An aerial view shows Sachse's Fifth Street/Old Town District, where city officials are pursuing a long-term redevelopment effort aimed at creating a walkable mixed-use destination for residents and visitors. Courtesy photo City of Sachse Nearly 25 years after city...
Christmas sweater wearing councilmembers recognized local marching bands, approved several purchases, a change of zoning request, design for a sewer expansion project and a raise for the city manager. At the regular council meeting on Monday, Dec. 4, Mayor Jeff...
A 40-year-old Wylie woman has been found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child, a first-degree felony. A Collin County jury convicted Stacey Lee Jurik on Thursday, Dec. 7, and then took three hours to sentence her to 32 years in prison with no option for...
As a young kid, I thought that every family did exactly the same things ours did. That included what and how we did Christmas. Turned out, there were two ways to approach collecting your loot. That is to say, seeing what Santa brought. One, which was more traditional,...
The Sachse Mustangs will be opening district play with a winning record, after taking three of their four games last week. The Mustangs (7-5) opened the week with a win over Frisco Emerson, before taking third in the 60th Annual Knights of Columbus Bob Stras Memorial...
Collin County’s chief law enforcement officer is seeking a third term behind the star. Sheriff Jim Skinner, first elected in November 2016, said he had filed as a Republican candidate in the March 5 primary. By Bob Wieland For more on this story see the December 7,...
A modern, more inclusive element has been added to the Sachse cemetery. The cemetery, which includes the grave of the city’s founder who died in 1899, now has its first columbarium, a concrete vessel with recessed niches designed to hold cremation urns. By Jeremy...
When you first learn to drive, there are a few things that are, shall we say, intimidating. For me, there was parallel parking and changing lanes at high speeds. Both of which were challenging in a 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited, which was one of Detroit’s longer...
On a cold night in January, a small army of volunteers will deploy across Collin County to determine how many neighbors do not have a place to live. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors annual Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory...
