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Fair leaps to berth in state meet in long jump

Fair leaps to berth in state meet in long jump

Sachse senior Cameryn Fair, second from right, earned a wild card spot in the long jump in the Class 6A state meet. She finished third in the long jump with a leap of 19-2 at the Region II-6A track and field meet in Waco. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By David...

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Anniversary of an ax murder

Anniversary of an ax murder

Forty years ago, Friday, June 13, 1980, a Fairview housewife killed a Wylie middle school teacher in such a horrific way that some will never forget. Candace Montgomery, 30, wielded a 3-foot-long ax she found in the garage at the home of Betty and Allan Gore on 410...

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Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Cook once, eat twice. It’s a kitchen practice as simple as it sounds. Cook a base dish that can be enjoyed today and used for an entirely different meal tomorrow. For example, bake some fish for tonight’s dinner, and enjoy fish tacos for tomorrow’s lunch. With so many...

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Lady Mustangs 2020-21 season schedule released

Lady Mustangs 2020-21 season schedule released

The 2020 volleyball sched­ule for the back-to-back district champions Sachse Lady Mus­tangs has been released. Sachse is slated to partici­pate in three tournaments over the course of the season—the Garland Tournament (Aug. 14-15), the Northwest Tournament (Aug....

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Clowning around with women’s rights

Clowning around with women’s rights

The Wylie mayor’s gaffe two weeks ago made me curious if he’s still clowning around, but then again, limiting someone’s ability to lead prayer in a public meeting on the basis of gender is not funny at all. Somewhere along the way in his far-too-long time in of­fice,...

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Seniors to receive diplomas next week

Seniors to receive diplomas next week

Sachse High seniors will cele­brate the culmination of 13 years of hard work next week. Graduation is set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 9 at Arlington’s Globe Life Park. Students will enter to the sounds of “Pomp and Cir­cumstance,” and then the cer­emony will kick off...

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Summer Reading clubs go virtual

Summer Reading clubs go virtual

It wouldn’t be summer break without summer reading pro­grams, and local libraries aren’t going to let a pandemic stand in their way. Events will be online this year to prevent the spread of CO­VID-19. Even though readers won’t be able to gather in crowds for magic...

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Decision awaited on mail-in voting

Decision awaited on mail-in voting

While efforts to expand mail-in voting in Texas as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic remain in limbo, election of­ficials are putting together dif­ferent plans to match whatever decisions ultimately are handed down. “We do what we are told to do,” Collin County...

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