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Barbara Jean Bolin McHenry was born Sept. 21, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with her twin sister Beverly, to Francis and Agnes Bolin. Barbara graduated from Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, in 1960. She worked as a nursing assistant until, at the age of 19, s...
Barbara Fern Morris Oujesky passed away Sept. 2, 2026. Barbara was born Sept. 5, 1937 in Anson, TX to Floyd & Almeta Morris. She graduated from Northside High School in 1955 and married Clem Oujesky Jr. that year. Barbara was a wife of 71 years, mother of 4 (Mark, Myra, Morris an...
Steven Craig Jackson was born on Wednesday, July 13, 1955 in Los Angeles California. He passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth. His father, K. C. Jackson, mother Thelma Linda Ginn Jackson, and sister Kathy J. Jackson Culp preceded him in death. Steve...
A $20 million gift from Anuradha and Vikas Sinha will accelerate the University of North Texas’ work in artificial intelligence and advanced analytics while creating new opportunities for students and faculty. In recognition of the gift, UNT will name the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha...
This month was Joseph Hughes’ first time running a booth at Funkytown Mindful Market. A garden manager for Ridglea Giving Garden, Hughes was selling honey and an assortment of pickled vegetables. But the east Fort Worth native is no stranger to the market. As a past customer and ...
Ercilia Galloway remembers her husband, Drew, making her dream date a reality when he took her to watch a movie under the stars at Coyote Drive-In for the first time. They laid in the bed of a pickup truck, giggled with each other and had a really fun time watching the film, she ...
Haltom City – Anna Sue Johnson, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and friend went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 31st, 2026 at the age of 89. Visitation: 6-8 pm Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 at Mount Olivet in the Sandburg Suite. Funeral Servic...
Mary Vinson, a beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother passed away peacefully with her family by her side Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, at the age of 73. Born Sept. 27, 1952, to John and Patricia Ward in Dallas, Mary spent her earthly formative years in Texas and Ohio. As a teen, she a...
At Cristo Rey Fort Worth's Draft Day, students discovered where they will work, learn and begin testing their ambitions during the 2026–27 school year. Inside Casa Mañana Theatre, Angel Arvizu was doing the quiet math of waiting. One healthcare organization after another had alre...
Texas has made its homestead exemption increasingly valuable for homeowners, including raising the mandatory school exemption to $140,000 last year. But new research suggests tens of thousands of Dallas County properties may be missing out on the tax break entirely. The Child Pov...
Michael Lee Austin, 70, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Visitation: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: To follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mike was born...
Anna Marie (Dalton) Walker, 87, of Saginaw, TX, formerly of Big Spring, TX, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 in our Memorial Suite D, Greenwood Funeral Home, 3344 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth. Graveside service ...
David Anzaldua, 70, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. David was born in Sweetwater, TX, to Amado and Petra Anzaldua and was raised in and around Roscoe, TX. Growing up, he worked on a pig farm and in the cotton fields and cotton gins. In school, David was an accomplished ath...
John Calvin Whitmire, 75, passed away quietly on Sept. 1, 2026, in the presence of his son Jason. John was born on Feb. 3, 1951, in Weatherford, TX to Vernon and Johnny Whitmire. John graduated from Aledo High School in 1969 with many football and basketball awards. He leaves beh...
After 81 years, Mary Elizabeth Dumke closed her eyes for the final time on Aug. 12, 2026, in the comfort of her own home. Mary was born June 13, 1945, in Fort Worth, to Vern L. Smith and Mary E. Minor. She met her future husband, William ‘Bill’ A. Dumke, while still in high schoo...
TGIF! As the new Fort Worth Report reporting fellow this season, I have the honor of picking up where my predecessor left off this Labor Day Weekend. Before going to school at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Arlington is where I’ve lived my whole life and is very close t...
Frustration boiled over during Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Peter Licata’s listening session at Arlington Heights High School. More than 180 people packed the cafeteria — nearly double the attendance of three previous meetings combined. Parents shouted at the superintendent, dem...
The first day of school came with a surprise for three Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Bryson Elementary students. Nearly everyone seemed to know what was coming, except them. When Winry, Sya and Njekwa Sibanyama walked into the gym for their physical education class, their dad was wa...
Milestone honors five decades of growth, innovation and generations of trusted care ARLINGTON – Medical City Arlington is celebrating 50 years of caring for patients from its South Arlington campus, marking a milestone in a history of service to the Greater Arlington community. O...
Classes are canceled today for students at Grand Prairie High School and the Fine Arts Academy because of a water line leak outside the high school. Water could be seen running down the sidewalk as a result of the leak. The district said the main water lines will have to be shut ...
