Portraits of five Collin County veterans were added to the Hall of Heroes at the Collin County Courthouse earlier this month. Courtesy Misty Wiebold A long-missing World War II sailor from Farmersville is among five Collin County service members newly honored in the...
In communities throughout the U.S., there are families who have paid the highest price in the cause of freedom. These families, known as Gold Star families, experienced the loss of an immediate family member while serving their country. The designation is meant to...
The holiday spirit has taken root across the nation as Santa’s elves ready for the upcoming season with a little help from a nonprofit started by the Marine Corps Reserve 76 years ago. Toys for Tots, a nationwide community action program, has become a beacon of...
Cemeteries in Farmersville, Blue Ridge, Lowry Crossing, Wylie, McKinney, Merit, Van Alstyne — and throughout Texas and the U.S. — will remember, honor and teach at wreath laying ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 16, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day. The...
The Sachse Chamber of Commerce Fallfest welcomed large crowds — around 10,000 — to Heritage Park Saturday, Oct. 21 for its annual daylong event. “Saturday was absolutely stunning,” said Sachse Chamber of Commerce Chairman Jeanie Marten. “The weather just blessed...
Multi-organ transplant helps Wylie resident keep the beat Gynovel Henry is alive today because people cared enough to donate the gift of life. The 53-year-old transplant patient has been blessed with two perfect heart donor matches in the last five years — and one...
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...
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...
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...
