Columnist John Moore still has and uses the radio that kept him, his cousin, and best friend company during the summer of the 1976 American Bicentennial celebrations. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Author’s note: This week’s column was...
In a gallery at the Brown House, one of the latest exhibits, “Our Fascination with Period Dramas,” explores the enduring popularity of historical fiction. The Brown House in downtown Wylie is inviting guests to take a nostalgic look at the past through two new...
Bradley Tiegs, co-founder and executive director of the Undaunted Warhorse Initiative, along with a veteran client who received a donated trailer after his was destroyed in a fire. Courtesy photo Bradley Tiegs spent years serving others—as a Marine, a teacher and a...
Mignon Morse, former Sachse Library Director, penned a children’s book based on the adventures of her dog Sadie, and Sadie’s best friend Moose. The book is available on Amazon. A former librarian’s long-awaited dream of seeing her name in a library catalog is about to...
Betty Stephens accepts the Garrison Award at the Wylie ISD Education Foundation Boots n’ Barbecue gala, Saturday, March 29 at the Plano Center. Stephens, shown with fellow Garrison Award winners, was one of the founding members and the board president for 10 years....
Registration is currently open for the annual 1LT Robert F. Welch III Run For Our Heroes. It will be held Saturday, April 26 at Olde City Park in Wylie. The 1LT Robert F. Welch III Run For Our Heroes will return for its 13th year on Saturday, April 26 at Olde City...
As of April 1, there will be new changes in local food pantry leadership. From left, Audrey Wallace, founder/director of 5 Loaves Food Pantry in Sachse, will relieve Wylie Christian Care Center directors Mary and Ron Warkentine of their duties. Rebekah Rodgers will...
Thanks to Habit for Humanity of Collin County, Mary Ellis took possession of her “recycled” Habitat home on Cottonbelt Avenue in Wylie last December. Last year, seven Collin County families celebrated the holidays as new homeowners thanks to a program that has been...
Last weekend, I did something I don’t think I’ve ever done before—I forgot to discuss the time change with my husband, the chief clock changer in our house. So when I woke up at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, I approached the day as “business as usual” and went downstairs to let...
