Mayor Jeff Bickerstaff presented proclamations and certificates to the young Cox Elementary School artists, during the Monday, Nov. 17, City Council meeting. He was joined in presenting the awards by Angela Clark, assistant principal at Cox Elementary. Sachse...
There is still time to help a family in need have a Merry Christmas. Donations for this year’s Sachse Police Department Chaplaincy Service Toy Drive are being collected through Friday, Dec. 15. Gifts can be dropped off at the Sachse Police Department at 3815-D Sachse...
Christmas sweater wearing councilmembers recognized local marching bands, approved several purchases, a change of zoning request, design for a sewer expansion project and a raise for the city manager. At the regular council meeting on Monday, Dec. 4, Mayor Jeff...
A 40-year-old Wylie woman has been found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a young child, a first-degree felony. A Collin County jury convicted Stacey Lee Jurik on Thursday, Dec. 7, and then took three hours to sentence her to 32 years in prison with no option for...
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with over $100 million in debt in August, Trinity Regional Hospital Sachse has found a new owner in less than two years after opening. The largest national for-profit healthcare provider, HCA Healthcare, parent company of Medical...
Collin County’s chief law enforcement officer is seeking a third term behind the star. Sheriff Jim Skinner, first elected in November 2016, said he had filed as a Republican candidate in the March 5 primary. By Bob Wieland For more on this story see the December 7,...
On a cold night in January, a small army of volunteers will deploy across Collin County to determine how many neighbors do not have a place to live. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors annual Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory...
A nonprofit founded three years ago to provide socks for the homeless has quickly expanded to include planning a million-dollar facility. City Missions Founder and Executive Director Cherie Privett, a Wylie longtime resident and employee of New Hope Christian Church,...
A modern, more inclusive element has been added to the Sachse cemetery. The cemetery, which includes the grave of the city’s founder who died in 1899, now has its first columbarium, a concrete vessel with recessed niches designed to hold cremation urns. By Jeremy...
