Bluegrass
Latest
Council advances $17M public works center

Council advances $17M public works center

Schematic design of the city’s proposed service center.Courtesy Art The Sachse City Council on Monday advanced plans for a new public works service center, authorizing the next phase of a $17.1 million project expected to be completed by summer 2027. During its...

read more
Bluegrass
Delays, damage, disruption with McMillen Road project

Delays, damage, disruption with McMillen Road project

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...

read more
REAL ID deadline nears

REAL ID deadline nears

Beginning May 7, every air traveler 18 years or older will be required to present a REAL ID compliant license or another acceptable form of identification to fly within the U.S. or access certain federal facilities, according to the Department of Homeland Security...

read more
Sales tax holiday April 26-28

Sales tax holiday April 26-28

As severe weather season nears, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding residents that they can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies without paying sales tax during the state’s annual tax holiday, scheduled for April 26-28. The sales tax exemption begins...

read more
Zoning changes, budget amendments approved

Zoning changes, budget amendments approved

The Sachse City Council took several actions at its regular meeting, ranging from a zoning change approval to amendments in the city’s budget and capital plans. At the beginning of the Monday, April 21 meeting, council recognized the city’s Community Emergency...

read more
Subscribe Love
Mobile housing initiative helps veterans

Mobile housing initiative helps veterans

Bradley Tiegs, co-founder and executive director of the Undaunted Warhorse Initiative, along with a veteran client who received a donated trailer after his was destroyed in a fire.  Courtesy photo Bradley Tiegs spent years serving others—as a Marine, a teacher and a...

read more
Bluegrass on Ballard returns in May

Bluegrass on Ballard returns in May

Bluegrass on Ballard, the annual music and arts festival, is set to return to historic downtown Wylie on Saturday, May 31. This year’s event will feature a day of fun for the whole family, complete with live music, a classic car show, arts and crafts vendors, fair...

read more
Subscribe Love