I thought it was the 1970s political humorist Art Buchwald who first suggested that Wile E. Coyote sue the Acme Corporation for their defective products. Am I wrong about that? Anyway, Ian Frazier wrote a humorous essay along that line for the New Yorker back in 1990, and now it’...
Historic Fort Worth, Inc. invites the community to experience the 23rd Annual Preservation Is the Art of the City, a three-day art show and sale featuring exceptional artwork by talented Fort Worth-area artists. The event will be held Thu-Sat, Sep 3-5, at the Amon Carter Center a...
Some students graduating from high school need extra support as they transition into adulthood and the workforce. In Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, the 18+ Pathways Program is helping special education students build the skills they need for what comes next. The program, based at...
Some students graduating from high school need extra support as they transition into adulthood and the workforce. In Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, the 18+ Pathways Program is helping special education students build the skills they need for what comes next. The program, based at...
Victory+ has been dissolved by its parent company and will no longer stream high school games, according to an email sent to multiple North Texas school districts with games the service was set to broadcast this season. The Dallas Morning News confirmed with Prosper, Frisco, Sout...
A Fort Worth mother is demanding answers after her 5-year-old son left Rufino Mendoza Elementary School unnoticed Monday and was found crying in the street by a stranger about two blocks away. Isabel Barrera was visiting her parents in Fort Worth’s Northside around 11 a.m. when s...
Kenneth Bryan Jenkins was born on Sept. 29, 1940, in Quanah, Texas, and passed from this life to the next on Aug. 27, 2026, at the age of 85. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. at First Baptist Church Benbrook, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment to f...
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding of mental health, recognizing warning signs, and encouraging conversations that can help save lives. Mental health challenges can impact anyone, and barriers to seeking help often includ...
Higginbotham has added to its retirement plan business with the acquisition of Kansas City-based Two West Capital Advisors. “Bringing the Two West team on board immediately takes our capabilities in the retirement planning and wealth management space to another level,” said Rusty...
Higginbotham has added to its retirement plan business with the acquisition of Kansas City-based Two West Capital Advisors. “Bringing the Two West team on board immediately takes our capabilities in the retirement planning and wealth management space to another level,” said Rusty...
Arthur Jerry Dyck, 82, passed away peacefully on Aug. 24, 2026. He was born on Dec. 11, 1943, in Cotton Valley, Louisiana to Mamie and Curtis Dyck. Jerry will be remembered for his generosity and love of family, friends and country. He graduated from Northwestern State University...
Rebecca Sutherlin, a junior at Northwest ISD's Steele Early College High School, placed eighth in the 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship in Anaheim, California, in July. The global competition recognizes students who demonstrate exceptional skills using Microsoft...
Wanda Fay Dibbern passed away on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 in Arlington. She was born on Monday, Jan. 2, 1933 in Commerce, Texas to Olan “Dud” and Argrea McReynolds. She was raised in Greenville, Texas and graduated high school in 1950. She married and had a son, She divorced and mov...
Jennifer Cowley announced on Monday that she is stepping down from her role as President of the University of Texas at Arlington. Cowley was UT Arlington's first female president and served in the role for over four years. "What I will treasure most about my time as president is ...
Tammy McDonald, 63, passed away on Aug. 23, 2026, and entered her heavenly home. She was reunited with her beloved husband, Mike McDonald, and her parents, Thomas and Ida Green. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Greenwood Funeral Home in Memorial Suite B, 3344 Whit...
A group of volunteers woke up before sunrise Aug. 20 and made their way to St. Stephen Presbyterian Church in southwest Fort Worth. Their mission? To pack over 500 brown paper bag lunches. The effort is part of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church’s sack lunch program. Every month, pa...
Martha Frances Cox, 82, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Visitation: 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Breyley Suite. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Martha was born on April 14, 1944, in Fort Worth, to Gilfo...
A federal judge threw out educator Shayma Alzubi’s lawsuit against Fort Worth ISD on Thursday, ruling the district lawfully reassigned her from a job as principal after her social media posts drew backlash. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman decided that Alzubi’s promotion and pay ...
Schools across North Texas are in full swing, and a non-profit focused on helping kids succeed explains why routines and relationships are critical for children. Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region started in 1985 and, over the last 41 years, has provided services to kids...
FORT WORTH, TX—The Kimbell Art Museum is accepting applications for Local Lens: Analog Photography Showcase taking place Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026, in collaboration with Courtesy of, a Dallas-based curatorial project founded by Jesse Jackson IV and Katherine Stephens which focuses ...
FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 25, 2026) – Casa Mañana opens its 2026-27 Broadway Season with Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, running Sept. 12-20. Ain’t Too Proud tells the thrilling true story of The Temptations – five men who followed their dreams from the stre...
Fort Worth ISD is moving teachers from under-enrolled schools to ones dealing with overcrowded classrooms. The goal: Put teachers where the students are. The district announced the move Monday on its in-house newscast, and Superintendent Peter Licata discussed it that evening at ...
Keith Clarence McCall passed on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on Sunday, Dec. 3, 1950 in Onawa, Iowa to Clarence McCall and Winnifred McCall. Keith was a resident of Fort Worth. Keith graduated from Onawa High School in 1969. In 1970, he married Christine McCall,...
Patsy R (Bunch) Keefer was born January 29th, 1934. Patsy graduated from Holdenville High School in 1952 and soon met and married Wayne Keefer on October 1st, 1952, after his return from the War. They eventually moved to Texas and joined Tower Baptist Church and eventually First ...
Helen Rochelle Guthrie Lauderdale, known to everyone as Rochelle, died on Aug. 22, 2026, at the age of 89, after a long battle with cancer, with her family beside her. She was born March 22, 1937, in Antioch, Oklahoma, the oldest of three children of Helen Roberta Haney Guthrie a...
Jean Paul Isbell passed from this world on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, and is reunited with his beloved wife, Marjorie, and son, Darren Isbell, all of Heaven is rejoicing! Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Mount Olivet in the Breyley Suite. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Satu...
The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) will hold its "White Coat" ceremony for first-year med students. For one student, getting into school took a little more determination than most. Austin Grubbs didn't grow up wanting to be a doctor. He had to find out what he was m...
Larry Dean Daniels, age 60, passed away on Aug. 22, 2026. He was born on Oct. 23, 1965, in Lake Worth, to Elaine Daniels and the late Don Daniels. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 in Memorial Suite B, Greenwood Funeral Home at 3344 White Settlement Rd., ...
A new $4.8 million Tom Thumb grocery store is planned for a booming northwest Fort Worth neighborhood. Construction for the 59,951-square-foot store at 6250 W. Bailey Boswell Road is expected to begin in December and take about a year to complete, according to a filing with the T...
Less than a week after he announced the Project Safe Schools initiative… calling for school districts to disclose unreported educator misconduct from the last five years, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould says it’s parents who are reporting a...
An Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD and Chisholm Trail High School parent reached out to EMS ISD administrators, wanting to recognize academic assistant principal Meredith Birdwell for making important senior information easy for families to access. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵���...
For many North Texas families, the initial first-day-of-school stress has come and gone, but the transition back to the classroom doesn't necessarily end after the first day. Mental health experts said the first few weeks of school can help parents and caregivers notice how child...
By Cheryl Brown When I think about where I live, I consider not only my location but especially the context of my life at this moment in time. My location is a retirement community between downtown Fort Worth and the Cultural District called Trinity Terrace. From 1979 to 1999, I ...
In a Denton backyard filled with peppers, zinnias, Swiss chard and more, Sarah Alday has cultivated more than a garden. She's grown a social media community of nearly 400,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram. Alday shares gardening tips from her backyard oasis through accounts p...
Fort Worth ISD’s Texas-appointed board of managers approved nearly $55.5 million in new spending in August, with most of the money tied to a new elementary school. The largest item was $52 million for construction services connected to the replacement campus for Worth Heights Ele...
The Texas heat can turn a routine practice into a safety risk, and a new UIL heat stress policy is changing how schools determine when conditions are too dangerous for students to be outside. At Flower Mound High School, Head Athletic Trainer Cody Jenschke is following the new he...
Fort Worth ISD is defending the use of web cameras in classrooms at certain campuses within its Elevate Network, after some parents and community advocates raised concerns about privacy and a lack of communication from district leaders. The concerns surfaced this week after teach...
Mary Kathalene Malone, 64, passed away on Aug. 13, 2026. Born on Oct. 9, 1961, in Fort Worth, Kathy was the daughter of Barbara Malone and Richard Malone, and her life was marked by a steady devotion to faith, family, and doing what was right—even when it required quiet bravery a...
Concerning live music, I think some artists play great concerts, while others put on a great show. I’ve seen Radiohead and Insane Clown Posse and found both groups to be exciting and even occasionally transcendent, but they each fit solidly into one side of the “great concerts/gr...
Lake Worth ISD Superintendent Ena Meyers will make $240,000 a year — plus to-be-determined performance bonuses. The terms are part of a contract that runs from April 23, 2026, through June 30, 2030 — longer and more expensive than the three-year agreements offered to Meyers’ two ...
