Since its start in 2020, Wylie High School’s esports roster has skyrocketed in number, and the team’s ability to earn and defend multiple titles reflects the program’s focus on skill development. Merriam-Webster defines an esport as, “a multiplayer video game used as...
A rare and impressive large-scale model train from Wilbur Frey is currently on display at the Sachse Historical Society. Jeremy Hallock/The Sachse News Trains have long been tied to the history of Sachse. In 1886, the city’s founder, William Sachse, gave some of his...
After lengthy discussions on the topic in recent meetings, council finally authorized City Manager Gina Nash to execute an amended contract with Community Waste Disposal (CWD), the city’s solid waste and recycling provider, just before the current contract expires at...
In just a few weeks, Sachse youth will be able to cool down and make a splash at the splash pad at J.K. Sachse Park. In an update to council at the Monday, March 3 regular council meeting, City Manager Gina Nash talked about the splash pad which debuted last summer....
Take a trip back to the Roaring 20s for an evening of murder, mystery and mayhem at the Sachse Historical Society’s upcoming dinner theater fundraiser. “Murder and Lies in Sachse: A Roaring Twenties Trial of Twists and Treachery,” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday,...
Wylie ISD families and community members learned of the dangers of fentanyl, vaping and social media from a panel of experts last week at Burnett Junior High. The informative community event, “Fear, Dangers and Concerns: Fentanyl, Vaping and Social Media,” was hosted...
A.G. Ford, a New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards, visited Garland ISD students at four schools last week. The illustrator, a GISD graduate himself, said he enjoys paying it forward by speaking with students...
Three Texas House members from Collin County apparently survived Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to punish them for supporting his impeachment. Another has been forced into a GOP primary runoff with two Paxton-backed challengers. Paxton, who was acquitted by the...
It was a music-filled Saturday as Wylie ISD students and members of the Wylie Community Band performed at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. Now in its fourth year, the event hosted by the Wylie Community Band and Jazz Band, offered Wylie junior high...
