Bluegrass
Latest
Legislative session underway in Austin

Legislative session underway in Austin

Dallas and Collin County lawmakers have begun work in the 89th Texas Legislature with Rep. Angie Chen Button authoring several bills, Rep. Candy Noble visiting the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Rep. Jeff Leach meeting with multiple groups, individuals and constituents...

read more
Bluegrass
Garland police increase DWI patrol during Spring Break

Garland police increase DWI patrol during Spring Break

Garland police is increasing Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) patrols starting March 5 through March 22. The increased DWI patrols are for an Impaired Driver Mobilization (IDM) project. The project is funded through a TxDOT grant targeting DWI and Driving Under the...

read more
Subscribe Love
One year later: School nurses navigate pandemic

One year later: School nurses navigate pandemic

Kara Geller has experienced the COVID-19 pandemic firstĀ­hand, and she has seen how young people have reacted to the virus over the last year. Geller has been a nurse for 21 years and is in her 13th year with Wylie ISD. She is the campus nurse at Bush ElemenĀ­tary...

read more
GISD campuses ‘Not Rated’ by TEA

GISD campuses ‘Not Rated’ by TEA

Garland ISD board of trustĀ­ees recognized a Sachse stuĀ­dent and covered the district’s annual academic performance report during the Feb. 23 regĀ­ular meeting. Director of Research, AsĀ­sessment and Accountability Veronica Joyner gave a brief overview of the annual...

read more
CARES Act funds city improvements

CARES Act funds city improvements

Sachse city officials were able to put CARES Act money received from the federal govĀ­ernment to use – funding several projects and building upgrades. The CARES Act was a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump Mar. 27, 2020....

read more
EDC considers grant for 5 Loaves food truck

EDC considers grant for 5 Loaves food truck

The Sachse Economic DevelĀ­opment Corporation met Feb. 26 to discuss the possibility of a $10,000 grant to help Audrey Wallace of 5 Loaves Food Pantry buy a food truck to sell coffee. Wallace said she plans to take the food truck to special events in Sachse or...

read more
Subscribe Love