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GISD trustees approve budget despite deficit

GISD trustees approve budget despite deficit

Garland ISD trustees approved the district’s 2026-27 budget Monday, adopting a spending plan that projects a General Fund deficit of more than $28 million while also recognizing several award-winning departments and honoring longtime Purchasing Director Mark Booker...

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Martha Washington Tea Party at Brown House

Martha Washington Tea Party at Brown House

Martha Washington Tea Party guests, staff and volunteers gather on the lawn Saturday, April 25. The afternoon included tea, treats, colonial games and more. Courtesy photo By Christopher J. Raso Twenty-six guests enjoyed a tea party at the Welcome Center at Brown...

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Class leaders share advice for future Raiders

Class leaders share advice for future Raiders

The top two Wylie East students, Amanda Lu, valedictorian, and Wyatt Kelley, salutatorian, , look ahead to their next chapter as they prepare for graduation at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at CUTx Event Center in Allen. Allison LaBrot/The Wylie News Achievements from the...

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GISD approves raises, honors former trustee

GISD approves raises, honors former trustee

The Garland ISD Board of Trustees approved salary increases for district employees and recognized a longtime former trustee during its Tuesday, April 28 meeting. Trustees unanimously approved the 2026-27 salary schedules and compensation handbook, which includes pay...

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City Council races split; Place 4 heads to runoff

City Council races split; Place 4 heads to runoff

Voters in Sachse delivered a result in one City Council race and set up a runoff in another during the May 2 general election, according to unofficial returns. In the race for Councilmember Place 3, incumbent Frank Millsap won outright with 941 votes, or...

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Spring sweet spots

Spring sweet spots

Where to travel before Summer crowds hit By Carrie Dunlea May sits in a sweet spot on the travel calendar — that fleeting window when spring is still in full bloom, temperatures are comfortable across much of the country and summer crowds haven’t yet arrived in force....

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That whatchamacallit

That whatchamacallit

Columnist John Moore speaks Southern. He learned it in his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Photo John Moore Southern folks don’t need proper nouns. We have whatchamacallits and thingamajigs. My grandfather had the only blacksmith shop in Ashdown, Arkansas. That’s where...

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