Columnist John Moore grew up with a television set much like the 1969 RCA console pictured here, which was originally owned by movie star, Gene Autry, and now belongs to John’s friend, Scott Rice. Photo Scott Rice Maybe it was different when we only had three channels...
A groundbreaking ceremony for Kreymer Elementary, the newest Wylie ISD school scheduled to open at Brown Street and Springdale Way in 2025, was held on Monday, May 20. A few hours after a groundbreaking ceremony for Kreymer Elementary, the district’s newest school...
You would think that there’s only one way to fold towels. But, you’d be wrong. Growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas, my momma showed me how to fold them, as well as shirts, socks, underpants, and other personal sundries. I assumed that this skillset would carry me all the...
Steven Hammler, Jared Vanderburg, Adam Vaughn, Brian Goodrich, Bryce Crabtrey, Jacob Crabtrey, Cooper Reynolds, Jacob Brown and Jackson Davis show off one of the benches at Firefighters Park. Photo courtesy Wesley Vanderburg The playground at Firefighters Park got a...
Kenobi is one of the exotic cats rescued by In-Sync Exotics. Photo courtesy In-Sync Exotics. In-Sync Exotics, a renowned sanctuary for rescued exotic felines, is hosting its inaugural fundraising gala, “Whisker Wishes - Making Miracles Happen,” at 6 p.m. Saturday,...
Wylie East Class of 2024 valedictorian Isabella McCord and salutatorian Chelsea Ombadykow will address their fellow classmates at commencent exercises Saturday, May 25. Delivering speeches to the Wylie East High School graduating class this year are two close friends...
Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff announced Garland High School senior Margaret Bryant as the recipient of the 2024 City of Sachse Scholarship. Now in its 11th year, the annual scholarship awards $1,000 to a local senior and is funded by the city’s solid waste provider,...
America really is The Land of Opportunity. Even if there’s only one opportunity, and that opportunity is cutting the grass. Ashdown, Arkansas, was a pretty typical small American town in the 1960s and 1970s. Kids weren’t just handed things. If we wanted...
Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff started last week’s regular council meeting with a little extra mayoral help. Sitting next to him on the dais was Makayla Hoermann, a fourth grader from Whitt Elementary proclaimed as “Junior Mayor for the Day.” He even let her strike the gavel....
