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Historic hotel haunts

Historic hotel haunts

Excelsior House Hotel in Jefferson, Texas, Courtesy Excelsior Hotel Do you have a penchant for the peculiar and perhaps haunted happenings? If so, plan a special trip this fall and visit some spooky hotels in Texas towns to get you in the Halloween spirit. Let’s...

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Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Cook Comfort Food Once, Enjoy it Twice

Cook once, eat twice. It’s a kitchen practice as simple as it sounds. Cook a base dish that can be enjoyed today and used for an entirely different meal tomorrow. For example, bake some fish for tonight’s dinner, and enjoy fish tacos for tomorrow’s lunch. With so many...

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Chaparral Rail Trail

Chaparral Rail Trail

A Hidden North Texas Gem Today, the world is much dif­ferent than what we had become accustomed to in our day-to-day life. The hustle and bustle of daily life came to halt because of a bug named COVID-19. The abrupt change and forced seclusion have brought us back to...

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Bloom of the century

Bloom of the century

Wylie gardener’s cactus captures attention While a century is a long time, it’s not always accurate when it comes to the infa­mous Agave Americana, also known as the century plant. In less than 10 years, Candy Watson’s century plant, located in a berm 150 ft from the...

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Library open with limited hours, services

Library open with limited hours, services

The hours won’t be as long, and not all parts of the library will be available, but we are still ex­cited to be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We’re working hard to comply with the 25% ca­pacity mandate by Governor Abbott, so we’re asking that our...

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‘The Show Must Go On’

‘The Show Must Go On’

GSM announces 2020 season, new audition process In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, area theaters, along with theaters all over the world, are being forced to postpone or cancel auditions, rehearsals and productions. Because “The Show Must Go On,” the Garland Summer...

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Dallas County reports five COVID-19 related deaths

Dallas County reports five COVID-19 related deaths

Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 5 deaths and 112 new cases of COVID-19 today, April 29, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 3,352 with 99 total deaths to date*. The reported deaths are a Dallas man and a Dallas woman, both in their...

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Business converts to making masks

Business converts to making masks

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about many changes in everyday life, and in the case of JOLT Printing and Embroidery of Wylie caused a complete switch in business. About two weeks ago, JOLT converted its operation from making printed and...

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