The Wylie Police Department has arrested two Anna men in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager near Dodd Park. Police announced Monday, April 20, that Jermey Butler and Valquan Harris were taken into custody on capital murder warrants stemming from the...
The chief financial officer for Wylie Independent School District, Michele Trongaard, has been named a recipient of Pinnacle of Achievement Award of the Association of School Business Officials for her management of insurance proceeds from the 2016 hailstorm....
Almost 300 second graders spent last month playing games, solving problems and working in teams to get a head start on testing. Reading Rocket is new this year, but still managed to draw a crowd of kids eager to learn. The program is open to Garland ISD students who...
For the past two years, a quiet game of hide-and-seek has been going on in Wylie. First it started downtown, then it spread to the library and local parks. Before long, these unique treasures hidden in Wylie appeared in other Texas cities and throughout Texas. Some...
Sachse High School has earned an honor shared with only 854 other schools across the state. The campus was named to the 2018-19 Texas Honor Roll, presented by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP). To receive this distinction, schools must have high levels of...
A project that has been in the works for more than a decade is finally becoming reality. The groundbreaking ceremony for The Station, a 119-acre mixed-use development along the President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT), is set for Wednesday, July 3. City council will...
For several years, a weeklong summer camp has been improving students’ reading skills one play at a time. Reader’s Theatre Enrichment Camp, led by first grade teacher Carrie Lindsey, brings together bibliophiles who completed any elementary school grade the previous...
As summer continues to heat up Collin and Dallas Counties Sachse residents make their ways to lakes and pools to do their best to cool off. Though water can provide a relief from Texas heat and high temperatures, it also can pose danger. Already this year, the area...
Garland and Wylie Independent School Districts have voted on their 2019-20 budgets. GISD trustees are expected to approve a $610.6 million budget. They met Tuesday, June 25, but results of the vote were not available at press time. They calculated expenses using 2018...
