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Pumpkin Prowl, Fallfest Oct. 21

Pumpkin Prowl, Fallfest Oct. 21

Fall is finally here and that means cooler weather, shrinking daylight, orange and yellow leaves, Halloween costumes, scary movies and pumpkins. Pumpkin Prowl, the annual event hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department, will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21,...

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Manufacturing Day tours offer unique opportunity

Manufacturing Day tours offer unique opportunity

Across the country, Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) is on the first Friday of October. But in Wylie, the annual event that inspires the next generation to make their careers in manufacturing will last a month. A partnership between the Wylie Economic Development...

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Council makes appointments in special meeting

Council makes appointments in special meeting

Council had a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. to consider appointments to the city’s boards and commissions. All board and commission appointees for the city serve two-year terms that expire in October. Animal Shelter Board reappointments are Jim Mathis...

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Pay phones, rotary phones: pieces of the past

Pay phones, rotary phones: pieces of the past

The Jetsons got a lot right. Flying cars are now a reality. Zoom meetings. Robot vacuum cleaners. And video phones. One thing that was absent from that cartoon show was something that’s been around for well over 100 years. Something we still use today, and I think...

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New mural honors city’s past, future

New mural honors city’s past, future

Sachse’s new mural cannot be missed. It is colorful, bright and 150 feet wide. Located on the side of Chase Oaks Church Woodbridge Campus at 2709 3rd Street in Sachse, the new mural was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 20. By Jeremy Hallock To...

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Historical haunts planned for Sachse, Wylie

Historical haunts planned for Sachse, Wylie

In just a few weeks, area residents can learn some ghostly local history. In collaboration with the Sachse Historical Society and the Sachse Cemetery Board, a Celebration of Souls is planned that includes arts and crafts for children, education about Dia de los...

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