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When boy meets grill

When boy meets grill

Ever have one of those moments where something in your head says you need to do something, but you’re not sure why? Recently, a memory I have of my grandfather cooking on a charcoal grill sparked that little voice to give me a direct order. The instructions were to...

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Summer reading finale Saturday

Summer reading finale Saturday

When it comes to the Sachse Library Summer Reading Challenge, six-year-old Jeremiah Williams said he finds it both “good and scary.” I think I’m not gonna win,” he said. “He goes for the grand prizes,” said his mother, former library chairwoman Dasche Williams, as she...

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Police Department to host Citizen Police Academy

Police Department to host Citizen Police Academy

Sachse residents who want to learn more about the city’s police department will have a unique opportunity to participate in a police academy just for them. Th city is hosting its annual Citizen Police Academy beginning Tuesday, Aug. 15. To Login to read the full story...

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Pandemic coins successful business for Sachse couple

Pandemic coins successful business for Sachse couple

After the pandemic hit in 2020, Sachse residents James and Karen Bailey took $500 and three rolls of silver to start a lucrative business. Collecting coins, not only for enjoyment but for investment, is a passion the couple have shared since they first met while...

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New book details early public schools

New book details early public schools

Collin County was so overrun with rats a century ago that rural schools held competitions to see how many rats a student had killed – by counting the tails brought to class. That’s according to Joy Gough, author of “Early Schools of Collin County, Texas, 1846-1960.”...

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Local Baker takes the cake

Local Baker takes the cake

Don Blazevich beams when he remembers the days of baking with his daughter Vanessa in a modest kitchen making single-layer cakes on Sundays. “We had a little TV set up and a little kitchen table back then — just trying to make it,” he said. By Jenice Johnson Williams...

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Lawmakers finally agree on property tax cuts

Lawmakers finally agree on property tax cuts

Texas voters will decide in November whether to accept an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. If the constitutional amendment for tax relief is approved, the cuts would take effect for the 2023 tax...

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