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...
Grease is still the word. The musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey debuted in 1971 in Chicago and opened on Broadway the following year. The massively successful film version arrived in 1978 starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John and has been etched in pop...
Texans are among the millions of stargazers preparing for two celestial events. On Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the...
Sachse Fire-Rescue personnel have been rehearsing skits, listening to music, dusting off a larger-than-life dog costume and practicing puppet shows highlighting Fire Prevention Week for elementary school kids. Commemorating the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 that killed...
Wylie Police responded to incidents at three WISD schools on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Cooper Junior High was put on “lockdown” at 1:57 p.m. when Wylie Police received a call from a teacher stating a student reported the possibility of a school shooting that afternoon. An...
Folks who aren’t from the South invariably aren’t familiar with grits. When they come for a visit, they often twist their eyebrows into a John Belushi-type look after they spot them on their breakfast plate. I have kinfolk who live somewhere up close to Canada....
Sakiah Logan (2) sets for a dig in Sachse’s 3-0 match win over the Wylie Lady Pirates on Sept. 26. Maddie Smith/C&S Media A nine-game win streak is on the line as Sachse continues its charge to the regular season finish line. After losing an early district meeting...
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,...
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...
