City officials took action last week to preserve a precious commodity that often goes unnoticed until it is needed. Wholesale treated water is purchased by the city from North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) and cities are required to update its plan every five...
Batter Up!
Pony tales at the library
Too much stuff
By Courtenay Edelhart CTW Features It’s easy to procrastinate on decluttering. Sorting and organizing may ease the mess, but a color-coordinated bookshelf of junk is still a bookshelf of junk. The decluttering process forces people to edit down their...
The long road to completion
Hwy. 78 widening to miss deadline By Joe Reavis Staff Writer [email protected] The light is still a ways down the tunnel for construction crews to finish expanding Hwy. 78 from Wylie to Lavon, a project that has been underway for about 30 months. There are...
A ‘young’ love story
By Sonia Duggan [email protected] Young love often involves heartbreak and despair, but in the case of Yesenia and Jason Alvarez, their story involves much more. This couple persevered when the odds were stacked against them. They met for the first...
AG program breeds responsibility in students
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] The agricultural world is much more than the bucolic portrayals one views in movies and on television. It’s a daily grind of hard and repetitive work in what is essentially a business that centers on the...
Chamber event serves up multiple awards
By Greg Ford Staff Writer [email protected] Sachse’s Chamber of Commerce honored the best in business, education, government and citizenry during its 33rd Annual Awards Banquet, which took place Feb. 1 inside The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center....
This school’s got talent
By Patty Montagno Staff Writer [email protected] The talent was top notch at the annual Sachse High School student talent show on Feb. 2. The extravaganza showcased singers, dancers, rappers and musicians in the school auditorium, which was packed with...