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Wylie ISD trustees opened last week’s regular meeting with public comments centered on a controversy involving the distribution of religious materials at Wylie East High School. According to the district, women affiliated with the organization Why Islam, along with...
Republic Services is still picking up brush from last month’s storms but has ended the two-week special collection that removed volume restrictions.A company official told the Monday, June 18, meeting of the Murphy City Council that Republic Services had picked up 386...
A group of Collin County residents has filed a motion with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to declare the petition for the creation of Collin County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 7 null and void. The petition was published Tuesday, June 11,...
Communities & Creeks United is protesting a development between Parker and Murphy that could include a wastewater treatment plant. The Parker City Council has refused a developer’s request to remove a 103-acre tract from the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction...
The Juneteenth Gospel Choir rehearsing at Heaven’s Journey Fellowship Church on Friday, June 7. Celebrate freedom, and its roots in Texas, at a community gathering in downtown Wylie. A showcase of culture and heritage, Wylie’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration is 10...
Sports
Plano East sophomore Julia Wilson hit the go-ahead, two-run triple in last Thursday’s 7-5 win over Allen. Photo by Elijah Kloepping / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Every game over the past few weeks for the Plano East softball team...
Several Pirate offensive and defensive linemen went to Abilene recently and won the State Linemen Challenge for the second year in a row. They competed against eight other Div. 1 teams for the title. In the front row, from left, are Ryan Beattie, Brendyn Vaughan, Zach...
Incoming Sachse senior Devin Duvernay was recently named to the All-USA Boys Track and Field Second Team as a 100-meter performer. Duvernay made his this past May, when he became the first Mustang, either individual or team, to earn state championship by winning the...
Plenty of cooler climates are within driving distance By David Jenkins Staff Writer [email protected] We have officially entered the heart of summer. There’s no better way to cool off than to take a vacation that is centered around water. Texas offers many...
From Staff Reports [email protected] AUSTIN — Hunters are encouraged to start making plans by applying online now for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s drawn hunts. Hunters can select from more than 35 hunting categories on 95 areas throughout the state;...
Education
Wylie ISD personnel will receive raises in the next school year, as the Wylie ISD board members approved the school budget at their meeting June 21, with the tax rate to be considered in August. Teachers will get a 2% midpoint raise for the upcoming school year -...
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Life & Style
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...
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Opinion
My uncle’s mother, Mrs. Ward, had a storm shelter. And I snuck into it every chance I got. Few others had one, so a storm shelter was absolutely fascinating to me. At least, a storm shelter is what they told all of the kids it was. It doubled as a storm shelter, but...
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