Sachse High School graduates celebrate the conclusion of commencement exercises with the traditional cap toss Wednesday, May 20, at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland as they officially close one chapter and prepare for the next. Photo Tina Lopez/The Sachse News By...
Sachse residents will see changes to their water and sewer rates the next five years, as the projected plan will increase water rates 7% and sewer rates 2% annually until 2029. Rebecca Schafer, principal consultant with NewGen Strategies, who works with the city to...
Cast iron skillet used for generations by John Moore’s family that was featured in The Pioneer Woman Magazine. Courtesy John Moore. My momma’s skillet and this columnist are featured in the fall 2017 issue of The Pioneer Woman Magazine. Well, it used to be my momma’s...
Sachse resident Chef Burak Ozcan features a range of Tex-Mex dishes and barbecue at his Wylie restaurant. Courtesy photo Ferah Smokehouse and Cantina, the latest culinary destination in Wylie, opened its doors in July, offering a distinctive blend of barbecue and...
If you keep up with the city’s budget process, including the setting of a tax rate, you probably have heard of a couple of tax rate terms. One is “no-new-revenue” and the other is “voter-approval”. In a bid to help the public better understand property tax...
Earlier this month, the city of Sachse announced its property tax rates for 2024, outlining both the no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates. For the current tax year, the no-new-revenue tax rate is set at $0.683919 per $100 of property value. This rate would...
City Manager’s proposed budget to be presented to city council Aug. 19. Sachse Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff hosted a budget town hall Tuesday, Aug. 13 to discuss the budget process, projects, and a future timeline. Bickerstaff presented the following timeline for the...
Columnist John Moore’s sister took first place at the county fair with a photo she snapped on a Colorado train trip. Photo courtesy John Moore The photo was taken quickly with little thought of its future impact. It was just one on the 36-count roll of Kodak color...
This will be the first 2021 bond project to take place and will redevelop 5,500-linear-feet of roads along Hooper Road and Bailey Road. Sachse City Council awarded the Bailey Road reconstruction project to McMahon Contracting LP on Monday with a price tag of more than...
