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Argyle resident aiming for another Olympic gold medal
Argyle residents will be able to watch one of their neighbors compete when they tune in to the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, beginning this weekend. Vincent Hancock, 35, won gold in Men’s Skeet in the 2008, 2012 and 2020 Olympic Games, and he’s in Paris to try to join an elite group of Olympic athletes, including Michael Phelps and Carl Lewis. If he wins gold in Paris, Hancock will become the sixth athlete ever to win four Olympic gold medals in the same individual event, according to Team USA. Hancock has also won four world titles and 16 World Cup medals.
Sutton, Nelson appointed to Azle beautification committee
AZLE — Four months after it was codified by ordinance, Azle’s beautification committee has its first two members. Shadi Sutton and Tiffany Nelson were appointed to Place 1 and Place 3 by the Azle City Council during a July 16 meeting. Sutton is a lifelong Azle resident. Always...
Wanted felon on the run in Johnson County
ALVARADO, Texas - Police in Johnson County are looking for a wanted felon who ran from traffic stop on Tuesday night. Alvarado Police pulled over a car shortly after 8 p.m. Jeremy Coker, 30, fought and assaulted the officer who pulled them over. 41-year-old Peggy Rotenberry, a wanted felon, was...
Fort Worth ISD board votes down five-year strategic plan. What comes next?
Near the end of Fort Worth ISD’s July 23 board meeting, board President Camille Rodriguez said she did not know the next steps for the district. The comment followed a 5-2 vote against a strategic plan that aims to bolster academic performance across Fort Worth ISD for the next five years. Trustee Quinton Phillips and Rodriguez voted to approve the plan; trustees Michael Ryan, Roxanne Martinez, Tobi Jackson, Anael Luebanos and Wallace Bridges voted against it.
A new concert series in North Texas aims to support live music and independent venues
A local law firm and an event production company are launching a concert series. Shane Mullen and Joe Morrison, two attorneys at Mullen & Mullen Law Firm, are leading a new project with Spune Productions called the Mullen & Mullen Music Project. Spune Productions is a family-owned production company, which is responsible for booking concerts at select venues across North Texas. Based on their mutual love for local music, the law firm and Spune created the project to support local acts and venues strained by the pandemic.
'Twisters' Movie Soundtrack Features Major North Texas Musicians
To make up for its Oklahoma setting and loss of Fort Worth native Bill Paxton, the folks who brought us the new Twisters movie made sure it was jam-packed with Texas music talent. In addition to its new Texas star, Austin native Glen Powell, the film's soundtrack boasts a number of modern Texas music legends, including some Dallas-Fort Worth locals.
Chris Brown sued for $50M for assaulting 4 concertgoers at show in Fort Worth
Chris Brown is being sued for $50 million for allegedly assaulting four concertgoers. The lawsuit names Brown, several of his entourage, and tour promoter Live Nation as defendants in the filing, alleging the “brutal, violent assault,” of the concertgoers. According to court papers obtained by PEOPLE, the incident...
TCU celebrating history at the 2024 Paris Olympics
HAILEY VAN LITH – USA Women’s 3x3 Basketball. Van Lith joined TCU basketball in the spring of 2024. Van Lith is the only active collegian who was selected to a USA Basketball Men's or Women's National Team in a 5-on-5 or 3x3 competition. "Getting to compete for my...
Fort Worth man says 'game changing' executive immigration action will impact his life
FORT WORTH — Juan Carlos Cerda's first memories are of spending time with his parents at a park in Atlanta, Georgia. He's lived in Texas since 2000. Here he's gotten married, started a career, and bought a home in Fort Worth. "I am a Texan, for all intents and purposes," Cerda said. "I just don't have that permanent legal status that says I can stay here."When Cerda was 3 years old, his parents left Mexico and moved their family to the United States. Now 31, he calls this country the only one he's ever known as home. But because he...
GE Aerospace looking to expand engine repair center near DFW International Airport
DALLAS — this story and more North Texas business news from our content partners at the Dallas Business Journal. The maintenance arm of General Electric Aerospace wants to expand and upgrade its operations near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport — and wants to do so with a tax abatement from the City of Fort Worth.
Author Stephanie M Seaton’s new Book Release ‘Innocence Taken’
TYLER, Texas (KETK)- Author Stephanie M Seaton along with Larhonda Hamilton stopped by East Texas Live on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming book release. The book release is set for August 3rd at The Dock Book Shop in Fort Worth from 6-9pm. For more information click here.
North Texas inflation higher than nation’s. Experts say that shows economic strength
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex recently ranked first in the nation for metrics analyzing inflation rate trends. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and a study from WalletHub showed North Texas’ increased costs. However, experts described high inflation as a double-edged sword that heavily impacts consumers but also speaks to the area’s business growth.
Fort Worth’s Hill elected to board at Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
James Hill, a board member of the Tarrant Regional Water District and director of the Center for Real Estate at TCU’s Neeley School of Business, has been elected to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors. He will serve the remaining portion of an unexpired term ending...
Social Media Webpage Tracks Dallas-Fort Worth Car Thefts
(TNS) — Johncarlos Moreno was running late for a showing of “Twisters” with his girlfriend. Though the new film was set for wide release in mid-July, they got to see it just under a month before its release. He normally parks his blue 2023 Chevrolet Camaro at...
Nonprofits to vacate Fort Worth Community Arts Center with building’s future uncertain
After prolonged uncertainty about the future of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, located at 1300 Gendy St. in the Cultural District, one development is certain. Arts Fort Worth, the nonprofit that supports the arts and artists in the city, will no longer manage the city-owned building after 22 years. The organization plans to suspend its programming by Aug. 1, and the building’s galleries will close their doors to the public by Jan. 1, 2025.
TCU Makes 2025 Five-Star Jazzy Davidson’s Final Cutdown List
Jazzy Davidson, a five-star recruit in the Class of 2025, has narrowed her final list to six schools: TCU, USC, UCLA, Duke, Connecticut, and Texas, per Dushawn London. ESPN ranks the 6-foot-1 point guard as the No. 3 overall prospect in her class and the second-best point guard. Davidson told...
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