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High school seniors planning to attend Collin College this fall will have an opportunity to learn more about the transition to college during an upcoming “Collin College Bound” event at the Wylie Campus. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, with activities...
The Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen was filled with emotion and pride Saturday, May 24, as 755 seniors from Wylie High School crossed the stage to receive their diplomas during the school’s graduation ceremony. The event began with the Wylie High School...
Collin College, Farmersville Campus will host a daylong conference May 30 to help new landowners and small-acre farmers. A daylong conference aimed at helping new landowners and small-acreage farmers navigate land management and agriculture practices is set for...
At the Juneteenth pageant Saturday, May 17, Rylie Parker, left, was crowned Lil Miss Wylie Juneteenth Queen, Brielle Dent, center, received the title of Jr. Miss Wylie Juneteenth Queen, and Alanah Tyson was named Miss Teen Wylie Juneteenth Queen. Courtesy Bee Captured...
The Texas House and Senate have agreed to cut the amount of taxes paid by homeowners who live in their primary residence and declare it to be their homestead. Increases in the homestead exemption will be retroactive to this tax year if voters approve the changes...
Sports
Plano East senior Salma Abdelhamid (20) and junior Leyna Anderson attempt to block a ball that was hit by Byron Nelson senior Ashlyn Seay during a Class 6A Division I Region I-6A final at Hebron High School on Tuesday night. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By...
The Plano East Panthers brought in a new face to the program and are eager to hit the ground running. Tony Benedetto was named the head football coach and athletic director at Plano East last week, ending a one-month coaching search. Benedetto previously spent three...
Student-athletes at Plano East Senior High School signed their national letters of intent on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Overall, 15 athletes signed on national signing day, spanning across six sports. For the full list of signings, see below. 1Kang, KylerBaseballUniversity of...
On Tuesday night, the Plano East girls basketball kept its undefeated season alive with a 59-51 victory over Plano. Leading 17-6 after the first quarter, Plano East (12-0, 22-3) got off to a hot start from two 3-point field goals from Donavia Hall to take an early...
Tony Benedetto was approved as the new head football coach and athletic coordinator at Plano East. Benedetto previously spent three years in the same position at Woodrow Wilson High School, where he went 18-13 with back-to-back playoff appearances. He was also named...
Education
The cast and crew are putting the final touches on the play “Witches? In Salem?” Performances will be at Wylie High School Oct. 11 -12. A Wylie Theatre witch hunt is in the works for the program’s fall show. The students will perform “Witches!? In Salem?!” Friday,...
Winners in the fifth annual Recycle Truck Art Contest were recognized and awarded prizes last week at the Murphy City Council Meeting. Developed as an educational partnership between Keep Murphy Beautiful and the city’s trash collection provider, the contest has...
Wylie Police took a 13-year-old male into custody last week for terroristic threat after the student reportedly posted a threat of a shooting at Burnett Junior High School on the social media application Snapchat. The police department received multiple reports on the...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] The theater and choral departments at McMillen High School presented four productions of High School Musical last week, featuring two separate casts. Show times at the school were 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Feb. 22-24, and...
School districts have plans in place in the event of an emergency By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] In light of another shooting at a school that occurred last week in Parkland, Fla., claiming 17 lives, area school districts reviewed their...
Life & Style
Dreamy sunsets paint the sky a messy blend of orange and pink, while sweet-smelling grass, pristine mountains and bubbling water surround you. It’s the beginning of summertime – camping season! While there’s nothing wrong with sleeping bags inside a tent, we prefer...
From Staff Reports [email protected] Like it or not Spring Break is here. If you’re a parent, you’re left with the task of keeping the kids busy with fun things to do. If your clan loves animals, luckily Wylie is home its own mini zoo of sorts. It’s called...
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation in March 2016 and receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees. “White flowering dogwoods are versatile trees that will break...
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] Retired horse trainer Herman Benson lived with and broke through racial barriers in a career that took him from the tiny town of Jewett in East Texas to the ranches of the wealthy in Dallas. In spite of what...
By Wyndi Veigel [email protected] For some devoted locals, the temporary closing of the Dairy Queen in Farmersville has made hearts ache and stomachs growl. For Gene and Vivian Dotson of McKinney, their love story began in 1952 with a simple sighting at the...
Opinion
Wild blackberries. Photo by Siala from Pixabay My father would load my sister and me into his ‘52 Chevy truck, and he’d steer down the gravel road leading to the homestead where my mom was raised. The radio played Loretta Lynn and Faron Young as the wind...
By Craig Rush Rush is Campus Pastor for Chase Oaks Church – 544 Campus A story was once told about a father and two sons. The eldest was great in every way and would have made any father proud. If told today this eldest son would have been the football captain,...
By Ed Sterling Director of member services for the Texas Press Association AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott, in the last 10 days of June, posted news releases pointing out specific lawmakers and their plans to file bills that fulfill his expectations for the 30-day special...
Republished courtesy the Corpus Christi Caller-Times With the simple act of signing his name, Gov. Greg Abbott completed a trifecta of failure by all branches of state government to defend the people's right to know. Earlier this month, Abbott was proud of himself...
Jeff Denton Jeff Denton is the pastor at Waterbrook Bible Fellowship, Wylie. Have you ever had one of those days when you get things accomplished for everyone else, but never seem to get the things crossed off your list? You can accomplish what other people...
