Lisa Peebles, a Rowlett CERT volunteer, teaches the Medical Operations Unit Saturday, March 7, to Sachse CERT participants using Griffan Stegman as the mock victim. Allison LaBrot/The Sachse News Area residents looking to strengthen their ability to respond during...
A groundbreaking ceremony for Kreymer Elementary, the newest Wylie ISD school scheduled to open at Brown Street and Springdale Way in 2025, was held on Monday, May 20. A few hours after a groundbreaking ceremony for Kreymer Elementary, the district’s newest school...
Kenobi is one of the exotic cats rescued by In-Sync Exotics. Photo courtesy In-Sync Exotics. In-Sync Exotics, a renowned sanctuary for rescued exotic felines, is hosting its inaugural fundraising gala, “Whisker Wishes - Making Miracles Happen,” at 6 p.m. Saturday,...
Steven Hammler, Jared Vanderburg, Adam Vaughn, Brian Goodrich, Bryce Crabtrey, Jacob Crabtrey, Cooper Reynolds, Jacob Brown and Jackson Davis show off one of the benches at Firefighters Park. Photo courtesy Wesley Vanderburg The playground at Firefighters Park got a...
Incumbent Pam Little of Fairview faces Jamie Story Kohlmann of Dallas in a May 28 runoff for the State Board of Education District 12 seat in North Central Texas. Two conservative Republicans are in a Tuesday, May 28, runoff for State Board of Education (SBOE) seat in...
Wylie East Class of 2024 valedictorian Isabella McCord and salutatorian Chelsea Ombadykow will address their fellow classmates at commencent exercises Saturday, May 25. Delivering speeches to the Wylie East High School graduating class this year are two close friends...
Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff announced Garland High School senior Margaret Bryant as the recipient of the 2024 City of Sachse Scholarship. Now in its 11th year, the annual scholarship awards $1,000 to a local senior and is funded by the city’s solid waste provider,...
It’s budget season and city of Sachse department heads are celebrating last year’s achievements and revealing plans for future wants and needs in the fiscal years ahead. At the regular council meeting Monday, May 6, it was the fire department’s turn. Fire Chief Marty...
Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff started last week’s regular council meeting with a little extra mayoral help. Sitting next to him on the dais was Makayla Hoermann, a fourth grader from Whitt Elementary proclaimed as “Junior Mayor for the Day.” He even let her strike the gavel....
