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The 42-member cast of WAG’s “Newsies,” will take the stage for performances starting July 24. The musical highlights the 1899 newsboys’ strike in New York City. Photo Courtesy Wylie Acting Group By Allison LaBrot | [email protected] Wylie Acting Group...
CASA volunteer Dawn Brucher has mediated between teens and foster families. Courtesy art When a child is removed from an unsafe home, they lose more than a place to live. They lose familiar routines, classrooms, friendships and, often, contact with siblings — all...
Murphy’s annual Hop N’ Hunt is scheduled for Thursday, April 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Murphy Central Park. File art Several Easter-themed events are planned across the Wylie, Sachse and Murphy areas in the coming weeks, offering families a variety of opportunities to...
The Parker City Council has approved, with conditions, access from Hogge Drive (FM 2551) to a proposed high-density residential development between Parker and Murphy that has been the subject of a long-running dispute over a planned wastewater treatment plant. City...
The Murphy City Council has overturned residential zoning in place since November 2021, returning 3.2 acres at the southeast corner of North Murphy Road and Betsy Lane to Neighborhood Services zoning that allows light commercial and retail development. The...
Sports
Plano East head boys basketball coach Matt Wester lifts the net in the air after the Panthers defeated Plano West 57-54 on Feb. 17. The Panthers finished as the co-champion of District 6-6A. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected]...
Plano East senior outside hitter Simone Heard was named the most valuable player of District 6-6A during her junior season. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East experienced success across the athletics spectrum...
Pickleball players at the Clemmer Classic take pictures during a stoppage in play during a recent open play session at The Bullitt Sports Center in Rowlett. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Teaching has always been a...
Justin Bailey is returning to the Plano East boys soccer team, this time as the Panthers' head coach. Submitted photo By David Wolman [email protected] A familiar face is returning to lead the Plano East boys soccer team. Justin Bailey, who served as a varsity...
Plano East alumnus DJ Hall was presented with the most outstanding player award for the 2023-24 Class 6A boys basketball tournament in San Antonio. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East teams saw plenty of...
Education
Glenn B. Callison is set to be appointed to serve Place 1 on the Collin College Board of Trustees, college officials announced Jan. 14. Callison will serve in the position until the next regular board election in May 2027. The Place 1 term expires in May 2029. Board...
It was an early start for the 27 Wylie ISD construction students, two teachers and handful of city employees who met at City Hall on a gloomy Wednesday last week. The Manufacturing Day tour, “Anatomy of a Construction Project,” started at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25,...
High school students from the pharmacy technician program toured and learned about what it takes to work in a compounding pharmacy as Manufacturing Day tours continued last week. In partnership with the Wylie Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), local...
Across the country, Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) is on the first Friday of October. But in Wylie, the annual event that inspires the next generation to make their careers in manufacturing will last a month. A partnership between the Wylie Economic Development...
The second regular trustee meeting of the school year on Sept. 18 had several recognitions, information on a new initiative, and a Bond 2023 update. Recognitions included the Wylie High School Theatre team for receiving an award of distinction by the Texas Education...
Life & Style
Want to buy something unique and meaningful this holiday season? Purchase a gift that supports a local nonprofit 1. Thank a veteran with a live, handmade balsam wreath. Each sponsorship goes toward a veteran’s wreath that will be placed on the headstone to honor all...
Three young women from Murphy and one from Wylie have achieved an honor shared with just 6 percent of their fellow Girl Scouts. Nitya Lohia, Juliet Schaefer and Janice Rotich of Murphy and Carrie Dobbs of Wylie have earned the prestigious Gold Award. To earn this, a...
Over two years ago, after hearing a series of messages at church, Murphy residents Matt and Kristen McCabe felt called to serve children in need. “There were a series of messages at the church we attend regarding how outspoken the church is on life, but typically...
Summertime is sipping an ice-cold strawberry margarita. It’s wearing a brand-new swimsuit and a perfectly floppy straw hat. It’s relaxing in cold water while the hot Texas sun beats down on you. It’s making memories that will last all year! But this year,...
In a network of barns located on 50 acres on Country Club Road in far north Wylie, horses and humans have been symbiotic for 35 years. Under the direction of owner and head trainer Kai Handt, North Texas Equestrian Center has earned a reputation as one of the...
Opinion
As a boy, columnist John Moore was fascinated by NASA and the Space Program. He still is. Photo: John Moore I was six when Neal Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. I was 10 when Gene Cernan became the last. Between July 20, 1969, and December 14, 1972,...
Recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that six of the 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2022 to 2023 were in Texas. According to the Texas Tribune, Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, led the list with a 7.6% increase in new...
Saddened. Embarrassed. Determined. These three words evoke distinct feelings and emotions. In the context of an opinion piece we ran in the paper four and a half years ago, they described the aftermath of a community that lost its newspaper. After 130 years in...
Men have man caves because they want the room they had as a kid back. They also spend the rest of their days trying to find the recipes of their favorite childhood dishes. The ones like their mom used to make. By John Moore For more on this story see the March 7, 2024...
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 23 -- January Littlejohn is a stay-at-home mom and a licensed mental health counselor. In 2020, as Covid swept the nation, her 13-year-old daughter told her that “she no longer felt like a girl.” Her mom described it as a “devastating revelation” in...
