Hope for the Cities volunteers, from left, Eddie Caraway, left, Debra Robinson, Billie Albright and Charles Parham promote the Adopt-A-Lunch program for summer lunches at The Cross Church. Courtesy photo As the school year ends, so do school-provided breakfasts and...
A few residents addressed council during the public comment portion of the meeting to express concerns about increased traffic near The Station, particularly on Commons Parkway. “Please don’t wait until an accident happens to make a change,” one resident said, at the...
Unofficial election results are in with 100% of Collin and Dallas County precincts reporting for the May 4 general election. In a 2-way contest for Sachse City Council Place 1, incumbent Brett Franks won with 895 votes to defeat Atif Ahmed who received 366 votes. In a...
Back in the 60s, some American college kids protested the Vietnam War, but mostly, they conducted sit-ins. Few protests were violent. Other American college kids would have contests to see how many of them they could cram into a Volkswagen. Today, some college kids...
Six Sachse High School students were recognized last week by the Garland ISD board of trustees for advancing from state to national competitions. After participating in the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit in Round Rock in February, the students will compete for national...
Community members inside and outside the city limits of Wylie will gather next week to participate in special events supporting small local businesses. The Wylie Entrepreneur Expo is 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at Collin College – Wylie Campus. Hosted by the Wylie...
Residents from Collin and Dallas County cities with Spring general elections will head to the polls soon for contested races. Election Day is Saturday, May 4. In Sachse, Place 1 incumbent Mayor pro tem Brett Franks, who has served since 2012, has been challenged by...
Dallas College and Collin College have announced commencement ceremonies to celebrate the accomplishments of graduating students, which include a mother and daughter graduating on the same day. In Collin County, Collin College’s commencement ceremony is 7 p.m. Friday,...
As a child growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas, we had two main grocery stores. Shur-Way and Piggly Wiggly. Or as my dad called it, “Hoggly Woggly.” A trip to the store was like each TV commercial had come to life. Advertising agencies at the time were very good at what...
