ARLINGTON — Deirdre Diamond is frustrated and concerned that another concrete batch plant is coming to her town. Gunter, located about 50 miles north of Dallas, already has 11 permitted concrete batch plants, according to Texans for Responsible Aggregate Mining, and now another one is on the way, worrying residents who say the dust and particulate matter plants release is polluting the air they breathe.
One of the things I learned in school that was not true is: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Whoever said that was crazy! I got called some names not too long ago and I gotta tell you it hurt. The only term I cared for and that was after I Googled it and thought about it was the word progressive. Can you believe someone actually called this stick in the mud, doesn’t know how to have fun, uptight, conservative, so far to the right he has come back up on the left, old, tired, too often, too cynical pastor a progressive?
This Thanksgiving holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to make sure you make it to the Thanksgiving table.
The Midlothian Fire Department responded to the following incidents: Nov. 7 917 Abbey Ln, Midlothian, TX 76065, assist invalid 4920 Old Fort Worth Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 4021 Mockingbird Ln, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 4920 Old Fort Worth Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 5005 Ambassador Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 6041 Limestone Ln, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 2699 E US Highway 287 EB, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 991 Abigail Way 1209, Midlothian, TX 76065, assist invalid 917 Abbey Ln, Midlothian, TX 76065, assist invalid 1180 W FM 875, Midlothian, TX 76065, assist invalid 202 Panther Peak Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, assist invalid 1325 Dove Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, unintentional transmission of alarm, other 3641 Laura Ct, Midlothian, TX 76065, unintentional transmission of alarm, other 418 Rossville Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 1017 North Carolina Ave, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 41 Pecan Acres Dr 22, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury 7811 Bald Cypress Dr, Ovilla, TX 75154, dispatched and cancelled en route 1102 Michelle Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding motor vehicle accident with injury Nov.
The machineries of government can be used for good or ill. Some politicians abuse their offices or use them strictly to destroy their political opponents while others try to uplift their communities and make life better for others.
A project is underway in Ellis County to help give homeless veterans a warm place to sleep. But the time is critical, and help is needed.
The Midlothian Planning and Zoning Commission spent almost four hours weighing a number of topics at last week’s monthly meeting, not the least of which was a change of a planned development for industrial uses along U.S. Highway 67.
Ellis County Commissioners on Tuesday heard a presentation on an amendment for a proposed Google data center tax abatement amendment in Red Oak. The county’s executive governing body will revisit it at its next meeting.
The new experience of Class 5A playoff football is nothing but a thing for the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars. The 5A Division II No.
Thanksgiving is much more than a big meal with family and friends. It’s a time to reflect on, and be thankful for, all of the good things you have. It’s important to be grateful, not just on Thanksgiving, but each and every day. Rather than lamenting what you feel is lacking in your life, begin each new day by developing an attitude of gratitude. Take inventory of your blessings and you will be surprised at just how much you have to be thankful for.