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Donations accepted for fair

Donations accepted for fair

Donations for the Wylie ISD's 15th annual Back to School Fair are being accepted until July 22. Needed supplies include backpacks, crayons, composition books, highlighters, markers, pencils, erasers and more. The fair is set for 8-10 a.m. July 31 at the FBC Wylie...

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Child Tax Credit begins

Child Tax Credit begins

Initial payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit land Thursday in North Texans’ bank accounts, a provision that Congressman Colin Allred (District 32) supported in the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan expanded and improved the credit so that it is...

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Students learn valuable skills from national group

Students learn valuable skills from national group

Camryn Shupe considered herself lacking a certain charac­teristic before her involvement with SkillsUSA. That trait — confidence — has grown since she started with the national organization that seeks to help secondary school and college students build per­sonal and...

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Back in business

Back in business

It was like old times at the Wylie Opry as former patrons gathered together for the first time in 15 months to listen to music and say hello to old friends. A record number of attend­ees, around 175, came from Greenville, Celeste, McK­inney, Mesquite, Rowlett,...

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Companionship means most at the old ball game

Companionship means most at the old ball game

The new baseball stadium in Arlington — Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers — opened last year. Globe Life Field was built to attract more fans during the long, hot days of summer in North Texas One local sports scribe said some time back that the team’s...

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Law allows Texans to carry without permit

Law allows Texans to carry without permit

Beginning September 1, Tex­as residents who are eligible to own a handgun are no longer required to be licensed to carry one — openly or concealed. Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 1927 into law last month, along with several other pieces of leg­islation that aim to protect...

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Council approves incentive policy, new insurance

Council approves incentive policy, new insurance

The Murphy City Council on July 6 approved an economic de­velopment incentive policy for the city. The council had a relatively light agenda and adjourned after a little over a half-hour. During that period, council also ap­proved a new group medical in­surance...

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