Drone shot of the McMillen Road expansion site. Courtesy City of Wylie The long-anticipated McMillen Road expansion — a $21 million infrastructure project meant to connect the cities of Wylie and Murphy with a safer, wider route — has been in limbo following a federal...
Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 30 deaths and 450 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 for May 18-21. The county has reported 4,017 total deaths to date. The total confirmed cases are 259,980. The county is also reporting a total of 42,388 probable...
The Texas Department of State Health Services updated COVID-19 information for May 17 through 19. All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website. State officials listed one death and 136 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Collin County, for...
Collin College has announced Fall 2021 semester plans that address classroom social distancing, vaccinations, enhanced campus cleaning, campus services, COVID-19 reporting, and more. The college worked with the Academic Year (AY) 2021-22 Restart Task Force, which...
Allie Spillyards didn’t appear at the Wylie ISD board meeting on April 19 when attendees heard her discuss the benefits of the district’s Birmingham Scholars program. But when she spoke in a video played during the meeting, many attendees may have recognized her...
The Parks and Recreation Board discussed J.K. Sachse Park and The Red, White & Blue Blast during the May 13 regular meeting. The Red, White & Blue Blast will be from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 3 at Heritage Park. Recreation Manager Cynthia Wiseman gave an update...
Collin College and First Christian Church in Rowlett partnered with Ariel Pointe Senior Living Facility in Sachse to brighten the day of some of its residents. The three organizations teamed up to offer a stuffed animal adoption Friday, May 14 to Ariel Pointe’s...
Roads were the major topic of discussion during the May 17 regular city council meeting. Several residents spoke about road conditions in Sachse and Director of Public Works Corey Nesbit gave a brief update on the Merritt Road project. Resident Butch Kemper spoke...
Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on May 18 prohibiting governmental entities in Texas – including counties, cities, school districts, public health authorities or government offices – from mandating mask wearing. Beginning May 21, local governments or...
