work is routine...
Residents that are looking for ways to celebrate Independence Day have a variety of events and locations to choose from for the upcoming July 4 holiday. Saturday, June 30 The Fireworks in the Park celebration of the Fourth of July is slated for Saturday, June 30, at...
The Wylie Independent School District board of trustees approved a fiscal year 2018-’19 budget of $135.5 million in general operating expenses, about $2 million more than the current year. Trustees met in regular session Monday, June 18. They will approve the property...
In a pair of discussions last week, Murphy City Council members accepted the fact the city will exceed the water usage cap set by North Texas Municipal Water District and looked at how unattended donation bins can be regulated. The council met Tuesday, June 19, at...
Plano East’s Zach Smith has made the jump to the professional basketball ranks. After going undrafted, the Texas Tech graduate signed a contract to play for the Atlanta Hawks summer league team. Fellow Red Raider Zhaire Smith joined him in the NBA. The Garland...
Students in Plano Independent School District outperformed their peers across the state on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests administered in spring. The standardized tests were taken by students in third through eighth grades in varied...
The Wylie Art Gallery is Wylie’s best-kept secret. Located downtown on Ballard Street, this growing gallery tries to create a different world – one in which people can escape everyday life and find an outlet for creativity. Pat Bentine and Lynn Grimes founded the...
A new book telling the stories of Texas law enforcement officers, Beyond the Texas Badge, features two members of Murphy Police Department, Angela Reed and Matthew K. Fraley. The Murphy officers are among 103 Texas police, sheriffs, deputies, constables, game wardens...
