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Eric Dean Ewing, beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, and mentor, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sept. 8, 2026, at the age of 59, following a courageous battle with cancer. The funeral service will be held at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic...
John William Sprott, 96, of Arlington passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 at Medical City of Arlington. He is preceded in death by his wife of 74 years Barbara June Sprott. John Sprott was born in Chicago, Illinois on Dec. 21, 1929 to John and Katie Sprott. John graduated from Pas...
By Barbara Crotty I’m happy to say that I live in the Fairmount Historic District in Near Southside Fort Worth. Originally from New York state, I lived in Houston for many years before moving here in 2019 after retiring from nursing. My son and his wife had moved to nearby Ryan P...
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 C...
Winky Hix was 37 and a newly promoted detective with the Fort Worth Police Department when he watched on television two planes crash into the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The now retired 62-year-old Fort Worth native recalled the department s...
Counterfeit guitars can mimic familiar body shapes, finishes, logos, and serial formats with impressive accuracy. A low asking price may conceal poor materials, altered parts, or an instrument with no legitimate history. Photographs and confident descriptions provide limited prot...
Red Steagall, the “Official Cowboy Poet of Texas,” is giving a special recitation at TCU Press’s “The Western Word” at Bosque Ranch Live. The legendary singer, songwriter, and poet will be a featured guest in the TCU Press lounge at Taylor Sheridan’s Western celebration this Sat,...
I’m as guilty as any of being swept under by the fall fervor of college football, but that’s not and shouldn’t be everyone’s be-all/end-all of collegiate sports during False Fall. TCU volleyball and women’s soccer are two of Fort Worth’s and the country’s premier programs that do...
Christopher Ohan, an associate dean at Texas Wesleyan University, recalled a recent graduate asking him for a recommendation letter for a six-figure job. The student graduated with a history degree four years ago. The position he was applying for, however, had little to do with t...
Looking for ways to honor and immerse yourself in Latin American communities?Several Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations will soon take place throughout Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Here are some events to show your pride through Oct. 11: Discover power of Latin artists at 3 S...
Football is big business. Particularly in Texas. So, along with two-a-days in the blistering August heat, Jerry Jones’ blustery talk of championships and high school coaches being Monday morning quarterbacked out of a gig, it’s a time to both Fear the Frog and climb on the sponso...
Fort Worth revealed Thursday the names of the community advocates, academics and industry representatives who will comprise Fort Worth’s Data Center & Infrastructure Commission, the group tasked with providing the city with recommendations on how to best regulate the supercompute...
Believe it or not, the most frustrating part of TCU’s Week Zero loss to North Carolina in Ireland wasn’t the loss itself. It’s that Fort Worth fans now have to wait the better part of a month to figure out if this team is mediocre, woefully bad, or just suffered key breakdowns. T...
Fort Worth officials are set to announce on Thursday the members who will comprise the city’s newly formed Data Center & Infrastructure Commission, the advisory group responsible for providing recommendations on how to regulate the supercomputer hubs. Texas Christian University p...
The Junior League of Fort Worth (JLFW) proudly begins a new League year under the leadership of President Alli D’Acosta and a 12-member Board of Directors whose service extends well beyond the League. In addition to providing strategic leadership across JLFW’s councils and initia...
Leaders with the Texas Center for Arts + Academics will take no action against board chair Cheryl Bean as school parents demand her resignation following a now-deleted controversial social media post. Bean, the Republican Party nominee for a key Texas House seat in November, told...
A TCU football player spent three days in the hospital with a brain bleed after police say he was punched and kicked in the head by a teammate who has since been removed from the team, according to an arrest affidavit. The affidavit says former TCU safety Jacob Fields walked up t...
Long before she put on a military uniform, Kate Taylor’s world was measured in chalk dust, relentless repetition and the details of competitive gymnastics and cheerleading. Her life growing up in Fort Worth near Eagle Mountain Lake was defined by grueling daily training routines ...
Some award-winning barbecue is headed to the Historic Northside. Panther City BBQ, which received a “recommended” honorific from the Michelin Guide and was named a top 10 Texas barbecue restaurant by Texas Monthly magazine, will lease the former site of La Playa Maya restaurant, ...
The board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency to lead the Fort Worth ISD wants to hear from the community on Monday night. The interim board has called for a listening session to be held at the Junior League of Fort Worth at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31. The session will run...
A proposed industrial development on about 100 acres in far north Fort Worth/Alliance owned by Keller ISD has been delayed after drawing strong opposition from nearby homeowners and members of the Fort Worth Zoning Commission. At its regular meeting Aug. 12, the commission agreed...
