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Martha Washington Tea Party at Brown House

Martha Washington Tea Party at Brown House

Martha Washington Tea Party guests, staff and volunteers gather on the lawn Saturday, April 25. The afternoon included tea, treats, colonial games and more. Courtesy photo By Christopher J. Raso Twenty-six guests enjoyed a tea party at the Welcome Center at Brown...

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COVID-19 delays fall sports seasons

COVID-19 delays fall sports seasons

Friday night lights will not start burn­ing in Wylie until the end of September under an athletics and band schedule announced last month by the University Interscholastic League. The delay, by about a month, in prac­tices and games was instituted because of the...

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Extreme Sandbox to roll into Sachse

Extreme Sandbox to roll into Sachse

Adventurers digging around for something to do won’t have to look far for much longer. Extreme Sandbox, based in Minnesota, will open a loca­tion in The Station in Sachse this September. The company gives people a chance to op­erate heavy machinery like excavators and...

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New property values expected this week

New property values expected this week

Property tax estimates that were to be released early this week for the Collin County portion of Sachse utilize a revised estimate of values this year to calculate tax rates because of delays created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sachse property owners in Col­lin County...

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GISD offers all-day Pre-K this year

GISD offers all-day Pre-K this year

Although Garland ISD stu­dents won’t be back in the classroom until Sept. 8, those in Wylie ISD will be on cam­pus this coming week. Online GISD classes begin Monday, Aug. 10, while both in-person and remote classes start Thursday, Aug. 13 in WISD. GISD students will...

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Ready to run in 2020

Ready to run in 2020

The Wylie Preparatory Academy Patriots cross country team is ready for the 2020 campaign. Coach Patrick Williams is prepared and ready to train his runners toward progress. “I’m looking forward to developing strong runners that are physically strong, [that] can...

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Council joins Emergency Business Assistance Program

Council joins Emergency Business Assistance Program

Sachse businesses in Dallas County have another opportu­nity to get some funding. Council voted 5-2 during their Monday, July 20 Zoom meeting to participate in the second round of the county’s Emergency Business Assis­tance Program (EBAP). In the first round, $5...

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Paycheck Protection Program resumed

Paycheck Protection Program resumed

Does your business need a financial boost due to CO­VID-19? If so, there’s good news if you missed the Pay­check Protection Program (“PPP”) application deadline on June 30. The Small Business Admin­istration resumed accepting ap­plications for the PPP on July 6. Do...

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