More than a month after an incident at Wylie East High School sparked public outcry, roughly 20 speakers returned to the Wylie ISD Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, March 24, as district leaders continued addressing routine business. During the public forum, speakers...
From a suggestion by her husband that she should take culinary classes, Rain McDermott of Wylie earned three culinary degrees and founded Dallas Caramel Company to create handcrafted candies shipped throughout the United States. The word is pronounced “carmel,” the...
Two Republican hopefuls announced plans last week to take back Congressional District 32 from U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a Democrat who won election in 2018. Seeking the GOP nomination in the March 3, 2020 primary election are Floyd McLendon and Genevieve Collins, both...
It’s time to get outside and enjoy summer BBQs, gardening, hikes and much more. Don’t let mosquitoes keep you inside; Instead enlist these chemical-free strategies to manage these pests in your landscape. Start by eliminating the mosquitoes’ breeding grounds. Drain...
Murphy City Council voted last week to pursue eminent domain condemnations to acquire strips of property at four locations needed to perform work to replace paving and make drainage improvements on N. Maxwell Creek Road. The council met Tuesday, July 16, and had...
With the start of the football season drawing closer, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine has released their predictions. The staff picked Sachse and Wylie to make the postseason within Class 6A in 2019, Community in 4A and Wylie Preparatory Academy in Texas...
School districts are gearing up to welcome students back to class. Wylie, Garland and Plano Independent School Districts will offer back to school fairs over the next few weeks to help families prepare. WISD’s fair is set for 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 at the...
Some district and county attorneys reportedly have begun to dismiss misdemeanor marijuana possession cases following the Texas Legislature’s passage of House Bill 1325, a law creating a legal path for the cultivation and marketing of hemp and hemp products. Gov. Greg...
Bright strip lighting used in some businesses to outline windows as a means of drawing attention to a location is no longer allowed by Murphy City Council as a result of action taken last week. The council met in regular session Tuesday, July 17. Other business...
