While Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, local celebrations begin a day early, with communities offering fireworks, live music, family activities and patriotic traditions throughout the holiday weekend. Sachse residents will have a chance to kick off...
Roughly one in four American workers has filed for unemployment since the pandemic began. To stem the historic tide of unemployment, policymakers quickly put together a series of legislative packages to help companies keep their workers on payroll. An often-overlooked...
Cars Under the Stars has been a Sachse staple for 16 years, but the annual car show is going to look a little different this time. Instead of parking in the Sachse High School front parking lot, vehicle enthusiasts will wind through about eight miles of neighborhoods...
Although the Wylie High School Pirates were not the inspiration for a business venture several years ago, the pirate ship that houses Skallywags snow cone stand down the road from the school campus is a natural fit. The Wylie ship named Haley Marie, at 2771 FM...
The city of Sachse received a sales tax reimbursement check from the Texas State Comptroller this month for $197,476, a 15.32 percent decrease from a year ago. Reimbursements to Texas cities were distributed by the comptroller this month for taxes collected on retail...
Texas Education Agency last week released a list of comprehensive guidelines for opening public schools for fall semester classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the TEA guidance deals with protecting the health of students and staff as schools open, such as...
The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis was a brutal, senseless and avoidable tragedy, and one our country has witnessed countless times before. In many ways, his death was the match that ignited nationwide conversations about the racial injustices that...
Summertime is sipping an ice-cold strawberry margarita. It’s wearing a brand-new swimsuit and a perfectly floppy straw hat. It’s relaxing in cold water while the hot Texas sun beats down on you. It’s making memories that will last all year! But this year,...
As high schools around the country gear up for the start of the 2020 season, there’s only one thing on their minds: have a better season than the last. For some, that means winning more games than the team did the previous year. For others, that means a deep playoff...
