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“We're working to have a big event every month ... That's my goal. That's what our (Downtown Wichita Falls Development Inc.'s) whole goal is - ' to stir interest downtown.”

Supporters of downtown are throwing something new into the roux. Downtown Wichita Falls Development Inc.'s something new is the first Downtown Proud Cajun Fest. via Times Record News

“I had just lost my hair for the second time, and I was devastated”

A year ago, Kristi Cary arrived at her first Relay for Life cancer research fundraiser, bald from her chemotherapy, overwhelmed by the burden of her disease. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“We feel this ordinance is just another step we can take to encourage drivers to be as attentive as possible when they drive through school zones”

Denton City Council members voiced support Tuesday for a plan to forbid drivers from using handheld cellphones in school zones. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“We'll file that report with the city - whenever that's due - and you can get the details then”

Local developers have formed a special committee to support one incumbent and two challengers in the Argyle Town Council race. via Denton Record-Chronicle

Several state agencies are taking the lead in handling any complaints arising from the closure of the Brodie Mitsubishi dealership in Wichita Falls. via Times Record News

“It really makes us proud that we seem to have cracked the barrier of non-traditional companies”

Downtown Wichita Falls will take on the look of the oil patch for the next two days as folks involved in the industry set up camp at the Multi-Purpose Events Center for the annual Texas Alliance of Energy ... via Times Record News

“There were flammable liquids in there and fertilizer - there was plenty of fuel. Once the fire got going, there was no stopping it.”

Fire destroyed the golf cart barn at the Texas Woman's University golf course early Monday and all its contents. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“This will be the largest summer camp program to date with approximately $125,000 to support programs for this summer, and about $50,000 already in the hamper for next summer”

DENTON , Texas -- The 2008 session of the University of North Texas' Robocamp summer day camps has received additional financial support in the form of two new grants. via North Texas e-News

DENTON , Texas -- Author B.H. Fairchild will hold a poetry reading as part of the University of North Texas Department of English's Visiting Writer Series on April 10 . via North Texas e-News

“We're pleased to have reached this milestone”

Air Tractor celebrates 50 years in Olney today By Lara K. Richards Saturday, April 5, 2008 Time flies when you're building airplanes. via Times Record News

“Even in the most dire circumstances, humor is the saving grace.”

DENTON , Texas -- A mother stands accused of murdering her son in John Guare's Landscape of the Body, a play that takes a deep look at family relationships and loss. via North Texas e-News

“He sincerely enjoys what he does. That's a more enjoyable person to work around.”

Once a year, it's an honor for a selected few to appear on America's Most Wanted Web site. via Times Record News

“I encourage all citizens to wear a blue shirt, dress, tie, or ribbon on Wednesday as an expression of unity and to promote the prevention of child abuse and neglect and to make the world a safer place for our children”

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com PALO PINTO COUNTY - To help raise awareness about the issues related to child abuse and neglect, the month of April has been designated "Child Abuse Prevention ... via Mineral Wells Insider

“Unfortunately, you always have such a small number determine who will be wearing the black robe.”

Dust off your voter registration cards; primary season isn't quite over. After a bustling March primary, the 393rd District Court judge on the Republican ticket and Democratic candidate for Texas railroad ... via Denton Record-Chronicle

“It is not the big changes that are going to preserve the planet - but all the little choices we make every day”

Earth Hour goes global tonight. Julie Winnette, director of Hilltop Montessori School in Denton, said her school is one of two local businesses supporting the global awareness campaign about climate change. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“Now people can just enjoy them”

By ROY APPLETON / The Dallas Morning News rappleton@dallasnews.com The number of bronze beasts in downtown Dallas is growing. via Denton Record-Chronicle

Denton Poets Assembly members are participating in a joint poetry and art exhibit at two library branches: Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St.; and North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“The business and the people. They are very loyal. We just want to thank our customers and that is why we opened another one. They (customers) have been great to us”

The former KFC chicken restaurant on Kemp Boulevard is being remodeled to be a Church's Chicken restaurant. via Times Record News

“Over the years we've auctioned everything from an ostrich to a rattlesnake in a box, so it's always exciting.”

North Texas Rehabilitation Center gearing up for annual fundraiser It's been 40 years since the North Texas Rehabilitation Center first benefited from what was then known as the Crippled Children's Livestock ... via Times Record News

“You could knock me over with a feather”

County Judge Mary Horn was recognized Tuesday by the Texas Department of Transportation as the Texas Road Hand of the Year, the highest award the office bestows on state residents. via Denton Record-Chronicle