Cox Elementary’s Kati Ozols was named the Elementary Teacher of the Year during the Wylie Way Awards Gala Friday, May 8, in Plano. Courtesy Wylie ISD Wylie ISD celebrated its employees Friday night during the 10th annual Wylie Way Awards Gala at the Plano Event...
Texas lawmakers returning Monday, July 21, to Austin may reconsider a failed bill from the last legislative session that would have helped local governments acquire emergency communications equipment. “It’s going to be something that will be looked at,” Gov. Greg...
By the Barnyard Gate students and teachers drop off donations Friday, July 11, at Fire Station No. 1 for flood relief in central Texas. Courtesy Scott Whitfield Sachse residents and local organizations collected emergency supplies last week to aid communities...
The Garland ISD Board of Trustees received a unanimous recommendation from its Proposition A Citizens Steering Committee to pursue a 12-cent hike to the district’s maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate. The recommendation, during a June 24 trustee workshop,...
Sachse’s Cameryn Fair won the District 9-6A title in the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.9 seconds. Photo by Oladipo Awowale / C&S Media By David Wolman [email protected] Sachse is home to some of the top teams in District 9-6A and the Mustangs showed during...
Ripley Dean stands front and center as Beetlejuice during a musical number in “Beetlejuice Jr.” The show will be performed at the newly-renovated Wylie Acting Group theater from July 18-20 and 25-27. Photo Courtesy of WAG After 10 years in its current location,...
McKinney National Airport is adding a commercial passenger terminal on the opposite side of the airport from the current McKinney Air Center. As work begins on a $72 million expansion of McKinney National Airport, an “ultra low-cost” airline based in Houston...
The use of cell phones and other personal communication devices by students during the school day is now prohibited at all Texas public and charter school students, grades K through 12. All Texas public and charter school students, grades K through 12, are now...
Amid stagnant state funding and growing financial strain, Garland ISD is projecting a $60 million deficit in its 2025–26 general fund budget. Trustees approved the proposed budget during their regular meeting Tuesday, June 24. District officials reported the general...
