Sachse residents are rallying behind their city in a friendly competition with neighboring Rowlett to benefit the North Texas Food Bank. The two cities are facing off in the “Peanut Butter Bowl” as part of the North Texas Food Bank’s annual Peanut Butter Drive, which...
Columnist John Moore still has and uses the radio that kept him, his cousin, and best friend company during the summer of the 1976 American Bicentennial celebrations. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Author’s note: This week’s column was...
Garland ISD students posted gains in four of five tested subjects on this spring's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams, according to results released by the Texas Education Agency. The exams measure student performance in Algebra I,...
Tim Legh-Page has won the runoff election for Sachse City Council Place 4, according to unofficial results from the Saturday, June 13 election. Legh-Page received 1,211 votes, or 53.63%, while Gurvinder Singh received 1,047 votes, or 46.37%, giving Legh-Page a...
Museums throughout Collin County are offering a unique way to celebrate America 250. The Collin County Museum Patch Quest features activities at nine participating locations through August or while supplies last. Each museum has a different limited-edition patch...
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...
The race for Sachse City Council Place 4 will be decided Saturday, June 13, as voters choose between Gurvinder Singh and Tim Legh-Page in a runoff election. The runoff was triggered after no candidate received a majority of votes in the May 2 general election. Singh...
Columnist John Moore's great grandfather, Thornton Parmer Moore, is pictured circa 1935 in his blacksmith shop. Like most of the era, he made just about everything he needed. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com As a kid, I often heard the...
Hope’s Gate Thrift Store is now open at 201 E. Butler St. in Wylie. The store carries clothes, accessories, home décor and much more. Allison LaBrot/The Sachse News Thrifters now have a place to shop closer to home. The newly opened Hope’s Gate Thrift Store offers a...
