As Collin County continues to experience rapid growth, planning efforts are moving forward on a major transportation project intended to improve future mobility across the region. Collin County is advancing work on Segment 5 of the planned Collin County Outer Loop, a...
This article was updated at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, to include the identities of all victims along with additional fundraising websites. The impacts of the Saturday, May 6, shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets were felt in a local elementary school, whose two...
During a recent fundraising event, Audrey Wallace announced big plans for the future of 5 Loaves Food Pantry, which serves Sachse and surrounding cities. Growth of the pantry’s Beacon of Hope ministry along with its other ministries on-site have necessitated the need...
A summer camp staple in Sachse is returning for its seventh year offering a week of fun for area third through eighth graders. Cops and Campers is a free summer camp for selected children that allows them to interact with local school resource officers and law...
Increasing pay for all district employees was the subject of a lengthy discussion among the Garland ISD Board of Trustees. The board considered several proposals during a special workshop session and during its regular meeting Tuesday, April 25. With numerous...
Sachse Fire-Rescue added a new engine to its vehicle fleet to give it the capability to help respond to incidents in the northern part of the city. Stationed at Station No. 2, the new engine will help provide more coverage while a ceremony Tuesday, April 25, allowed...
The 43rd annual chili cook-off for the Top of Texas pod of the Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI) — a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization — is headed to Parker in a partnership with Southfork Ranch. The nonprofit’s subchapter, Top of Texas pod, will hold two...
As part of the annual accountability rating process, the Texas Education Agency releases the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). Deputy Superintendent Kim Spicer presented the results, which are graded on a 200 percentage point scale, during the Monday, April...
Sachse councilmembers learned the Evolve Biologics development continues to progress following a November 2021 groundbreaking with proposed “substantial completion” by the end of 2024. Mark Krause, senior vice president for operations with Evolve Biologics, said...
