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Investigators Trying To Identify Armed Man Who Robbed Bank In Mesquite

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Investigators Trying To Identify Armed Man Who Robbed Bank In Mesquite

CBS DFW News 6/15 1:09A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) — Investigators with the Mesquite Police Department are asking for help from the public identifying an armed robbery suspect. The robbery happened during the late morning on June...

Mesquite Resident Claims $1 Million Scratch-Off Prize

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 6/14 5:08P

A Mesquite resident claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game Million Dollar Loteria. The ticket was purchased at Elmer 117,...

Tails and Tales Summer Reading Club

City of Mesquite (News Flash) 6/14 10:47A

City honors Mesquite artist Tony Morris

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Mesquite Hearing Board

City of Mesquite (Agendas) 6/14 5:31A

Mesquite Hearing Board

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Affordable Summer Fashion

Tanya Foster 6/14 1:00A Tanya Foster

Hello and happy Monday! Did everyone have a good weekend? It is officially summer weather in Texas, so the pool was calling my name! As we enter into summer, it is key to update your wardrobe with the...

Garland Community Garden Weekly Update, June 11, 2021

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 6/11 8:32A Liz Berry

SO MUCH HAPPENING AT THE GARDEN THIS PAST WEEK Where to begin? Ill start with the pumpkin story. Last Wednesday, June 2, I decided to start a Ruth Stout compost garden plot. I rescued two pumpkins...

Anxiety And Joy: What Showtimes Look Like Around Dallas – After A Year of COVID

Art&Seek 6/11 1:00A Jerome Weeks

Editor’s note: Reconnecting after a y ear of separation and loss is a work-in-progress. KERA and The Dallas Morning News are collaborating to document how the pandemic has changed the arts and...

All the Summer Time Feels & Style Must-Haves

Tanya Foster 6/10 4:00P Tanya Foster

It’s officially summer (well it is in 9 days)! The weather finally cleared in Dallas and that warm sunshine sure feels good. Time to bring those bright and light colors out of the closet for their day...

Cute Outdoor Patios Styled Four Different Ways!

Life as a Rambling Redhead 6/10 9:29A Jennifer

Hope you ve had an amazing start to the Summer! I am still on the hunt for a few patio pieces that I am wanting for our new YARD! We have a yard now! And honestly it s been a highlight of this year...

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Education center in Mesquite offers free job training for students, grads and unemployed adults

Dallas Morning News (Education) 6/10 12:48P Francesca D’Annunzio

The Texas Advancement Center in Mesquite is providing a range of free training courses, including commercial driving, cybersecurity, HVAC and electrical skills.

Uplift Education Promoting Summer Institute, Due to COVID Learning Loss this Past School Year

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 6/10 1:06A Dana Cobb

This year, schools across the nation battled against learning loss caused by the pandemic. School closures have been a common tool to minimize the spread of COVID-19, but emerging data shows that this...

The Hillcrest Foundation Donates $50,000 for Capital Funding to help Dallas Students

Mesquite BubbleLife iReporter 6/9 9:00A Lisa Loera

Dallas, TX - Dallas Academy is thrilled to announce it has received a $50,000 grant from the Hillcrest Foundation for capital funding including additional campus security to protect students with...

Christopher J. Poteet wins Richardson ISD runoff election for at-large Place 7

Dallas Morning News (Education) 6/7 6:52A Teri Webster

In a social media statement following the election, he thanked supporters and said the responsibility is not something he takes lightly.

All Mesquite ISD students will return to in-person classes in the fall

Dallas Morning News (Education) 6/3 9:12A Francesca D’Annunzio

The district hoped to offer a full-time virtual academy, but the interest and resources were not sufficient, the district said.

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State Fair of Texas Announces FREE Live Music Lineup for the 2021 Fair

Crave DFW 6/2 6:04A Steven Doyle

The State Fair of Texas is proud to announce the lineup of FREE live music during the 2021 Fair. After a year without live music, the State Fair is more excited than ever to provide the free concert...

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4th of July style for the family

Krystal Schlegel 6/14 1:15A krystal

4th of July is Luke s favorite Holiday so I always find it fun to get extra festive! Here are my 4th of July style picks including outfits, swimwear and table-settings for the whole family! List of...

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Tenet Healthcare continues expansion with new 'micro' hospital

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/14 4:25P Michael McDaniel

Dallas-based Tenet has built two other "micro" hospitals in the Phoenix area.

North Texas rehab company to build new facility in Kansas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/14 4:24P Thomas Friestad

The construction process is underway on a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Overland Park. The hospital will bring 100 jobs to the area.

Check out the new Southwest Transplant Alliance organ donation destination, HQ in Dallas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/11 4:31A Bill Hethcock

The first-of-its-kind facility includes a state-of-the-art organ and tissue recovery center and is loaded with high-tech medical equipment.

Texas will slightly expand medical cannabis program

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/3 4:12P Brent Wistrom

Texas' medical cannabis laws were already some of the most highly regulated in the nation. And, for the most part, they'll stay that way following the Texas Legislature's...

CHRISTUS Health breaks ground on future Las Colinas headquarters

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/2 8:10A Ryan Salchert

The new facility will be able to accommodate 2,200 employees.

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Summer Reading

The Making of a Home 6/6 4:19P Holly K. Ross

Summer is here! Time for books that make you laugh, cry ( just a little bit), and cheer when the good guys win and lovers get their happily ever after. Check out The Pride of Galveston Series Join my...

How To Compost On a Small Scale

The Making of a Home 6/5 9:36A Holly K. Ross

Composting on a Small Scale We’ve talked about composting before, but compost is so vital to healthy plants and beautiful gardens that we are going to talk about it- again. This time, however, we are...

Grace and Parenting

The Making of a Home 6/3 6:01P Holly K. Ross

Today was an ordinary day. I made Tony breakfast and once he headed off to work I went to my balcony. On my balcony I watch the activity of my little block. I love watching the different flowers bloom...

Water Spout on the Gulf

The Making of a Home 6/1 3:44P Holly K. Ross

Today in Galveston was eventful! I should have been more afraid, but having lived through a big tornado, I was like nah that is just a little baby tornado.

Forest ranger stumbles onto garden of ancient beasts in California foothills

Live Science 5/23 1:00A

A park ranger wandering through a petrified forest in California has unearthed a trove of prehistoric fossils, including a stunningly preserved mastodon skull and the remains...