Courtesy art, to visit the web site, click here. Texas families began applying last week for the new education savings account program that allows parents to direct public funds toward private schooling and other approved learning expenses. The Texas Education Freedom...
The regular council meeting on Monday, Feb. 5 included changes to rules for truck parking and authorization for contracts involving upcoming road projects. Council authorized City Manager Gina Nash to execute a professional services contract for the design of Sachse...
On a chilly Thursday night last week, four teams of volunteers gathered at The Cross Church event center to assist in a carefully coordinated effort to search for unhoused citizens in the area. And after hours of searching, the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) revealed less...
Border security, voting fraud and the national debt were among issues explored by candidates in a forum sponsored by Collin County Conservative Republicans. Candidates for nomination in eight races pitched their qualifications at the Jan. 25 event at Collin College in...
A few years ago, three brothers started a barbershop in a garage. Now they have a thriving business, Modern Blendz, and their third location opened in Sachse earlier this month. The brothers—Marc, Tito and Ariel Teran—went to barber college and worked for barbershops...
At the first Wylie ISD school board meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 22, Cox Elementary Principal Krista Wilson announced an upcoming memorial honoring sisters Daniela and Sofia Mendoza. The Cox students were among the eight people killed at the mass shooting in...
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease is stressful, and when combined with family and work responsibilities, it can affect everyone involved. In her work as an executive director for Lakeshore Assisted Living and Memory Care, Jenni Knutson has seen the...
Filing opened last week and continues through Friday, Feb. 16 for two places on Sachse City Council. Place 1, held by Brett Franks, and Place 2 held by Michelle Howarth. For more on this story see the January 25, 2024 print, or digital edition of The Sachse News....
The first regular council meeting of the year, Tuesday, Jan. 16, included multiple updates on projects happening within the city. Following some delays, the multimillion-dollar enhancement project for the city’s largest park began in summer 2023. The Heritage Park...
