The city has a solution for the trash that’s been piling up in your garage all winter. Twice a year the city collects trash that can be recycled or cannot otherwise be picked up with normal waste, and the spring Clean & Green event will be held from 9 a.m. to...
Wylie Independent School District trustees last week approved a $192.57 million budget that reflects changes mandated by the 86th Texas Legislature, including more funds from the state and mandated raises for select personnel. The board met Monday, June 17 in regular...
Texas PTA this month named Wylie High School Principal Virdie Montgomery its Secondary Principal of the Year. Montgomery and other honorees, such as Texas PTA Superintendent of the Year, will be feted with a luncheon July 20 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine. “You...
Plano East got back above the .500 mark in the AT&T Metroplex High School Hockey League varsity north division. The Panthers (4-3 as of Monday, June 17) beat Dallas Jesuit 6-5 in a shoot out at the Dr. Pepper Stars Center in McKinney. They outscored the Rangers...
One of the only knowns when Plano Independent School District trustees meet Tuesday, June 25, to adopt a new budget is that the property tax rate will decrease by a little more than a dime. Trustees meet at 7 p.m. for a public hearing and adoption of the fiscal year...
Wylie Police are requesting assistance in locating a Wylie man who has been missing for two weeks. On May 30, 2019 at approximately 6:38 pm, Wylie Police responded to the 400 block of Fleming St in reference to a welfare concern. Upon officers’ arrival, it was learned...
Hope’s Gate opens new doors for orphans, at-risk youth Away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Wylie on the “other” side of Ballard Avenue is a store where profits earned are used to give hope to orphans and break the cycle of exploitation for victims of human...
Across the board, Wylie Independent School Districts performed better than their counterparts throughout the state on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tested administered this year. STAAR results for individual school campuses and school...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, and 23 House and Senate members joined Gov. Greg Abbott in Houston on June 13 as he signed four disaster preparedness and relief bills into law. The group met at Gallery Furniture, owned by Jim “Mattress...
