Area's abuse victims will soon have shelter
Many women and children in southwest Dallas County who need help because of family violence or sexual abuse have nowhere close to home to find refuge.

Snapshot: Ina M. Pryce

New library's grand opening May 6
One of the casualties of the 1994 tornado was Lancaster's historic library on Main Street.

Spirit of accomplishment
Suzi Weaver said she wants never again to experience the devastation that the 1994 tornado inflicted on parts of Lancaster and DeSoto. But she savors the intense teamwork and camaraderie that she and her neighbors achieved as a result.

School buildings receive poor grades
The Duncanville school district received poor grades for the condition of its buildings this week.

City manager leaving May 31
Lancaster City Manager Scott Wall said Thursday that he has accepted the top post in Sherman and will officially be leaving his job in Lancaster May 31.

Incumbent seeks resident status
A candidate for Lancaster City Council District 5 has withdrawn from the May 5 election, leaving the incumbent trying to regain the residency status he needs to hold the seat.

Not just strong with the books
Peter Samuelson is more than a scholar – he's also a talented musician, a computer programmer and a homecoming king.

04/20/2001

Test scores, security, facilities on hopefuls' minds
Increasing test scores, ensuring that students have adequate facilities and making campuses safe are the chief issues that the three candidates in Lancaster's District 2 school board race are focusing on.

Candidates focus on school construction, change
A need for change in the district and for starting a building program are reasons the two candidates in Lancaster's District 1 school board race say they are running. Challenger Arvivian Roberts faces board President Jo Carlin.

Hopefuls seek academic gains, ways to retain good teachers
Making sure students have the resources to attain the highest possible academic achievement is a shared goal of the two candidates vying for the Duncanville school board's Place 6 seat. Dorothy Wolverton and Gregory Smith are competing for the seat left vacant after Michael Hall moved out of state.

City OKs naming park after former mayor
Citing an opportunity to honor someone who contributed to the community, Mayor Richard Rozier persuaded his colleagues on the DeSoto City Council to change what has been known as the Pleasant Run park to Ernie Roberts Park. Mr. Roberts served as DeSoto's mayor from 1983 to 1987.

News briefs

Candidates focusing on managing growth
Candidates for Place 3 on the Duncanville school board want to ensure the school district will do a good job managing growth and maintaining high educational standards. Dan Jespersen, who has served on the board since 1986, and Jeffery Tippen are vying for the seat.

Candidates each see different key issue for district
Managing an exploding student population, ensuring minority students are represented, securing competitive teachers' salaries and initiating new sets of values for students are all issues promoted by the four candidates vying for the Duncanville school board Place 2 seat.

City may follow town square trend
Cedar Hill could be the next North Texas city to build a traditional town square from scratch. City officials are looking into a plan for a city hall that would be nestled among retail shops, restaurants and offices along U.S. Highway 67 between FM1382 and Belt Line Road.

Candidates focus on crowded schools
In the three-way fight for the Cedar Hill school district's Place 2 seat, crowded schools are the major concern. The debate is over how best to address that concern.

On the right path
As the mercury begins to soar in Texas, southwest Dallas County residents can chill in the lush shade of DeSoto's hike and bike trail. The Roy Orr Trail traverses the city from east to west, wending its way along Ten Mile Creek. It's laid out now in fits and starts, but the city's master plan is to create an uninterrupted route of more than 10 miles by 2005.

Student snapshot: Tuanh Phan La

Student journalists honored
They went word-for-word and award-for-award to beat out the competition. The newspaper staffs of DeSoto and Duncanville high schools racked up an impressive list of honors Wednesday at The Dallas Morning News High School Journalism Day.

In need of a kidney transplant, man turns to his older brother
MIDLOTHIAN – Brothers Dennis and Randy McLean have shared many things over the years, but the most intimate experience may be yet to come. Dennis, 41, needs a kidney transplant, and his brother Randy, 44, may be the one to provide the needed organ.

Good food that won't bust the budget
At many high-dollar steakhouses, you're served little individual loaves of bread with a flourish, almost as if they represent the ultimate in dining largesse. At Adam's Restaurant, the waitresses set them in front of you without comment, and every diner also gets a good-sized corn muffin. That's real largesse when you're paying under $5 for an entree.