Columnist John Moore spent most Saturday nights of his childhood watching the adults play cards and drink lots of coffee. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com In 868 A.D., according to Chinese historical records, a princess was said to have...
Take a trip back to the Roaring 20s for an evening of murder, mystery and mayhem at the Sachse Historical Society’s upcoming dinner theater fundraiser. “Murder and Lies in Sachse: A Roaring Twenties Trial of Twists and Treachery,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday,...
Wylie ISD families and community members learned of the dangers of fentanyl, vaping and social media from a panel of experts last week at Burnett Junior High. The informative community event, “Fear, Dangers and Concerns: Fentanyl, Vaping and Social Media,” was hosted...
A.G. Ford, a New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards, visited Garland ISD students at four schools last week. The illustrator, a GISD graduate himself, said he enjoys paying it forward by speaking with students...
It was a music-filled Saturday as Wylie ISD students and members of the Wylie Community Band performed at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. Now in its fourth year, the event hosted by the Wylie Community Band and Jazz Band, offered Wylie junior high...
The Sachse Historical Society’s Sunday, March 3 annual meeting was also a celebration of the organization’s 35th year with notable presentations. Sean Sachse, a fifth generation descendent of the city’s founder, J.K. Sachse, offered the public a view of selections...
Men have man caves because they want the room they had as a kid back. They also spend the rest of their days trying to find the recipes of their favorite childhood dishes. The ones like their mom used to make. By John Moore For more on this story see the March 7, 2024...
With two trustee positions, Robert Selders Jr., Place 6, and Wesley Johnson, Place 7, running unopposed for the May 2024 Garland ISD Board of Trustees, the General Election was cancelled at the Tuesday, Feb. 27, regular meeting. Also at the meeting, a teacher and...
In the Republican Primary, unofficial early voting results as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 show incumbents taking leads. For State House District 12, incumbent Angie Chen Button, who has represented the district since 2009, has 5,117 votes, or 73%. Her opponent, Chad...
