Columnist John Moore still listens to the albums he bought over 50 years ago. Photo John Moore New music coming out used to be an event. Most of the time, you and your friends knew it was coming and you were waiting, money-in-hand, at the record shop to buy it. I...
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...
With three areas of the state exceeding federal Clean Air Act standards, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Departmant of Transportation developed the Drive Clean Texas campaign designed to demonstrate how simple changes in driving behaviors can have a big impact on...
Teams fail to qualify for state tourney Wylie East, Wylie and Plano East failed to make the cut for the Div. I state 7-on-7 tournament. They were unable to advance out of pool play during the Friday, June 21 Rowlett state qualifier. Games were played at the high...
Students in Sachse now have access to thousands of digital books and news articles. Garland ISD announced its partnership with myON, an offshoot of educational software Renaissance, at the end of this past school year. It’s currently open to everyone from Pre-K...
Contrary to the Waylon Jennings song “My Heroes have always been Cowboys,” I would say my heroes have always been veterans – especially World War II veterans. One of my heroes, Robert “Bob” Riley, took the final journey of his life Sunday, June 16. He was...
