edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
Duncanville is currently accepting submissions from citizens who would like to serve on the civil service commission. This important group has responsibilities including discussing the causes for removal or suspension of city employees, promotion and discipline as well as exams for promotion and entry level eligibility.
As you can see, it’s [...]
A young Cedar Hill woman that had been missing since late October was found dead over the weekend, and police suspect foul play in her disappearance.
Eighteen-year-old Kamesha Hall was found in a wooded area near Pentegon Parkway and Highway 67. The Dallas Police Department assisted Cedar Hill Police in the [...]
Duncanville Outreach Ministry is getting more calls than ever in these troubled times and they’ve brought in a “coach” to help with matters. Stephen Marino is a business coach who is now helping DOM for the global pro-bono coaching initiative Coaching for a Cause.
“The need to give has expanded in [...]
Let me begin by saying this is not an endorsement. I’m just letting my readers know who’s in the race and giving them an opportunity to do their own research. This is straight from the candidate’s PR folks and I’ll run releases from her opponents as well.
Dr. Elba Garcia’s campaign [...]
Duncanville Community Theatre is presenting the fun comedic romp The Man Who Came to Dinner November 5-7 and November 12-14 at 8 p.m. Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, this production is directed by Elisa Guse.
The plot involves a dinner guest who breaks his hip and the chaotic [...]
Five people, including two from the Best Southwest, yesterday pleaded innocent of conspiracy to defraud Medicare and Medicaid in U.S. District Court in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
The indictment alleges Statewide Physical Medicine Group Inc. billed Medicare and Medicaid for more than $39 million in services in Mississippi from 2000 to 2005. The [...]
In a huge turn of voter support from two years ago, beer and wine sales passed in DeSoto by a wide margin Nov.3. Sixty-two percent of the nearly 5,000 voters that weighed in were in favor of packaged beer and wine sales. Those sales failed by nearly 400 votes in [...]
For the second time in two years, DeSoto voters will weigh the pros and cons of beer and wine sales in the city. Those in favor want to stem the tide of sales tax dollars flowing into nearby Glenn Heights and Duncanville, both of whom have beer and wine.
Opponents worry [...]
One thing’s for certain. Even when out of the NFL, Tatum Bell knows how to make headlines. Bell has gone on record saying his United Football League team, the undefeated Florida Tuskers, could beat the NFL’s winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
When given a potential score of 24-14, the DeSoto High alum [...]
Former Dallas City Councilwoman Dr. Elba Garcia is planning a big announcement 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at DeCorazon Gallery in the historic Bishop Arts District.
It’s not exactly a secret that Garcia has been eyeing the District 4 Dallas County Commission seat currently held by Kenneth Mayfield. No Hispanic has ever [...]
If Sunday’s game is the way Patrick Crayton responds to being benched, Wade Phillips may consider doing it every week. The DeSoto football hero’s stock was riding low after losing both his starting wide receiver gig and punt return duties.
Worse still, the demotions came as the Dallas Cowboys took their [...]
The City of Champions’ hotly debated multicultural commission is now past the initial planning stages and recruiting members.
To be eligible, one must be a resident and qualified Duncanville voter and not delinquent in the payment of fines or ad valorem taxes to the city. The city will be accepting [...]
