Trinity Thompson (21) looks for a open shot against Wylie Tuesday, Dec. 2. Photo by Elijah Kloepping, The Sachse News. Wylie used an unrelenting inside-outside offensive attack to roll past Sachse 76-39 Tuesday night in District 6-6A action. The Lady Pirates...
The first regular council meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 16 included updates on a few notable projects. In the works since 2017 and delayed by COVID, construction on the Merrit Road project is not expected to begin until 2025. Spanning a mile and a half from...
Favor Anyanwu (13) has continued to pile up awards after an incredible senior season on the volleyball court. She was most recently named First Team All-State on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s All-State teams. File Photo In late December, the...
The last day to file to run for Sachse City Council is Friday, Feb. 16, City Secretary Leah Granger said. Filing opened Wednesday, Jan. 17. Two places are open, Place 1 held by Brett Franks and Place 2 held by Michelle Howarth. The election will be held Saturday, May...
Gov. Greg Abbott kept a promise to Rep. Candy Noble by campaigning for her re-election to a fourth term in the Texas House. “She is a conservative warrior,” Abbott said in an appearance Saturday, Jan. 13, in Noble’s hometown of Lucas. “I need her back in Austin. By...
People who are passionate about eclipses are called umbraphiles, like the vain guy who Carly Simon said “flew his Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun” on July 10, 1972. But 12 million Texans won’t have to leave on a jet plane to see the next...
A new Texas law has brought steep punishments for students caught vaping on school campuses. Signed June 13 by Gov. Greg Abbott, House Bill 114 (HB 114) went into effect Sept. 1, weeks after the school year started. With punishment previously at a district’s...
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person who fatally shot two Wylie teenagers. Garland Police officers and firefighters responded at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, to a call in the 2300 block of West Buckingham Road “and found...
A tiny garden behind a church has become a little orchard that wants to be a big community garden. The First United Methodist Church of Sachse started small in 2018, turning some of its unused acreage behind the church into a small garden with four planter boxes. That...
