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MIDLOTHIAN FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT LIST

The Midlothian Fire Department responded to the following incidents: Sept. 5 610 S 14th St 2015, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 3601 S 14th St, Midlothian, TX 76065, lock-out 3800 Railport Pky, Midlothian, TX 76065, alarm system sounded due to malfunction 501 Whitney Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, unintentional transmission of alarm, other 5826 Briana Dr, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 3213 Blue Jay Ln, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury FM 157 / Country Acres Ct, Maypearl, TX 76064, motor vehicle accident with injuries 2201 Lochmoore Ct, Midlothian, TX 76065, EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury Sept.

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Methodist Medical Group welcomes new president

DALLAS — Methodist Medical Group is pleased to announce that John Myers, MD, MS, FACEP, FAAP, has joined Methodist Medical Group (MMG) as President. In this role, Dr. Myers will work with the nearly 1,000 physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, leadership, and staff in MMG to further enhance clinical excellence, physician engagement, patient satisfaction, and resource stewardship.

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Father will always come to the rescue

I know you think I’m perfect but it’s just us so can I confess? Once (maybe twice) in high school I skipped my math class so I could get to the Pizza Hut buffet before the crowd hit. The real trouble started when I drove into a flash flood. The car stalled out, water rushed in and I knew this was one of those times that you could not get out of trouble on your own but rather it was one of those times you go straight to a phone and call your dad. Do you know what I’m talking about? Some circumstances are so bad that only a dad can fix them. So I called Gary and he did, he got my mother’s car home with some help from Deacon Harvey Carver.

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Uvalde children grappling with trauma after massacre

UVALDE — One girl runs and hides when she sees thin people with long hair similar to the gunman who stormed into her Uvalde school and killed 21 people. One boy stopped making friends and playing with animals. A third child feels her heart race when she’s reminded of the May 24 massacre that killed a close friend — once at such a dangerous pace that she had to be rushed to a hospital, where she stayed for weeks.

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