CC Future Mobility Oct 2023
Sonia Duggan
State Fair of Texas 2023 SFOT
New program offers support, tools to those in need

New program offers support, tools to those in need

Sachse’s Neighborhood Services Department has got the tools it needs to power its latest initiative. The city’s Community Tool Shed is a dual-purpose project that will not only equip residents with tools needed to remedy code violations, but it will also provide...

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New year, new teachers

New year, new teachers

WISD recruits, welcomes 225 new teachers It’s crunch time for area school districts as they race against the clock to prep for the 2023-24 school year welcoming new students and new teachers. In Wylie ISD, new teachers — 225 in all — were celebrated at the annual “New...

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Mayoral luncheon highlights successes

Mayoral luncheon highlights successes

Roads, tax rates, events, new businesses and growth were on the menu at last week’s annual Mayoral Luncheon hosted by the Sachse Chamber of Commerce. City employees, chamber members and guests gathered at NorthPointe Church in Sachse for the Tuesday, July 11, luncheon...

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From Vegas Strip to Wide Awake Wylie

From Vegas Strip to Wide Awake Wylie

In-Sync picked to rehome Las Vegas exotic cats Two months ago, Madiba, Timba-Masai, Shadow, Neruda and Ibasa left their upscale home on Vegas’ Sunset Strip for a much simpler life in Wylie where they will spend their remaining years playing with friends, taking the...

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New home for therapeutic riding center

New home for therapeutic riding center

The rapidly expanding need for therapeutic sports riding has prompted one nonprofit to move to a new facility so it can better serve its existing and future clientele. On May 2, Texas Therapeutic Riding Center (TxTRC) volunteers and staff moved its horses, tack and...

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Sheriff hopes to aid inmates with new program

Sheriff hopes to aid inmates with new program

Sheriff Jim Skinner wants to reduce recidivism rates among Collin County jail inmates by offering a program where they can learn better life skills, improve their education and learn a trade. “Too often, we see generations of a family stuck in that vicious cycle of...

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Retired officers lead, serve others

Retired officers lead, serve others

For 103 years, members of one of the nation’s oldest patriotic, nonpartisan veterans service organizations have continued to serve their communities — and their country — with a purpose to “promote patriotism, civic responsibility, public service and leadership in the...

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County offers much needed veterans service

County offers much needed veterans service

Navigating and filing paperwork for benefits available to veterans, their spouses and children can be a complex experience that can potentially overwhelm many individuals. In Plano, the small staff at Collin County Veterans Services (CCVS) work to make the process a...

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