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By 1964, a total of 466 students were enrolled in the district. As Abilene grew and annexed land from Wylie into its school district, Wylie residents voted to become an independent school district in 1968. [5] Butterfield School, located between the communities of Caps and View, consolidated with Wylie ISD in 1978. [7]
Wylie was named after J. J. Wylie, an early settler, who moved Taylor County in 1880. The first settlers farmed in the Wylie area beginning in 1881, but Wylie as a community did not develop until 1902, when John H. Vance arrived from Austin, Texas. Vance purchased several acres of land southwest of Abilene, and built the first general store ...
When a proposition to build a countywide hospital in Taylor County was voted down in 1921, Jenkins gathered a group of Abilene community members to help take on the dream of building a hospital. [4] A sprawling 6-acre (24,000 m 2) field on the outskirts of north Abilene was donated by Clifton M. Caldwell and his wife as a location for the ...
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Abilene Wylie (8-3) vs. No. 7 Argyle (9-2) at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in an area playoff game at Tarleton Memorial Stadium in Stephenville. REGION I-5A DII. BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFF.
WHS is one of three class 5A high schools within the city limits of Abilene, joining Abilene Independent School District schools Abilene High and Abilene Cooper. In 2008, Wylie High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School. [2] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [3]
Abilene State Supported Living Center, located in Abilene, is home to approximately 240 people with developmental disabilities. Among amenities are a nature area and a large park and playground area. The site that was to become Abilene State School was originally a State Epileptic Colony.