Sachse Parks and Recreation Department staff pose with Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff, right, after receiving a proclamation recognizing July as National Parks and Recreation Month during the June 1 City Council meeting. Shelley Dowdle/The Sachse News The Sachse City Council...
The Texas Legislature started its third special session Monday, Sept. 20. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the third special session Sept. 7 and identified five items on the agenda including redistricting. “The Texas Legislature now has the opportunity to redraw legislative...
Sachse City Council heard a presentation from the consulting firm Petty & Associates on creating a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) along Highway 78. Consultant Trent Petty discussed the option in a PowerPoint presentation during a Sept. 7 workshop meeting...
Trinity Regional Hospital officials, Sachse Chamber of Commerce members and city leaders gathered to cut the ribbon on the area’s newest hospital last week, the first of its kind for Sachse. The grand opening ceremony was held Sept. 15 at the hospital campus, located...
Garland ISD superintendent Ricardo Lopez detailed the “GISD effect” during his state of the district address. Lopez spoke at the Sachse Chamber of Commerce luncheon, held Sept. 14 at Community BBQ in Sachse. The superintendent opened his speech addressing the COVID-19...
Garland ISD is now offering weekly virtual job fairs to connect principals with potential candidates. The job fairs are held every Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and operate in a “come and go” manner. Recruitment coordinators Alex Rivera and Kishawna Wiggins said...
Sachse City Council approved the 2021-22 budget and tax rate, amended the school zone ordinance and accepted the resignation of the city secretary during the Sept. 7 meeting. Before approving the budget, council held a public hearing so residents could voice any...
Collin County officials recently published the Collin County Recovery Plan, a 22-page document detailing the projects the county intends to fund using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Along with ARPA funds, the plan includes State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds...
Sachse Fallfest will be a return to normal this as the chamber of commerce is planning a one-day, in-person event. Fallfest will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at Heritage Park and will incorporate some of the events included in last year’s Fallfest, which was...