TGIF! Well … this is awkward. Didn’t think you would see me back so soon? Anyway, I am back this week to keep you guys in the loop on what’s going on in Arlington. As usual, we have a busy weekend ahead. This Friday, collect your favorite Pokémon cards at the Arlington Card Show....
Texas Health Resources is launching a new maternal health program next month to support mothers through the nonmedical challenges that can impact their health. Through the Continuum of Care Maternal Health Program, community health workers will provide one-on-one guidance to preg...
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. We don't need that many for this special listings column of sorts. We'll let the images do (most of) the talking for these local businesses. Go Frogs! BUFFALO BROS Buffalo Bros (3015 S University Dr, Fort Worth, 817-386-9601, Buf...
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram will now have to take in TCU football games and all other school sporting events the way most of us do — from the not-so-cheap cheap seats. The newspaper has had its press credentials revoked by the university in response to a controversial story rece...
The chorus of praise for Dolly Parton's music and philanthropy rings on, and so does the admiration for her entrepreneurial legacy. Parton was a shrewd businesswoman who amassed an estimated $450 million fortune and maintained creative control in the male-dominated music industry...
Amid the ongoing blistering Texas summer, these toddlers are learning to drink cold water on their own. Child Care Associates is equipping pre-K children in its centers with the ability to pour themselves a drink of water without the support of a teacher. Through the introduction...
While it’s still hotter than hell, it is, indeed, the start of football season. It’s so hot, in fact, that the Childress High School Bobcats from West Texas recently moved football practice indoors to their school’s agricultural showbarn to protect their student-athletes from hea...
Game week is here. Start Instacarting your Lucky Charms and Guinness to leave out for the leprechauns on Friday night as an offering to the American Football gods that the Horned Frogs find pots o’ gold buried deep in the endzones in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday. The Frogs brutal...
To say it’s been rough on folks tryin’ to keep everyteeng irie in the Fort is an understatement. When Fort Worth punk-reggae legends Darth Vato sailed away on hiatus after a send-off for old Lola’s in May 2022, Pablo & The Hemphill 7 were left to carry the load. DV had a serious ...
Texas Christian University welcomed a record undergraduate enrollment of more than 11,000 students to its Fort Worth campus today, including more than 2,800 first-year students — the largest incoming class in the university’s 153-year history — as the 2026-2027 academic year bega...
Vernell Sturns, a pioneering public servant, civic leader, mentor, husband, father, uncle, grandfather, and great grandfather whose career helped shape Fort Worth and North Texas, passed away after a life defined by leadership, perseverance and service to others. Visitation: 6:00...
Inside the home office of retired Lt. Col. Cedric Williams, decades of global military service are organized with quiet precision. Among the diplomas, commendations and challenge coins, two items command the space. The first is a custom wooden footlocker featuring a wooden tray c...
At the TCU Burnett School of Medicine, first-year medical students settle in for their first class of the day. There are 62 first-year students, including Tatum Hall. The first year is full of firsts. Tatum is also a first. For four years of undergrad, Tatum was on the TCU Showgi...
The work taking Texas Christian University seniors Ana Bueso and Drew Atiyeh to their school’s first football game overseas has little to do with American football. For more than a month, Bueso has spent about five hours a week with students from the University of North Carolina ...
In Loving Memory of San Juan Ramirez May 23, 1977 – Aug. 14, 2026 San Juan Ramirez, 49, passed away on Aug. 14, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of stories, laughter, friendships, and more than a few Dallas Cowboys heartbreaks. He leaves behind his wife of 18 years, Wendy Ramirez,...
University of Texas at Arlington computer science and engineering assistant professor Mohammad Atiqul Islam has observed misinformation spread about data centers, particularly about how the supercomputer hubs work and their technology. That’s why he wants to see more transparency...
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Janet G. Williams, 81, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, around 5:20 p.m. She was with family and she was comfortable. It was peaceful and quiet. She was in no pain. Janet was born to Clifford Lee Wright and Rubye Pauline Wright (Grant) on Feb. 4, 1945, in ...
Lloydine "Deanie" Ewing Wilson, 74, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, following a brave battle with dementia. Visitation: 11:00 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel, 2301 N. Sylvania Ave., Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 12:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Mount ...
Charlotte Sue Jobe, 91, of Temple Terrace, Florida, passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2026, at her home. She was born June 24, 1935, in Weatherford, Oklahoma, to Harlan Sewell and Lois Lorene Coffman. Charlotte was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who de...
