Dolly Parton celebrations have come to North Texas. Across the world, communities are dedicating Friday to honoring the beloved country singer. The day is falling on Sept. 25, a wink at Parton’s hit song “9 to 5.” Parton, who died of cancer last month at age 80, built an impressive legacy over the d
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas — A generous gift from Petroleum Experts Limited (Petex) will expand hands-on learning and research opportunities for Tarleton State University students and faculty in geoscience and the Mayfield College of Engineering. Through the gift, Petex has provided 10 ...
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Fort Worth, Texas – As reading proficiency remains a challenge for many Fort Worth students, Center for Transforming Lives is intentionally working to close the gap earlier and achieve remarkable results with a specialized language development tool called LENA Grow. Early languag...
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There is absolutely no place like Grapevine when it comes to the Christmas season. If you love Christmas, you simply must visit the North Texas city that embodies the spirit of the season like no place else, with the exception of perhaps the North Pole. There's a reason Grapevine...
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Bedford officials, first responders and residents gathered Tuesday morning to dedicate the city’s newly-constructed Veterans Memorial. Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. The construction includes memorial walls with inlaid bronze plaques, places to sit and poles for the U.S., T...
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After spending three months developing recommendations on how Fort Worth can best regulate data centers, the Data Center & Infrastructure Commission unveiled its findings to city leaders Tuesday. The 11-member commission developed 19 recommendations across water and natural resou...
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Fort Worth residents overwhelmingly supported pausing data center development and urged city officials to use a temporary suspension to carefully develop strict but sound regulations during a public hearing about the city’s plan to adopt a moratorium. Fort Worth City Council held...
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Fort Worth ISD officials knew about structural problems at South Hi Mount Elementary School more than a year before announcing plans to relocate its nearly 500 students. District officials first brought in an engineer to examine cracks in June 2025, installed temporary supports i...
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Some days, Ricquel Archer can hardly believe her life. Students walk in. Volunteers show up. It’s an ordinary workday at Create + Collaborate, the nonprofit Archer started in 2020 to support first-generation students like she was to navigate college. Growing up, she couldn’t pict...
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Lewis Kidd was pleasantly surprised back in mid-September when he received a tribute to his career contributions to the aviation industry in Fort Worth. Mike Glass, Lockheed Martin’s director of test and evaluation, was surprised in a different way. “I went there to honor him, an...
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Three passenger rail systems operating in Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton counties are working together toward the same goal: boosting regional mobility. The transportation connections are improving people’s lives through access to jobs, healthcare and education; creating resi...
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Nov. 10, 2026) — For 20 years, a blue Corvette sat in a garage in Gatesville, Texas. Air Force Capt. William Elmo Powell bought the car before he deployed. After his plane was shot down over North Vietnam in 1968, his parents kept it, hoping one day he would co...
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After decades of protecting and serving North Texas communities, former Denton County Sheriff Will Travis is now asking those same communities to help save his life. Travis, who currently serves as a Fort Worth city marshal, is searching for a living liver donor as he battles a c...
