Garland ISD trustees approved an additional $965,000 for higher education advising services and adopted the district’s 2026-27 property tax rate during the board’s Tuesday, Sept. 22 meeting. The meeting began with several recognitions, including three Texas...
In the last meeting of the year, Sachse City Council on Dec. 7, swore in the newest councilmember, named a new mayor pro tem and approved a design for the J.K. Sachse Park. Mayor Michael Felix administered the oath of office for Place 3 Councilmember Frank Millsap,...
Garland Independent School District employees are generous. Because of them, over 350 “angels” will have Christmas this year. When Research, Assessment and Accountability employees began organizing this year’s Salvation Army Angel Tree Adoption, they were expecting to...
After a few weeks off, Sachse boys’ basketball team finally was able to get back to the court. Playing in their first game since Nov. 21, the Mustangs hosted the Wylie East Raiders and showed their ability on the defensive end. Sachse dominated the second and third...
Wylie police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Dollar General late Monday in Wylie. Police were called to the Dollar General in the 400 block of North State Highway 78 at 9:50 p.m., according to a Wylie Police Department news release. A store employee said...
Wylie police do not suspect foul play after a McKinney man’s body was found Friday, Dec. 11, in a creek in the area of South Sanden Boulevard and Hensley Lane. The man, identified as Alejandro Olvera-Casas, 24, had been reported as a missing person in October, said...
Online shopping has made holiday shopping easier than ever and this year the increase in online revenue may be pronounced as people continue to avoid crowds to protect themselves from COVID-19. However, on the flip slide, the popularity of online shopping, especially...
Many school districts have experienced a shortage of substitute teachers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Garland Independent School District has come up with an innovative solution. While GISD has over 1,000 substitute teachers available, many are unable to take...
A vaccine for the coronavirus is expected to be ready for widespread use in 2021, and educators along with everyone else in society will anticipate a sense of “normalcy” again. Educators in Wylie Independent School District also can particularly look forward to 2021...
