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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is collecting comments on the 2027 draft of its Unified Transportation Program (UTP), a rolling 10-year projection of highway and roadway plans. A virtual public hearing will be held at 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday, July...
There's nothing madder than a wet haunt. So Murphy’s Skele-bration will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, inside the Murphy Community and Activity Centers, across the street from the City Hall complex.The festival, held with the PTAs of Boggess and Hunt...
Wylie Book Review Club hostesses, from left, Judy Janecek, Mary Lange, Carmela Torres, Karla Warborg and Gerri Washington, gather at the September meeting where members celebrated the club’s 60th anniversary. Courtesy photo What began in 1965 as an idea among friends...
A court fight is pending in Austin two years after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) granted a permit to build a wastewater treatment plant between Parker and Murphy. The plant, which could dump up to 200,000 gallons per day of treated effluent into...
Wylie veterans Chuck Davis, left, and Don Bridges say goodbye to Dave Marshall, their guardian for Honor Flight #60, after arriving home at Dallas Love Field earlier this month. Courtesy photo Two longtime friends and fellow members of American Legion Post 315 in...
Sports
Kellan McWhinnie and the Plano East baseball team defeated Prosper 3-1 Saturday. Photo by David Wolman / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Plano East's baseball team leaned on dominant pitching to secure a 3-1 win over Prosper last Saturday. Ben...
The Plano East Lady Panthers’ are Bi-District Champs after defeating Allen 3-1 on Tuesday at Wylie East. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert WYLIE — Plano East’s first playoff game in 15 years took four sets, and the Lady Panthers made sure it wasn’t the end of the road. The...
Travis Agee (22) had 16 carries for 87 yards against Lewisville on Friday. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert LEWISVILLE – Early turnovers derailed the Plano East Panthers in a 26-3 road loss to Lewisville. The wind played a factor in the early going at Farmers Stadium,...
Drew Devillier (5) completed 19 of 25 passes for 271 yards and five touchdowns against Plano West. Photo by Roosevelt Joubert Plano East dominated on the way to a Plano city championship Friday night at Kimbrough Stadium. Drew Devillier threw four first-half...
Drew Devillier (5) completed 10 of 16 passes for 91 yards at Coppell COPPELL – The Cowboys started fast and furious on the way to a 35-7 win over the Panthers Friday night. Coppell (4-0, 6-0) scored on its first four possessions and forced four straight Plano East...
Education
Andrew Varghese, Wylie High’s valedictorian, and Guneet Dhaliwal, salutatorian, will walk the stage with their classmates Saturday, May 24 at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen. As Wylie High School seniors Andrew Varghese, Class of 2025...
Wylie youth honored their faith, families and veterans during a Performing Arts Showcase last month. Students from Wylie Preparatory Academy, a university-model school sprawled across 14 acres on Skyview Court, took the stage Friday, April 26, at Firewheel Bible...
During Wylie High’s prom last Saturday, a handful of decorations stood out among the lights and the glitter. Six murals were designed and painted by 50 members of the school’s chapter of the National Art Honor Society (NAHS). In keeping with the Greek mythology theme,...
Wylie ISD honored 13 employees for outstanding work. Officials named Teachers and Employees of the Year at the annual Wylie Way Awards Gala Friday, May 3. The event was held at Southfork Ranch. All 20 campuses were represented, with more than 400 guests in attendance....
Seven WHS students were named as finalists, out of 1225 entries, and from 20 different schools, in the 48th Annual Collin County Poetry Society contest on Sunday, April 28, at the Church Street Auditorium in McKinney. The event was hosted by the Mockingbird Chapter of...
Life & Style
With the exception of winter crops like hearty spinach and kale, Collin County gardeners should remove spent plants and debris from vegetable beds and flower gardens to prepare for spring crops. As winter’s chill settles over Collin County, gardeners might be tempted...
Many families today are spread out across the country if not the globe. While some people may move away to attend college or further their careers, Children may separate from their parents to witness new travel experiences. Military service may call individuals...
The Outdoor Foundation reports that roughly 40 million Americans go camping in a given year. Typical campers go on five camping trips per year, traveling an average of 191 miles from their home to the campground. Campers include friends on their trips 70...
Spring and summer can be particularly difficult times of year for those with respiratory health challenges, when simple activities like gardening, walking the dog and reading a book on the patio can cause itching, wheezing, sneezing and trouble breathing. “It...
Thousands of dogs end up in shelters every year. Some get reunited with family members, but the vast majority are strays or surrendered by their owners. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that animal shelters care for between six and eight...
Opinion
Only a month is left for lawmakers to get the state’s business done in the 86th regular session of the Texas Legislature. Still unfinished are the issues at the top of a list shared by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen: the passage...
Earth Day is April 22, so let’s talk trash for a moment. The plastic kind. Bags, bottles, cutlery, straws, containers, razors, cosmetics, and so much more. Around the world, in our effort to package everything imaginable over the years, we are slowly clogging up the...
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on April 10 released a joint statement promoting a twofold method for the 86th Texas Legislature to curb property tax increases across the state. “Texans are fed up with skyrocketing property...
Have you wondered how your area hospitals stack up in terms of the quality of care they provide? Emergencies obviously call for rushing to the nearest hospital. But when you have time to plan, it is worth doing some research and finding out which hospitals do the best...
