| 04/13/2001 Newman Smith hires girls coach
Basketball at Newman Smith is getting a complete makeover for next season. Everyday life
To say that Nicole Denes' life revolves around softball would be an understatement. Hebron keeps hitting
The upstart program at Hebron is taking its lumps in most sports. When it comes to golf, though, the Hawks are dishing them out. TCA-Addison boys roll at Tom Landry Relays
The TCA-Addison boys track team couldn't have picked a more appropriate place to flex its collective muscle last weekend. 3-year TAAS exemption restored
A bill passed by the state Legislature will reinstate a three-year maximum exemption for new immigrants in taking the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test. Developer takes plan to council
J. Ringer Custom Homes, a development company from Dallas, will take its plans for the Sunbeck Circle neighborhood to the Farmers Branch City Council on Monday. Some neighbors may be there to object. DWI accident will be staged at school
Some Carrollton high school students are about to get the lesson of a lifetime. Skunk tests positive for rabies; case is the first for city this year
Coppell recorded its first rabies case of the year last week when a skunk tested positive for the virus. The case is also the first involving a pet reported in Dallas County this year. Obituaries City manager post could bring hundreds of candidates
The search for a new Carrollton city manager has begun, and even though the job opening has not been advertised, there are 18 applicants. Candidates agree on need to end erosion
Charlie Bird and Betty Supinski will face off in the May 5 election for Place 1 on the Farmers Branch City Council. Both are longtime residents of the city and have extensive backgrounds in volunteer work. Debate about city's duty in creek erosion wears on
The volatile issue of erosion control on Farmers Branch Creek kindled heated discussion at a city-sponsored erosion forum, but it produced no immediate solutions that creekside residents wanted. Resident wants to detach from Lewisville ISD
Coppell resident Todd Owens doesn't see the logic in sending his stepchildren to Lewisville schools when Coppell schools are closer to the family home. Fiber-optic line variance approved
The Coppell City Council has reluctantly agreed to allow Coppell schools to install fiber-optic cables over public rights of way in a manner that is otherwise forbidden. Student snapshot: Jonathan Scott Chavez 2 challenge Strickland for Place 7 board seat
Three candidates are competing in the Place 7 election for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board. Students return to room following mold removal
DeWitt Perry Middle students returned Monday to a classroom where black mold had been found and removed. Race for council's Place 3 a rematch
Two veteran Carrollton City Council members, one former and one sitting, are facing off over who will serve in Place 3 for the next two years. A deeper conflict
As waters rise in Highlands Creek in northern Carrollton, so rise the passions of residents along the creek who are seeking relief from erosion damage threatening some of the properties. Board hopes to beat fuzzy wording
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD board members hope an awkwardly worded question on the May 5 election ballot won't trip up voters a second time. Bringing up baby
Tiffany Jama gave birth April 1, and a few minutes later her family in Minnesota was looking at pictures of little Adam Jilani Jama, all 6 pounds and 9 ounces of him, on the Internet. Council members vote 4-2 to abolish airport board
In front of a packed chamber, the Addison City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday night to abolish the Addison Airport Board. 04/06/2001 Newman Smith girls coach looking ahead
The Newman Smith girls track team had its best performance of the season last week. Unless you're talking to Trojans coach Caren Crandall. Coppell enjoying a run
As far as the Coppell softball team was concerned, the Cowgirls already had beaten District 5-5A rival Richland this year. Goldsmith serves TCA-Addison well
Tennis standout Ryan Goldsmith transferred into TCA-Addison two years ago as a freshman from Plano's Shepton High School. Trojan force
Mike McGowan prefers to leave the fiery motivational speeches to Newman Smith baseball coach Fred Howard. Obituaries School board accepts special education teacher's resignation
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board has accepted a special education teacher's resignation, despite protests from some of his students' parents who wanted him to stay. Cub Cadets only elementary school color guard in N. Texas
Time is the toughest competitor for the Central Intermediate color guard Cub Cadets. They are working against the clock and their youth, as the youngest team in the North Texas Colorguard Association. Hopefuls clash on tax relief
City Council candidate David Herring said he would fight for increased residential tax relief and quicker improvements to Coppell's road system if elected to Place 6. Candidates for Place 6 running for first time
First-time school board candidates Pam Odino and Scott Smith are running for the Place 6 seat on the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board. Two vie for Place 5 seat
Two candidates are facing off in the Place 5 Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board election: incumbent Lynn Chaffin and challenger Robert Mills. Store gets behind Bush's literacy push
A local bookseller is giving away children's books to promote the president's national literacy initiative. Four contenders battle for 3 open council seats
Addison voters will have to choose which of four candidates they want to fill three City Council seats up for election on May 5. Associate principal gets top job
Seventeen years after he started as a social studies teacher at Newman Smith High School, Joe Pouncy has been named the school's next principal. Plumbing re-inspections finished
The city of Carrollton has re-inspected the plumbing of nearly 130 buildings, fulfilling an agreement with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners after a complaint asserted that plumbing in 190 buildings had been inspected by an unlicensed inspector. Fire station expected to be cleaned up in 2 weeks
Addison hopes to have its firefighters back home in two weeks. Snapshot: Kyla Sue Killian Mission accomplished: Five friends, five Eagle Scouts
The five teens stood shoulder to shoulder on the candlelit stage as a proud Scoutmaster bestowed the coveted rank. |
