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Lieutenant Colonel Darrell Davis ("Dee") Simmonds took his final flight, which was to Heaven, on Sept. 27, 2026, in Fort Worth, at the age of 92. Darrell was born on Jan. 21, 1934, in Perry, Oklahoma, to John Quincy Simmonds and Nellie Hazel Davis Simmonds. After graduating from ...
Candidate name: Manny Ramirez Age: 38 Public email address: manny@mannyramirez.org Campaign website: www.mannyramirez.org Social media: Commissioner Manny Ramirez Early voting for the November elections is Oct. 19-30. Election Day is Nov. 3. To check your voter registration, clic...
Candidate name: Dr. Jared Williams Age: 36 Public email address: info@drjaredwilliams.com Campaign website: ourworktogether.com Social media: @drjaredwilliams Early voting for the November elections is Oct. 19-30. Election Day is Nov. 3. To check your voter registration, click he...
By Robyn Canard I grew up in Burleson, just south of Fort Worth, and went to school there from kindergarten through graduation at Burleson High School. Go Elks! As teenagers, if we weren’t at a house party when someone’s parents were out of town — and yes, a lot of times it was m...
Former Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy faced plenty of daunting challenges during his career. But one that occurred off the field in Fort Worth sticks with him. That was in 2010 when McCoy was preparing to speak as he received the prestigious Davey O’Brien Award, given to ...
Three associates have joined Cantey Hanger, one in business and two in litigation. Ben Parker will focus his practice on probate and estate planning, HOA matters, and other business transactions. He graduated with a B.S. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022...
It wasn’t a regular Wednesday night at Fort Worth’s Coco Shrimp. The restaurant in the Near Southside neighborhood was packed Sept. 30 with TCU students and aspiring castaways moving benches and turning their chairs to face the only TV in the room. As the reality show “Survivor” ...
On Sunday, August 30th, Harold Vincent Price Jr., better known as Hank, passed away after a long and adventurous life, having just reached his 80th birthday. It was a life well-lived, right up to the very end. Born on Aug. 23, 1946 in East Chicago, Indiana, Hank was son to Glada ...
The North Texas Maternal Health Accelerator started last year with the goal of reducing severe obstetric complication rates in the region. Just over a year into the project, the accelerator has yielded real results for mothers and babies while securing new partners — including th...
After weeks of discussion, a majority of council members made their collective stance on the dissolution of University of Texas at Arlington’s polling site clear. The city council voted 7-1 to adopt a resolution formally asking the Tarrant County Commissioners Court to reinstate ...
This category is one of the most fun for us writers to pen. By talking about all the wonderful local people and places that make up our town, we get to discuss some of the issues that matter. With a positive spin. Always a positive spin. (Our annual Turkey Awards for all the wors...
No Michelin stars in Fort Worth? No problem. You can keep your snooty ranking system by folks who probably think all Fort Worthians still ride horses to work. The food here amazes. While heavy on comfort and Mexican, there’s everything for every certain palate in the Great 817. A...
When Andy Williams first returned home after serving four years as an infantry Marine, the sergeant found himself below the poverty line. He wondered why his civilian peers were advancing while he felt taken advantage of by employers. He recalled a time he blew a tire on the side...
I didn’t attend Saturday’s game in Orlando against Central Florida. I never voluntarily visit America’s basement and am legally not allowed within 50 miles of a Disney World — long story, and it’s a matter of public record, so I won’t bore you with it here — but TCU lost, and it’...
No. 10 BYU (3-0) at TCU (2-2), Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. EDT. Opening Line: BYU by 6.5. Against the spread: BYU 3-0, TCU 2-2. How to watch: ESPN Key stats BYU Offense Overall: 481.7 yards per game (20th in FBS) Passing: 219 yards per game (83rd) Rushing: 262.7 yards per game (9th) Scoring...
Arlington’s oldest obscure bar, a self-awarded title worn as a badge of honor, is not tucked away between historic downtown brick buildings or recently renovated office spaces. Instead, it is about 10 minutes west, past the QuikTrip on the corner of West Division Street and North...
You can’t say Tiger Woods has never taken in the scenery when he’s been in town. “I never knew there were rolling hills here in Fort Worth,” the legendary golfer says in a promotional video for Bluejack Ranch, the $2.5 billion luxury residential development and working ranch just...
A North Texas program designed to improve outcomes for mothers and babies is getting a big bump from the state. The Maternal Health Accelerator (MHA), a coalition created to address high maternal mortality and pregnancy-related complications, is receiving more than $4 million fro...
Ben Eliot Dyess, Jr. age 80, passed away peacefully at his home on Sept. 21, 2026. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church, 6251 Oakmont Trail, Fort Worth. A private family burial will be held prior to the memorial service. Memorials: ...
After years as a pediatric hospital chaplain, Britt Luby found another kind of sacred work in nursing school. In May, Luby told UNT System regents about accompanying a family as a hospital chaplain while life support was removed from their teenage son after a traumatic brain inju...
Larry Joe Reynolds, 80, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. Memorial Service: 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Independence Chapel at Greenwood Mausoleum, 3210 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth 76107. Reception to follow from 1 to 3 p.m. in Memorial Suites C and D at Gree...
TCU (2-1) at UCF (2-1), Sept. 26 at 2:30 p.m. CST. Opening Line: TCU by 3. Against the spread: TCU 2-1, UCF 2-1. How to watch: Fox Sports 1 Key stats TCU Offense Overall: 475 yards per game (31st in FBS) Passing: 301 yards per game (22nd) Rushing: 174 yards per game (56th) Scorin...
The certification establishes a precedent and offers a competitive advantage for graduates FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 23, 2026) – Texas Christian University’s Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program is breaking ground by becoming the first OT program in the United States to of...
The Texas Senate seat that flipped blue in January, spurring hope and concern for the possibility of more Democratic wins in Tarrant County, is back on the ballot for the November midterms. Democratic Sen. Taylor Rehmet and Republican activist Leigh Wambsganss face off again for ...
Everyone loves Buc-ee's. And yes, in all transparency, when I see that familiar beaver face on a billboard I will hold going to the bathroom for 100 miles to get to those Beaver Nuggets and the world's best vanilla pudding in a cup just a few minutes sooner. But why is the iconic...
John Christian Dupuy passed away on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a charitable donation in his memory to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children or the Shriner's Hospital for Children Texas. John Christia...
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 16 SMU (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at No. 23 Louisville (1-1, 0-0), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT (ESPN2) This is an early matchup of the teams picked to be the top contender to preseason ACC favorite Miami. The Must...
Gary Sharp passed away Sept. 8, 2026. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 at Eagle Mountain International Church, 14355 Morris Dido Newark Rd, Newark, TX 76071. Gary Wesleyan Sharp announced his arrival into this world on Nov. 14, 1960. As a toddler, he was curiou...
Gary Sharp passed away Sept. 8, 2026. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 at Eagle Mountain International Church, 14355 Morris Dido Newark Rd, Newark, TX 76071. Gary Wesleyan Sharp announced his arrival into this world on Nov. 14, 1960. As a toddler, he was curiou...
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...
