Collin Fall 2025
John Kanelis
True Grits

True Grits

Columnist John Moore loves grits. Real grits, that is. Photo John Moore Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John Belushi-type look after they spot them on their...

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Collin Fall 2025
Drone deliveries coming to Sachse

Drone deliveries coming to Sachse

The Walmart Super Center on Woodbridge Parkway will soon have drone delivery. Courtesy Walmart Sachse City Council has approved a zone change that opens the door for drone delivery of goods purchased by residents. Councilmembers voted unanimously Monday, June 2 to...

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Council backs police camera grant, approves comp plan

Council backs police camera grant, approves comp plan

The Sachse City Council has given Police Chief Bryan Sylvester the green light to apply for a grant that would fund the deployment of five high-tech cameras designed to help the police department solve crimes across the city. Council members voted unanimously at their...

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Core values overview presented to council

Core values overview presented to council

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic marked a significant turning point at Sachse City Hall, city human resources director Jana Ventura told Sachse City Council. The result, she explained in a presentation at the Monday, May 5 regular council meeting, was the creation of a...

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Merritt Road, rezoning on agenda

Merritt Road, rezoning on agenda

The Sachse City Council, after hearing expressions of frustration from staff and from its council members, voted Monday to authorize a change order for $428,000 to move a long-delayed roadway improvement project toward its completion. The unanimous vote came after...

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Collin Fall 2025
J.K. Sachse Park funds approved

J.K. Sachse Park funds approved

Artist rendering of J.K. Sachse Park project. Courtesy image The Sachse City Council unanimously authorized City Manager Gina Nash on Monday to spend $1,138,898 to complete the J.K. Sachse Park project, which the city anticipates will be finished by the end of 2025....

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CCAD nominees approved by Commissioners Court

CCAD nominees approved by Commissioners Court

Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a list of county residents who have been nominated by various taxing entities to serve on the Collin Central Appraisal District board of directors. An election is slated to occur no later than Dec. 15, at which time...

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Congressman conducts telephone town hall

Congressman conducts telephone town hall

North Texas’s freshman Republican congressman, Keith Self of McKinney, said he was voting enthusiastically in favor of the resolution calling for an inquiry into impeaching President Biden. Self, speaking on a telephone town hall Dec. 12, from his Washington, D.C.,...

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