Growth is spreading in Collin County, increasing overall property values, while average home values are down slightly, says Brian Swanson, deputy chief appraiser-business operations and compliance of Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). “The overall value of the...
Amazing Grace Food Pantry now has a new parking lot with lights and 73 parking spaces, more than doubling the number of spaces. Amazing Grace Food Pantry in North Wylie recently celebrated the culmination of an ambitious five-year goal: the completion of a...
Wylie ISD Junior Police Academy cadets on the first day of class, Monday, June 17 at Burnett Junior High. Wylie police have developed a world class Junior Police Academy program. Started in 2009, many other regional police departments have observed Wylie’s week-long...
My grandfather called it a “Po Boy Lunch.” That meant we were having leftovers in whatever creative way my grandmother came up with. Recently, I took two biscuits from breakfast and loaded them with smoked brisket, and from the garden, purple onions and jalapeños. A...
Robert Vaughan from East Fork Masonic Lodge 650 has been the organizer of the Bluegrass on Ballard Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show since 2017. Bluegrass on Ballard, one of the city’s most anticipated annual events, is set to feature more than just music, arts, and...
The Wylie ISD proposed general fund budget as presented. Courtesy Wylie ISD The Wylie ISD board of trustees approved the budget for the 2024-25 school year. Scott Roderick, Wylie ISD assistant superintendent for finance and operations, emphasized in his final...
The transition from the end of the school year to the start of summer has led to a significant increase in incidents involving toy guns. According to the Wylie Police Department, in the past few weeks teens have shot Orbeez guns at each other, innocent bystanders and...
Red, White and Blue Blast, a city of Sachse event, will feature the Party Machine band, a popular staple of the event. The band features a library of songs that range from contemporary hits to those dating back to the 1950s. A popular patriotic community event hosted...
Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported. “I thank our federal partners and emergency response personnel across...
