Cool coastal escapes for one final getaway By Carrie Dunlea By August, many Texans have had enough. Triple-digit temperatures, baked sidewalks and endless afternoons indoors have us dreaming of somewhere cooler. Fortunately, late summer can be one of the best times to...
An outreach team gathers before heading out to conduct the annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Wylie. From left: Taylor Hutchinson, Jace Wiley, Bill Roberts and Jon Bailey, PIT coordinator. Courtesy Jon Bailey An annual count aimed at measuring homelessness in...
Residents in Wylie and eastern Collin County now have easier access to domestic violence support services thanks to a new partnership between Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center and Hope for the Cities. Since mid-November, Hope’s Door New Beginnings Center (HDNBC) has...
Community Quilters stay busy on a Wednesday workday at the new 5,000-square-foot workshop located in Royse City near Josephine. Courtesy Community Quilters Each week, a community of quilters comes together with a shared purpose: creating new, handmade blankets that...
Nine residential buildings are nearing completion at Jericho Village, each designed to resemble a single-family home, with four apartments sharing a common front door and stairs. Jericho Village, Wylie’s first income-based urban housing village, is nearing completion...
Audrey Wallace, left, of the Wylie Community Christian Care Center and Rebekah Rodgers of 5 Loaves Ministries work together to share resources. Recently 5 Loaves shared its influx of dog food and snacks with WCCC and to help bless others. Courtesy photo As the federal...
Bags of completed blankets are ready for distribution for Project Linus Collin, Cooke, Grayson and Rockwall Counties Chapter recipients including local sheriff departments, hospitals and much more. A colorful patchwork of quilts, the aroma of homemade chili and soup,...
The Jacobsen house at 803 Autumn Hills Drive, Wylie eagerly awaits passersby with a full yard of spooky entertainment. Guests who visit are encouraged to donate to the Wylie Animal Shelter. Courtesy photo. For the past seven years, Adela and Darrell Jacobsen’s home on...
Wylie Book Review Club hostesses, from left, Judy Janecek, Mary Lange, Carmela Torres, Karla Warborg and Gerri Washington, gather at the September meeting where members celebrated the club’s 60th anniversary. Courtesy photo What began in 1965 as an idea among friends...
