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Property taxes on a median value home in Murphy will increase by $165 if City Council gives final approval to the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 tax rate.Council gave preliminary approval to a 1.2% tax increase — $.004 — at the regular Tuesday, Aug. 18, meeting and...
Justin Wilson of Wylie responds to the scene of a hit-and-run crash along Highway 78 near Murphy Road involving a pregnant woman whose vehicle was disabled. Sachse police officers and Garland firefighters responded to the scene. The Jeep club responded to more than...
Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner says deputies and officers from other agencies have been rounding up suspects in an organized effort to scam the elderly. The sheriff said more than $7 million in cash and gold had been stolen from the retirement savings of around 200...
The city of Murphy will conduct a general election Saturday, May 2, for mayor, City Council Place 3 and City Council Place 5. The incumbents are Mayor Scott Bradley, Councilmember Andrew Chase in Place 3 and Place 5 Councilmember Laura Deel. The filing period...
A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments specified under SB 10. Courtesy Library of Congress. All 17 members of a federal appeals court in New Orleans have heard arguments in two cases challenging laws...
Sports
Lead varsity assistant Michael Godwin has been promoted to head coach of the Plano East boys basketball team. Photo courtesy Tony Benedetto By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East has made the decision to hire from within in its search for its next head...
The Plano East girls' basketball team poses for pictures with the gold ball trophy after defeating Keller Timber Creek 65-47 in the Class 6A Division I Region I semifinals from Lewisville High School on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David...
The Plano East girls basketball team reacts as the Lady Panthers are presented with a gold ball following their 48-44 win over South Grand Prairie in the area round of the Region I-6A Division I playoffs on Thursday from Coppell High School. Photo by Oladipo Awowale /...
Plano East sophomore Kennedy Borders (1) smiles as she holds up the bi-district championship trophy Monday. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East head girls’ basketball coach Derrick Richardson has preached the same...
Plano East freshman Arianna Robinson is congratulated by junior Hailey Reed after she made a layup during the fourth quarter of a recent home game against Plano. Photo by Maddie Smith / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Three days after seeing a...
Education
Conroe ISD announced Wednesday, Aug. 27, that Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson has been named its lone finalist for the superintendent position. Courtesy photo Conroe ISD announced Wednesday, Aug. 27, that Wylie ISD Superintendent David Vinson has been named its...
Wylie High School junior Devin Chaky speaks enthusiastically about entering a science field - engineering - for a career one day. The work she does now in one of her classes can help her with science-related industries. Some 92 certifications were earned by WHS...
Although a common pirate directive is, ‘Walk the plank’, Pirates taking construction classes at Wylie High School have chosen less dire, and more productive, plank activities. Jason Light, a 1999 graduate of WHS, has been a construction technology teacher and a...
This year, Wylie ISD has made efforts to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month. The month, which spans from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year, celebrates Hispanic and Latino contributions to American history and culture. The dates surround the independence days of...
Wylie and Wylie East high school theatre departments performed their first productions of the season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wylie High performed “Puffs” by Sachse High alum Matt Cox at the Murphy Central Park Amphitheater in Murphy on Oct. 9 and 10,...
Life & Style
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum Tall, serene and stark in contrast to the landscape, there’s something mysterious yet beautiful about lighthouses. These iconic structures, built as early as 1716, provide a beacon of light and guidance to mariners to...
Getting organized is a popular New Year’s resolution. Clutter can be a major source of stress that affects how individuals feel about their spaces. Psychology Today indicates messy homes and work spaces can contribute to feelings of helplessness, anxiety and...
Wylie resident Danny Senkow may not live long enough to see his family name enter the annals of famous violin makers, but that does not deter him from continuing a craft spanning 80 years over two generations. Senkow explained that it could be 100 years before he or...
Even the most ardent fitness enthusiasts sometimes lack the motivation to exercise. Various factors, including boredom with a fitness regimen, can affect one’s motivation to hit the gym. If you are a beginner and don’t belong to a gym, take advantage of guest passes...
Happy New Year! We loved celebrating Christmas with friends and family, but we’re excited to get back to the Wylie Senior Recreation Center and kick the new year off with a wide variety of activities and trips. Here’s a four-week class that’s as new as 2019: Drawing....
Opinion
Columnist John Moore's mother sent him one place often when he was a child. Outside. Courtesy John Moore Red Rover. Sandlot baseball. Hide-and-seek. Cowboys and Indians. The latter today is likely lacking political correctness, but it shares with the others a...
By Jon Smiley With Texas voters heading to the polls again this month for primary runoff elections, transparency and open accountability should be top of mind for voters and a top priority for our elected officials. That’s especially true in the election of the...
By Ray Miranda Two guys are walking in the heart of New York City. As you can imagine they hear honking horns, the sounds of cars moving, people talking – really, just a whole at once. As one guy talks, he notices the other looks like his mind is wandering. He’s...
By Lynn Burgess A verse that has been on my mind lately is John 3:16. If you’re familiar with the bible at all, you probably know this verse… For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not...
By Jeremy B. MazurThe trials of drought weave throughout the story of Texas in tales of devastation that had lasting effects on the families, businesses, and communities that survived them. These withering dry times prompted Texans to make big changes to shore up...
