Recently, I saw something I haven’t seen in many years. A young man driving a car he was fixing up. It was an older Mustang. By older I mean a 90’s model. The car had spots of primer, there were a few dents, and the exhaust system appeared to be loose. By John Moore...
New Quint firetruck rolls into town
By Patty Montagno Staff Writer [email protected] What is red, loaded with lights, sirens, and looks really cool? The answer is the city’s newest toy, the Pierce Ascendant 107 Quint Fire Truck. Sachse Fire Chief Marty Wade brought the shiny new apparatus for viewing...
Council reviews animal shelter
By Patty Montagno Staff Writer [email protected] Although there were dogs, puppies, cats and kittens for all to enjoy, all eyes were focused on the Sachse Animal Shelter during the Dec. 18 council workshop. City manager Gina Nash said she scheduled the visit because...
Candidates crowd into primaries
By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] As filings closed for 2018 political primary election contests, races drew as many as 13 hopefuls, as in the lineup for Texas Governor. The filing period for the March 6 political parties ran from Nov. 11 through Dec. 11...
Student wins award for Christmas card design
By Mariam Ayad Sewell Elementary fifth-grader Isabella Schaefer will be seeing her own artwork on holiday greeting cards this year. Schaefer is one of three winners of the Garland Independent School District's annual greeting card contest. Although she loves arts and...
Celebrating the Holidays with Tradition and Togetherness
By Jennifer M. Aguilar This time of year most families enjoy gathering together to deck the halls, so that when Christmas Day rolls around they can celebrate the holiday in style. But few matriarchs put as much care into their decorating as Karen Marshall, who has...
Sachse High football player off to Penn State
By Mariam Ayad While other students at Sachse High are enjoying their winter vacations, unwinding until the spring semester starts, Isaiah Humphries will instead be gearing up to start his first semester of college at Penn State in January. The star football player...
Assistant police chief hired
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] There’s a new person at the Sachse Police Department, one who is assuming quite a bit of responsibility. This past week, Steven Baxter joined the force as the assistant police chief after a 23-year career in...
FOP collecting toys for annual drive
By Mariam Ayad Contributing Writer Santa is getting some help delivering toys again this year. The Sachse Fraternal Order of Police, a 501c nonprofit, is hosting their annual toy drive, which assists families in need and allows many more children in Sachse to have...