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It was 75 years ago that Paul Stimson first published The Wylie News on March 19, 1948. However, the first copy in the News' archives still in exis...

March 22, 2023
6:26 PM

It was 75 years ago that Paul Stimson first published The Wylie News on March 19, 1948. However, the first copy in the News' archives still in existence is the second edition, dated March 26, 1948. Stimson's lead story in that edition was an announcement that prominent McKinney attorney, Roland Boyd, would speak at the Wylie Lions Club's regular meeting. His topic: optimism on Wylie's economic future due to the development of the Lavon Lake reservoir. The March 26 issue also included information about the organization of The Wylie Development Company on Feb.