14th Annual Mother and Son Dance - May 4
- Written by City of DeSoto City of DeSoto
- Category: Events Events
- Published: 01 March 2019 01 March 2019
DeSoto, TX - Lights...Camera...Action... the Annual Mother and Son Dance is a special night for fun for moms and their sons. Enjoy dancing and refreshments.
Sen. Perry files bill to legalize hemp growing in Texas
- Written by Jayme Lozano / A-J Media Jayme Lozano / A-J Media
- Category: Texas Texas
- Published: 01 March 2019 01 March 2019
Texas - State Sen. Charles Perry filed a bill Wednesday that could open the door for farmers in Texas to legally grow hemp. The Lubbock Republican’s filing of SB 1240 comes after the 2018 U.S.
The State of Our City is Solid as a Rock
- Written by Matt Smith Matt Smith
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 28 February 2019 28 February 2019
DeSoto, TX - On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce welcomed Mayor Curtistene S. McCowan to the City’s Civic Center to deliver her 2019 State of the City Address
Three dead, one injured as fire breaks out in Cedar Hill home
- Written by Loyd Brumfield Loyd Brumfield
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 28 February 2019 28 February 2019
Cedar Hill, TX - Three people were killed in a fire that broke out Thursday morning in a Cedar Hill home. Police arrived first around 4:30 a.m. to a home in the 700 block of Lovern Street and rescued two people from a second-story window, city of Cedar Hill spokeswoman Alison Ream said.
Wanted suspect eludes police after chase from Fort Worth to DeSoto, with help from bad weather
- Written by Loyd Brumfield Loyd Brumfield
- Category: Local News Local News
- Published: 28 February 2019 28 February 2019
DeSoto, TX - A suspect with an outstanding warrant for possession of a weapon was at large and last seen in the DeSoto area after a police chase Wednesday night. The chase began around 10:30 p.m. somewhere in southern Fort Worth after a license plate check of a Volkswagen Beetle
Texas Independence Week: 15 vanished Texas traditions
- Written by Dave Thomas Dave Thomas
- Category: Texas Texas
- Published: 27 February 2019 27 February 2019
Texas - Texas, forever! Right? Well, maybe, but not every part of the Lone Star mystique is gonna last. Sometimes a beloved business can’t change with the times. Sometimes traditions find themselves at odds with a changing culture.
Forecast Shows 5 Days of Freezing Temps, Possible Snow
- Written by Brian James Brian James
- Category: Local Local
- Published: 27 February 2019 27 February 2019
Dallas Area - The first of two cold fronts arrived Wednesday afternoon, dropping temperatures to near freezing overnight. “The cold front has moved into North Texas earlier than expected
Dallas police release sketch of man whose body was found floating in Trinity River
- Written by Claire Z. Cardona Claire Z. Cardona
- Category: Local Local
- Published: 27 February 2019 27 February 2019
Dallas, TX - Dallas police are hoping a sketch will help someone recognize a man whose body was found floating in the Trinity River on Sunday. Police released a drawing of the man, who was found in the 1200 block of Riverwood Road,
Two arrested after SWAT standoff at Cockrell Hill home
Cockrell, TX - A SWAT standoff in Cockrell Hill that lasted for hours ended in the arrest of two auto theft suspects. When police initially arrived at the house in the 4700 block of Pecan Meadow Drive Tuesday morning and tried to make an arrest, the people inside refused to come out.
Cash-strapped DeSoto ISD may have to close a school to clean up mess left by its past leaders
- Written by Eva-Marie Ayala Eva-Marie Ayala
- Category: School News School News
- Published: 25 February 2019 25 February 2019
DeSoto, TX - The DeSoto school district is running out of money and will probably need to shut down a school, eliminate positions and scrap academic programs as administrators scramble to find $23 million in cuts.
Wall Street billionaire, ex-Citigroup president caught up in prostitution sting that ensnared Robert Kraft
- Written by Robert Gearty Robert Gearty
- Category: National National
- Published: 23 February 2019 23 February 2019
Florida - NFL owner Robert Kraft isn’t the only prominent name—or billionaire-- snagged in a Florida prostitution bust. Others named in the sweeping sex sting include billionaire Wall Street financier John Childs, as well as a former Citigroup president and a president of a Florida Boys and Girls Club, according to reports.
Man Indicted For Duping North Texas School District Out Of Nearly $2M
Crowley, TX - A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida man accused of duping a Texas school district into transferring him nearly $2 million which he then used to buy a BMW and Rolex watches. Prosecutors announced Friday that Donald Howard Conkright was indicted on two counts of wire fraud.
