Bessie Rae Belcher was born Oct. 27, 1932, to Martin and Bessie Belcher in Dickinson, Texas. She was the oldest of three, with younger brothers Ed "Sunny" and Fred "Freddy" growing up together near the Dickinson Bayou. She graduated as Valedictorian of the Dickinson High School Class of 1950 and con
western
FORT WORTH, Texas (October 26, 2026) – Trail Drive Management Corp. (TDMC) and Ariat International, the leading performance Western, equestrian, and workwear brand, are proud to announce that Fort Worth’s world-class entertainment venue and home of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rod...
arts
FORT WORTH – Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has sold Sunair Products Inc.'s original headquarters in northeast Fort Worth, closing out a triple play for the global firm and opening the door for another company to more than double in size. Sunair has parted with a 22,030...
News
Neighborhood Sandwich Shop Opens October 27, Bringing Great Food and Good Vibes to Southgate Marketplace BURLESON, Texas – Potbelly, the iconic neighborhood sandwich shop, is continuing its growth across North Texas with a new shop opening Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Southgate Marketpla...
government
William A. (Budd) Smith a devoted husband, father, grandfather, educator, and man of deep faith, passed away on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at the age of 80. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Gambrell Street Baptist Church, 1616 W. Gambrell Street,...
government
One of the nation’s largest nonprofit human services and child welfare agencies is shutting down its Arlington location. Cayuga Centers, a nonprofit based in New York state, provided a layoff notice to the Texas Workforce Commission Oct. 5 for 18 staff members based at the locati...
arts
Jerry Adeline Fox was born on July 6, 1950, to W.H. Barnett and Betty Barnett. Jerry was a loving and caring woman who held a special place in her heart for her family, friends, and beloved pets. She cherished the time spent with those she loved and found joy in the simple moment...
schools
Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board of managers approved nearly $3.3 million in spending in October, with the largest expense tied to districtwide copier and printing services. The largest item was nearly $1.4 million in annual spending authority for a five-year agreement with...
arts
When it comes to Halloween, there are few things that conjure the spirit of the season quite like witches. While many fictional witches have cast their spell, it is rare to reach the acclaim the Weird Sisters from William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” have. Their magic has been interwo...
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Fort Worth-based Range Resources Corp. is being acquired in a $13 billion all-stock deal by EQT Corp., an energy company with operations focused on the Appalachian Basin. The merger creates what EQT said in a news release is “America’s largest and only vertically integrated natu...
arts
Transform 1012 N. Main Street — a Fort Worth nonprofit coalition that aims to convert a former Northside Ku Klux Klan headquarters into a cultural hub — continues to move toward construction, the organization said. The nonprofit, which was established by eight local entities, pre...
safety
The highest appeals court in Texas has agreed to review the case of a woman convicted of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting last year. Carolyn Rodriguez was arrested after cursing during the public comment portion of the meeting in January 2025. Part of her a...
arts
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron Godsey attended his first Christmas party organized by the nonprofit Holidays & Heroes with his wife and six children in 2023. “It was honestly beyond my expectations for what I expected to see,” he said. The holidays often mean cookies and fest...
