As part of Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Poiema Foundation is hosting a Training Summit on Jan. 17 designed to help participants better understand what human trafficking looks like, how vulnerability is created and how community members can be part of...
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Semeli Toilolo shares his family’s gratitude to those in attendance at a ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 15 at his new home. A crowd of community members filled the street to welcome home one of Lavon’s newest residents, the Toilolo family, Tuesday...
Anakin and his friends will be enjoying pumpkins at In-Sync’s Fall Festival Saturday, Nov. 2 Pumpkin Toss and Fall Festival from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Courtesy Dave Smith/In-Sync Exotics In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center is gearing up for its annual Fall...
In Collin County general election turnout was brisk with more than 16,000 ballots cast in the first four hours Monday. Collin County has 100,000 more voters registered for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election than the number registered four years ago, Collin County...
Collin County registered voters have until Friday, Oct. 25, to request a mail-in ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 5, general election ballot that includes candidates for federal, state and local offices. According to Collin County Elections, there were 717,135 voters...
Orson Welles’ legendary 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio drama is highlighted in an exhibit, The Magic and Mystery of Early 20th-century Entertainment, at the Brown House now through Nov. 7. The Brown House Visitor Center in Wylie is opening two exciting new exhibits,...
Frightfully fun times are ahead for those visiting the 18th annual Boo on Ballard event Thursday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. in downtown Wylie. Ballard Avenue will be full of local businesses and nonprofit organizations passing out free candy to “children of all ages.”...
Lindsey Speed, executive director of Traffick911, explains how young people become vulnerable to trafficking. Speakers at a townhall on border security have called for more government action and better coordination of resources to cut down on illegal immigration,...
Hope’s Gate, a Wylie-based nonprofit, hosted its 5th annual “Hope Under the Stars” event Saturday, Oct. 5, in Olde City Park in downtown Wylie. Approximately 130 guests gathered to support the nonprofit’s education initiative. Olde City Park in downtown Wylie became...