Karleen "Kay" Swift Shackelford, 83, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth. Memorials: https://www.prestonwoodestatesgardenclub.org/donate Kay was born in Dallas, on Oct. 21, 1942. She was...
FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 18, 2026) – Reuben F. Burch V, Texas Christian University’s vice provost for research, has reached a rare milestone with the issuance of his 50th patent, earning the designation of “Prolific Inventor.” The milestone is especially meaningful for Burch becau...
Milestone patent brings new technology to study human performance in real-world environments Reuben F. Burch V, Texas Christian University’s vice provost for research, has reached a rare milestone with the issuance of his 50th patent, earning the designation of “Prolific Inventor...
Join the Fort Worth Report for our panel, Informed Discussion: Data Centers in Fort Worth, taking place Aug. 20 at Texas Wesleyan University. A mingling session will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the discussion will run from 6-7 p.m. in the Texas Wesleyan University Martin Ballroom. All...
Prem Prasad Mahendroo, age 96, passed away on Aug. 13, 2026 in Fort Worth. He was born on July 4, 1930 in Indore, India to Shri Raghu Nath Prasad Mahendroo and Satgur Piyari Mahendroo. Prem was raised in Haridwar, India and attended The University of Texas in Austin where he rece...
Chauncey Franks, the chaplain of Texas Christian University’s football team, looked out into a sea of congregants dressed in various shades of purple and told the audience what he anticipates Fort Worth will look like in the coming weeks. Just down the street from University Chri...
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new analysis from the Texas Christian University (TCU) Center for Supply Chain Innovation in the Neeley School of Business finds that the American Airlines hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) supports around $70 billion in annual economic ou...
Laura Obuchowski was a part-time speech-language pathologist until Fort Worth ISD eliminated her position in April. Two weeks ago, she said the district called to ask if she’d come back as a contractor. FWISD opened the school year 32 speech-language pathologists short — months a...
Les Marseillaises, a professional soccer team in Southern France, added a new player to their roster this week. She’s from Southlake. I saw her the night before she left. She had trepidations, but was excited. In other words, just what one should expect from a 23-year-old moving ...
James M. Loveless, a nationally recognized family law attorney and Fort Worth raconteur, died Aug. 11 after a brief illness at the age of 82. Known as “Jim” to his professional colleagues, “Jimmy” to his friends and “Pops” to his family, he was an early advocate for equal treatme...
Tarrant County family law attorney James Michael Loveless, known to most as "Jim or Jimmy" passed away peacefully on Aug. 11, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on Sept. 20, 1944, in Fort Worth, as a fourth-generation Fort Worth resident, to Roy and Armilda Jane ...
A woman in Fort Worth recently took a big chance to do something for the first time. She curated an art show. She called on artist friends to join in and exhibit their work, knowing full well she could have failed. But that was the point of it. “With risk comes failure a lot of t...
I really hope this news cycle about Gen Z’s disinterest in the attention economy in favor of the physical realm is based on real events and not the result of some psyop-like clipping-based marketing campaign, which is a thing I learned about only recently, probably like everyone ...
A commission of community members, academics and industry experts is set to research and evaluate Fort Worth’s data center developments, then give city leaders recommendations on how to regulate them. The Data Center & Infrastructure Commission was formed Tuesday to conduct a “co...
As data center development expands rapidly across Texas, the city of Fort Worth has taken the first steps to begin regulating data centers. An hours-long meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11 resulted in the approval of several measures designed to regulate data centers and begin the proce...
As data center development expands rapidly across Texas, the city of Fort Worth is considering new steps to regulate the facilities and address concerns about their potential impact on residents and city resources. Earlier this summer, the Fort Worth Zoning Commission voted again...
Last weekend, an art exhibition in Fort Worth featured art inspired by failures of all kinds: relationships, careers, bodies and creative processes. It may seem an odd thing to highlight. But curator Sarah Angle said the idea started about 15 years ago, when she and fellow curato...
After disagreeing with a proposed reduction in polling sites, Tarrant County commissioners are divided on how many locations to approve for the November midterm election. County staff are revising the proposed list of sites based on feedback from commissioners. One commissioner p...
Backpacks, both old and new, across Fort Worth had one final stop to make before heading to yellow school buses and classrooms this month. Church. A sea of students buzzed with excitement outside a worship room at University Christian Church’s Sunday service. Each student brought...
Governor Greg Abbott today reappointed all ten judges of the Texas Business Court Divisions to new two-year terms beginning Sept. 1, 2026. “Businesses choose Texas in record numbers because Texas delivers results,” said Governor Abbott. “The Texas Business Court has resolved comp...
