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Council adds $7M to long-running Merritt Road project

Council adds $7M to long-running Merritt Road project

Sachse City Council, addressing rising costs of a long-running street improvement project, on Monday approved a budget amendment that projects a $7 million increase in the project. At issue is work known as the Merritt Road Project, which is being done in conjunction...

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Vets face PACT Act filings deadline

Vets face PACT Act filings deadline

Texas leads the nation in veterans filing disability claims associated with exposure to toxic substances, with 90,000 claims filed since the PACT Act was enacted in August of 2022. Public Affairs Officer Jim Halbrook said the Texas Veterans Commission has experienced...

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Volunteers keep food pantry community garden thriving

Volunteers keep food pantry community garden thriving

Hot Texas summers are not always ideal growing conditions for local gardeners but that hasn’t stopped volunteers from maintaining a community garden for patrons of Sachse’s local food pantry. Sachse Lions Club member Melanie Houston, a volunteer at the 5 Loaves Food...

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Police Department to host Citizen Police Academy

Police Department to host Citizen Police Academy

Sachse residents who want to learn more about the city’s police department will have a unique opportunity to participate in a police academy just for them. Th city is hosting its annual Citizen Police Academy beginning Tuesday, Aug. 15. To Login to read the full story...

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Mayoral luncheon highlights successes

Mayoral luncheon highlights successes

Roads, tax rates, events, new businesses and growth were on the menu at last week’s annual Mayoral Luncheon hosted by the Sachse Chamber of Commerce. City employees, chamber members and guests gathered at NorthPointe Church in Sachse for the Tuesday, July 11, luncheon...

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Lawmakers finally agree on property tax cuts

Lawmakers finally agree on property tax cuts

Texas voters will decide in November whether to accept an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. If the constitutional amendment for tax relief is approved, the cuts would take effect for the 2023 tax...

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Local Baker takes the cake

Local Baker takes the cake

Don Blazevich beams when he remembers the days of baking with his daughter Vanessa in a modest kitchen making single-layer cakes on Sundays. “We had a little TV set up and a little kitchen table back then — just trying to make it,” he said. By Jenice Johnson Williams...

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New book details early public schools

New book details early public schools

Collin County was so overrun with rats a century ago that rural schools held competitions to see how many rats a student had killed – by counting the tails brought to class. That’s according to Joy Gough, author of “Early Schools of Collin County, Texas, 1846-1960.”...

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Property tax relief clears Legislature

Property tax relief clears Legislature

The Texas House and Senate have completed work on an $18 billion compromise that could cut an estimated $1,300 from the average homeowner’s property tax bill. The proposal, which took two special lawmaking sessions to pass, will be put to voters as a constitutional...

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