A light City Council agenda Monday night put the spotlight squarely on the Sachse Police Department’s annual year-end review, which showed fewer violent crimes despite an increase in overall calls for service. Police Chief Bryan Sylvester and Assistant Chief Steve...
With no meeting in July, Wylie ISD trustees took care of some required business and heard educational updates, including the current status of STAAR scores. Items on the Monday, Aug. 19, agenda included adopting a tax rate for maintenance and operations (M&O), as...
Students from the Adulting Well class at Wylie High help pack more than 80 food bags each week for WISD students in need through the backpack/B.I.G. Feed program. Courtesy Rebekah Rodgers Driven by the urgent need to address students’ weekend hunger, the B.I.G. Feed...
According to City Manager Gina Nash, the current public works building has failed. Courtesy photo Sachse City Council approved — although not unanimous — to move forward with a professional agreement with Ron Hobbs Architects to begin the design and project scope of a...
Sachse residents will see changes to their water and sewer rates the next five years, as the projected plan will increase water rates 7% and sewer rates 2% annually until 2029. Rebecca Schafer, principal consultant with NewGen Strategies, who works with the city to...
Sachse resident Chef Burak Ozcan features a range of Tex-Mex dishes and barbecue at his Wylie restaurant. Courtesy photo Ferah Smokehouse and Cantina, the latest culinary destination in Wylie, opened its doors in July, offering a distinctive blend of barbecue and...
The Wylie Championship Rodeo is set to return Sept. 6 – 7. Tickets for the rodeo, a rain-or-shine event, are available for purchase at the gate on the night of the event, or online in advance at WylieRodeo.com. The Wylie Championship Rodeo is set to return for its...
A hearing is scheduled Monday, Aug. 26, in Austin on a lawsuit temporarily blocking the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from releasing its A-F accountability ratings for public schools, a move that prolongs the ongoing legal battle over the state’s educational assessment...
If you keep up with the city’s budget process, including the setting of a tax rate, you probably have heard of a couple of tax rate terms. One is “no-new-revenue” and the other is “voter-approval”. In a bid to help the public better understand property tax...
