A monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol in Austin provides the text of the Ten Commandments specified under SB 10. Courtesy Library of Congress All 17 members of a federal appeals court in New Orleans have heard arguments in two cases challenging laws requiring...
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...
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...
Lone Star Search and Rescue Director Terry Benjamin often asks the question, “If not us, then who?” Search and rescue is learned by failing, he says, not being successful. By Jeremy Hallock For more on this story see the November 30, 2023 print, or digital edition of...
Iranian airlines sanctioned by the U.S. continue to use at least 24 airports across Eurasia, most of which are in NATO and the European Union, 3rd District Congressman Keith Self said. “Our friends in NATO and the EU not only risk exposure to sanctions imposed by the...
