Applications are now open for Collin County residents who wish to serve as commissioners on emergency Services District 1, created by voters in the Nov. 4 election. County Administrator Yoon Kim said at the Monday, Nov. 17, meeting of the Collin County Commissioners...
Nobody alive today saw the last total eclipse in Sachse. And nobody who sees this year’s April 8 eclipse will live to see the next in this location. The most recent total eclipse for the area occurred July 29, 1878, the week Texas Rangers killed outlaw Sam Bass during...
Book signings and library visits are just a few ways a Garland-raised entertainer connects with his audience when visiting his family and friends for the holidays. Now living in New Jersey, Gregory Allen is an award-winning author, actor, director and playwright who...
The extreme cold weather prediction for the Dallas/Fort Worth area has prompted the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to issue a weather watch for Jan. 15-17. The weather watch, according to ERCOT, is a 3–5-day advance notification of “forecasted...
Addressing poverty requires a variety of services and the needs can be overwhelming. But thankfully local food pantries work together to connect resources and help families. Karen Ellis, Executive Director of Amazing Grace Food Pantry, said the nonprofit was able to...
A Sachse resident has been sentenced to 30 years for shooting two Sachse police officers in 2022. Josiah Perez, 27, was found guilty by a Collin County jury of aggravated assault against a public servant, a first-degree felony, on Dec. 12, 2023. The next day, he was...
Pay online, don’t stand in line. That’s the message from Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector Kenneth Maun, who reminds property owners that 2023 taxes are due Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. More than 450,000 tax notices mailed last October already included rate reductions...
After months of hard work, Collin County FFA and 4-H students will step into the show ring at the 2024 Collin County Junior Livestock Show and Sale Saturday. Students will parade their pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry, rabbits and goats before judges starting Jan. 6 and...
A collision involving a Sachse Police officer and a truck sent the drivers of both vehicles to the hospital Wednesday morning. Sgt. Helen Taylor from the Wylie Police Department said it was a “T-bone type collision” at S. Ballard Avenue and S. State Highway 78. Police...
