Garland ISD students posted gains in four of five tested subjects on this spring's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams, according to results released by the Texas Education Agency. The exams measure student performance in Algebra I,...
Sachse City Council spent the bulk of their Monday, June 1 Zoom meeting discussing possible changes to bulk collection. Strategic Services Manager Lauren Rose led the conversation. She noted that the city’s current ordinance allows bulk and brush to be set out a...
June 10, 2020 – Collin College will offer virtual information sessions for the Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity degree program in June, July, and August. The online sessions will occur: 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16 Noon on Wednesday, June 24 5 p.m....
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...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
