The Sachse City Council on Monday advanced the proposed 2026-27 city budget one step closer to adoption by approving the maximum property tax rate for the coming fiscal year. Council members received a lengthy report on the budget process from finance director David...
City Manager says grand opening is possible by end of October Sachse’s new animal shelter is nearing completion and City Manager Gina Nash said the facility could open by the end of October. The development of a new animal shelter was included in the 2021...
Kaliq Lockett chose the Texas Longhorns over Alabama, Florida State, LSU and Texas A&M. The first time Sachse senior wide receiver Kaliq Lockett came to Austin to visit with the Texas Longhorns, he had zero stars and no college offers. Earlier this year Lockett...
Infrastructure repairs will play a large role in Sachse’s 2024-25 budget, as Assistant City Manager Lauren Rose said there are “infrastructure failures” across town. “We know … we have expensive infrastructure needs that really have not been addressed for one reason...
Lying on the deck behind the backseat and staring upward through the rear glass of a Buick gave a kid the perfect view of the sky and clouds. A cloud could look like a bear one moment, and a crocodile the next. Family road trips of the 1960s and 70s obviously did not...
Experts recommend that children aged 6 to 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night, while teenagers aged 13 to 18 need 8 to 10 hours. As summer winds down and the back-to-school season approaches, students and parents alike face the challenge of readjusting to a...
Columnist John Moore takes sopping seriously. Courtesy John Moore Southerner’s are big on sopping. We like to sop our biscuits in lots of things. There isn’t much that’s better than sopping a cathead biscuit in gravy. Especially if your mom made both. My mother worked...
Just a few hours away, Broken Bow, Oklahoma offers hiking, boating, fishing opportunities, along with plenty of rental cabins, making it a great option for a quick family trip. Courtesy Daniel Hubbard, Pixabay As summer draws to a close and the school year looms,...
Garland ISD’s Board of Trustees were provided an update on projects included in the district’s $1.28 billion bond during its July 23 meeting. Javier Fernandez, Garland ISD’s director of facilities, planning and construction, told the board designs for projects in...
