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Carroll ISD budget up 11% in FY 2024-25; recapture drives increase
Carroll ISD general fund and debt service fund budgets will most likely require minor amendments after the certified values are received and tax rates are adopted. (Courtesy Pexels) The Carroll ISD board of trustees unanimously approved the fiscal year 2024-25 budget at its June 24 regular meeting, with the new...
Ground-based mosquitoes spraying to occur July 5 & 6 in Zones 3 & 5
The city of Burleson was notified that mosquitoes in Zones 3 and 5 tested positive for West Nile Virus. In response, the city will be conducting truck-based spraying for two nights this weekend. Weather permitting, spraying will occur sometime between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6.
‘I can do it.’ Tarrant County program builds girls’ confidence in STEM
Valeria Venegas wants to be a pediatrician. She faces an obstacle: the gender divide in the STEM workforce. Men make up 65% of the industry, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. However, Valeria, an incoming junior at Fort Worth ISD’s Paschal High School, said she has...
Fort Worth celebrates Fourth at Panther Island Pavilion
Fort Worth's Fourth at Panther Island is the "biggest fireworks show and Independence Day celebration in DFW." Fort Worth's Fourth takes place annually at Panther Island Pavilion, just outside downtown Fort Worth. With soaring temperatures across the metroplex, it's important to stay hydrated. MedStar said they're prepared for the extreme heat and will have multiple crews on-site to provide care if needed. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the annual Independence Day event and brave the Texas heat. Fourth of July fashion includes red, white and blue everything. Live music performances are scheduled throughout the night at Panther Island Pavilion. Activities such as face painting, water slides, a zip line and various inflatables fill the afternoon ahead of the highly anticipated fireworks show. Even the cutest spectators have their seats prepared to watch the fireworks. The fireworks show is expected to begin around 9:30 p.m. and lasts about 30 minutes.
Fort Worth couple riding out Hurricane Beryl at Mexican resort
Just a few days after arriving at one of their favorite summer destinations, Stae and Wallace Hall of Fort Worth are already feeling the effects of Beryl. “The wind is picking up just a little,” said Stae. “They are starting to remove some of the light posts, they're starting to take some of the cabanas down off of the beaches.”
Pac-12 triple jump champ Sir Jonathan Sims follows coach to Tarleton State
Sophomore jumper Sir Jonathan Sims won the triple jump championship at the final Pac-12 Track and Field Championships less than two months ago. He may win another conference title, but it won’t be for the Arizona Wildcats. Tarleton State announced that Sims had transferred to the Texans on Thursday. It came less than two weeks after former Arizona assistant coach Bobby Carter was announced as the new head coach of the Tarleton State Track and Field and Cross Country teams. Carter had been at Arizona for three years, where he coached the horizontal jumps and multis. View this post on...
Como neighborhood caps off triumphant Independence Day celebrations with Lake Como Day Parade
One of Fort Worth’s longest-running Fourth of July traditions returned Thursday as the 74th annual Lake Como Day Parade brought huge crowds and city leaders to the west Fort Worth neighborhood. Thursday morning, the sidewalks on Horne Street were packed with people taking in the event. A tradition since...
Heart failure at 24? How a Fort Worth hospital saved a supposed picture of health
FORT WORTH, Texas — Hayden Grant thought he was the picture of health. His heart was telling him otherwise. And doctors in Fort Worth rushed to get a clearer picture why a 24-year-old fitness instructor was suddenly hours away from death. "I knew this was life and death," Hayden...
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Theme Reveal
Even as the doldrums of summer set in, the promise of future activities can inspire excitement about the months to come. That’s why on the end of North Texas spring gatherings, 2024 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Cheryl Joyner‘s announcement of the legendary ball’s 2024 theme helped cool the summer heatwave.
Two men shot after fight at apartment complex, Dallas police say
DALLAS — Dallas police responded to a shooting and home invasion in the Old East Dallas area Thursday. DPD says the shooting happened at an apartment in the 1400 block of Carroll Avenue. Two men entered another man's apartment without permission, police say. According to DPD, one of the...
Woman in Critical Condition After High-Speed Chase and Shooting in Dallas
A dramatic chase unfolded on Wednesday morning, starting in Cedar Hill and ending in Dallas. The chase began when Katie Jones, a 60-year-old Dallas resident, leaned out of a moving vehicle to fire shots at Cedar Hill and Duncanville PD while attempting to escape. Multiple Robberies Linked to the Suspect.
The Military Launched Chaff Over DFW Metroplex and it Was Picked Up on Radar
There have always been conspiracy theories of the military doing stuff over the skies of Texas. It's not that I don't believe the military is conducting various drills or missions over us, it's that I don't believe there is something nefarious going on because there's a weird cloud in the sky after a plane flies overhead. A few months ago, a weird "rain cloud" was captured on radar over the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex but it wasn't raining. So what was it?
Lost Poet Lounge presents Soul Bloom, a multifaceted poetic soiree experience
People gathered over a shared fondness for poetry at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center and attendees listened attentively to those sharing their work with the room. The strumming of a guitar can be heard while poetry is read, and both claps and snaps follow each poetry reading at the Lost Poet Lounge’s Soul Bloom, an event hosted last Thursday by the Greater Denton Arts Council.
Denton Enterprise Airport initiates reworking of master plan with public information workshop
Denton Enterprise Airport held its first public information workshop on Wednesday, June 26 to launch the decennial re-working of its master plan. The workshop was held at the airport’s main terminal at 5000 Airport Road and was an open house format, allowing community members to come and go as they please.
Argyle Community Bolstered by Active Shooter Readiness Drills and CRASE Training Opportunities
Residents of Argyle have a reason to feel a tad more secure this week following a series of joint active shooter exercises conducted by local public safety agencies. The Town of Argyle, alongside Denton County Emergency Services District #1 and Argyle ISD Police Department, collaborated to enhance their collective readiness in the face of potential threats.
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