Historic downtown Wylie will take on a Bavarian flavor in early October, with Oktoberfest celebrations offering everything from German music and steinholding contests to a village stroll and racing dachshunds. The festivities will center around downtown Friday through...
Participants in the second session of the Sachse Police Department’s Cops n’ Campers program enjoy a week of learning, fun and friendship with local officers. Courtesy photo For three weeks each summer, police cars, emergency equipment and hands-on demonstrations...
Mary Lange, commander of American Legion Hale-Combest Post 315, received the Texas Legionnaire of the Year award earlier this month. File Art A Wylie woman whose leadership helped bring “The Wall That Heals” to the community last year has received one of the Texas...
The Choo Choo Express will return for the third annual Train Day Saturday, July 25. File art Train enthusiasts and families are invited to climb aboard for the return of Sachse Train Day, a free community event hosted by the Sachse Historical Society from 10 a.m. to 4...
Day in, day out for nearly a decade, volunteer drivers with Families to Freedom have shown up at hospitals, police stations and carefully arranged meeting spots to transport people escaping abuse. Sometimes the passenger is a woman carrying little more than a purse...
The 2 Fishes Project is now accepting applications for families in need of Christmas gift assistance. Courtesy photo While many North Texans are planning Fourth of July cookouts and looking forward to fireworks, Danielle Girdano is already thinking about Christmas....
Jericho Village resident Keoni Hudson, left,with Janet Collinsworth, founder and CEO of Agape Resource & Assistance Center, becomes emotional while describing what the Jericho Village community has meant to her family. Sonia Duggan/Murphy Monitor More than 300...
Filming day two of "New Beginnings" are, from left, Phaolo Le, Miles Whitmire, Reed Scott, Chiahanam Anioke, Hiyab Abraham, Tuan Nguyen, Raymond Pham, Emmanuella Okeke and Josie Jimenez. Courtesy David Dinh What began as an effort to tell a story about one cadet's...
A new tribute honoring service and sacrifice will join longstanding Audie Murphy Day traditions when the annual observance returns to Farmersville June 19-20. Community members will be invited to take part in the Path of Remembrance: A White Carnation Tribute, a new...
