Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. Bluegrass music returns to Olde City Park this month for a beloved Wylie...
Garland ISD board members voted to approve a temporary mask requirement for all students and staff at the Aug. 24 board meeting. The mask requirement went into effect Sept. 1 and lasts until Oct. 26, or until further guidance is provided on Gov. Greg Abbott’s...
Sachse voters will be asked to cast their ballot on four bond proposals and eight amendments to the Texas Constitution in an election called for Nov. 2 by city council. The four proposals, listed as Proposition A through D, total roughly $55 million to fund various...
Sachse officials know the value of preparedness training even in a city that boasts a low crime rate. The Sachse Police Department will offer a Citizen Emergency Preparedness class to teach residents what to do and what to expect from law enforcement during an...
Sachse city council met to set the bond election and budget public hearing during the Aug. 16 regular meeting. Council accepted the proposed budget and tax rate and set a public hearing for the budget for Sept. 7. Because the proposed tax rate is under the No New...
A difference of nearly $20 million in bond proposals prompted a workshop meeting between city council and city management. Sachse City Council further discussed the bond committee’s recommendation before the Aug. 2 regular meeting. The bond committee, which was...
Woodbridge Golf Club, the crown jewel of the community built by the Herzog Development Corporation in 1999, is now under new ownership. Larry Galloway, founder of Advance Golf Partners, along with a team of investors, purchased the club this past spring. Galloway...
Sachse City Council discussed the Economic Development Corporation’s goals and objectives, received an update from the CWD and discussed the community center during the Aug. 2 regular meeting. Residents will soon see an increase to $16.79 on the CWD residential trash...
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued an emergency order requiring masks in the county in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order signed in May banning governmental bodies from requiring masks. The order comes one day after a judge ruled that Abbott’s...
