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Camryn Sellers, Wylie High’s valedictorian, Kyler Eiben, salutatorian, will walk the stage with their classmates Saturday, May 23 at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen. Allison LaBrot/The Wylie News As the school year comes to a close, a new journey...
Bradley Tiegs, co-founder and executive director of the Undaunted Warhorse Initiative, left, with a veteran client who received a donated trailer after his former trailer and its surrounding structure was destroyed in a house fire. Courtesy photo Bradley Tiegs spent...
The routine business of charting the financial direction of Wylie Independent School District is in progress and included a budget presentation at last month’s board of trustees meeting. As Wylie ISD prepares for the 2025-26 fiscal year, administrators are building a...
Houston lawyer Dan Cogdell, who successfully defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against impeachment charges two years ago, is now defending a proposed Islamic community against an investigation by Paxton. “This project is simply the victim of racial...
Residents from Collin County cities with upcoming general elections will head to the polls later this month to begin the early voting process to elect city council members and Collin College trustees in contested races. The first day of early voting is Tuesday, April...
Sports
Detrick Propes, Class of 1988 graduate of Plano East High School, was inducted in the school’s football hall of honor on Oct. 4. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] If Detrick Propes were to play football these days, he fears...
The Plano East softball team has struggled through much of district play. After dropping two district games last week, the Lady Panthers fell short again this week with three more games. Plano East opened the week with an 18-3 loss to Coppell on Tuesday, March 23....
The Plano East baseball team opened district play with back-to-back games against Hebron and split the series between the two. They opened district play last Wednesday, March 17 with an 8-6 win over the Hawks. The Panthers found themselves down 5-1 after three innings...
The Plano East boys and girls soccer teams knew their seasons would soon come to an end, but wanted to make a mark on the year. The Panthers boys soccer team played its final game of the season against Marcus on Tuesday, March 16, and battled to the very end in a 2-1...
The Plano East Panthers football team released its schedule for the 2021 football season. The Panthers once again face a tough slate, as they take on seven playoff teams from last year over their 10 regular-season games. The playoffs team from last season on Plano...
Education
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...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] Local youth got a taste of life in pioneer times last week when they walked 10 miles during a historical reenactment of the early pioneers trek across the plains. The event, sponsored by the Richardson Texas...
PEROT MUSEUM DECLARES TWO WEEKS OF SPRING BREAK COMPLETE WITH DAILY DOSES OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND DEMOS FROM MARCH 5 – 20, PLUS EXTENDED HOURS, 3D FILMS,DISCOVERY DAYS AND MORE Got spring fever? Break away at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science for two weeks...
By Nancy Whitney Staff Writer [email protected] A father’s life was saved last summer thanks to the quick thinking and calm demeanor of his daughter. Madison Conner, a student at Draper Intermediate. Chris Conner, Madison’s dad, has type 1 diabetes. One day,...
Life & Style
To purchase books, read grief-related articles, donate or signup for a class visit bravepenny.org Grief is a complicated and personal process that has no timeline. And for survivors of any type of loss, it can often be difficult to navigate without the proper positive...
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Opinion
Photo by Ricardo Guzman, Pixabay As we left Ashdown, Arkansas, in my mom’s 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited, my mom turned to my dad and asked, “Jimmy, are you sure we have enough money?” He responded, “Well, Mary. If four hundred dollars isn’t enough to spend two weeks...
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