Texas Gospel Music Show Revitalizes North Texas Tradition
A long-standing gospel tradition in North Texas is finding new life this year as the Texas Gospel Music Show returns—blending history, faith, and community in a weekend designed to uplift and inspire. Rooted in the legacy of Fort Worth’s historic “Battle of Songs,” which dates back to the 1940s...
Ex-principal says district leaked his name during GCISD superintendent search
Former Colleyville Heritage High School principal James Whitfield told the Star-Telegram that he submitted materials to the search firm conducting the superintendent search and that someone in the district leaked his name as an applicant. Whitfield was first hired by GCISD in 2020, and was placed on leave a year later after he was accused at board meeting of promoting Critical Race Theory...
News photos: Maya Train freight locomotives
FORT WORTH, Texas — Four locomotives bound for freight service on Mexico’s Maya Train recently were spotted outside Wabtec’s Fort Worth, Texas, factory, awaiting delivery to the rail line operated by the Mexican Army. The units are part of an order for ES44AC diesels that will introduce freight service on the looping 966-mile route on [...] Read More...
Fort Worth Native Major Attaway Stars as King Arthur in ‘Spamalot’ at Bass Hall
Theatergoers are in for a treat this week with the arrival of the North American tour of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at Bass Performance Hall for a Tuesday through Sunday run. It’s just a flesh wound. The protagonist driving this story, amid absurd chaos and distinctly British...
Hiro’s Kitchen Signs 10-Year Lease in Fort Worth’s Near Southside
A new tenant is joining one of Fort Worth’s evolving neighborhood corridors in the Near Southside. Hiro’s Kitchen, a sushi and sake restaurant, has signed a 10-year lease for 1,299 square feet at 309 W. Daggett Ave., Suite 101, according to an announcement from LanCarte Commercial. The property...
Missing for more than 3 weeks, Fort Worth police ask public’s help finding missing...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police are asking for help in locating a missing woman who was last seen in southeast Fort Worth late last month. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, 69-year-old Linda Sue Raven was last seen on March 31 in the 5400 block of East Rosedale Street.
North Texas police respond to several swatting calls over the weekend
SOUTHLAKE, Texas — North Texas police departments responded to several swatting calls over the weekend, including a reported active shooter at a Southlake Costco that turned out to be a false alarm. According to the Southlake Police Department, officers were called at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday to the Costco...
A Top 50 East Texas barbecue stand opened near Fort Worth. Here’s what’s different
One good barbecue stand deserves another. Six weeks after one state-ranked Top 50 barbecue stand moved into a restaurant location on U.S. 287, another top-ranked stand from East Texas set up a new stand closer to the Tarrant County line. B4 Barbeque is new in suburban Rhome after five years in Mabank. That’s where Nolan Belcher honed his pitmaster work before he...
Masterful Garden Tours Set To Bloom in May
North Texas garden lovers will get to choose their own adventure because both Dallas County and Denton County Master Gardeners are flinging open the garden gates on the very same Saturday. Uber garden fanatics just might want to catch both on May 9. With a Dallas County tour full of...
Mavericks ready to tee off at WAC Tournament
MCKINNEY, Texas – UT Arlington men's golf is set to begin its postseason close to home, making the short trek up to McKinney for the 2026 Western Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship. UTA is one of seven teams competing in the tournament. The Mavericks are coming off an 18th-place...
