Collin County property values will take center stage as property owners will soon see how much the county thinks their property is worth. Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) has been busy collecting and entering information in preparation to generate appraisal...
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...
Give gifts that give hope
Hope is a gift on every child's wish list, especially those in parts of the world ravaged by natural disasters and poverty. Giving hope lets these children know that the world hasn't forgotten them. From UNICEF Market products to items available from partners, UNICEF...
High school band seeks balance
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] Something was missing during Sachse’s 42-35 Class 6A, Region II semifinal loss to Hendrickson, and it was by design. The Sachse marching band, a traditional part of every Mustang football game, was not on the field at Waco...
Seniors remember Pearl Harbor
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] In the early 1940s, Sachse resident Ruth Robinson attended Garland High School and remembers waiting along Garland Road to watch soldiers ride by in military vehicles. “We waved at the soldiers as they would come by in...
GRCTC cooks up Winter Wonderland
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] Folk entering the Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technology Center today through Saturday will find themselves at the doorstep of another realm. In this case, it’ll be a winter wonderland, of sorts, one that a wide swath of...