Azle News

“We don't have the growth Eagle Mountain-Saginaw does - they have about a $390 million bond package they're looking at right now”

Looking east, Azle ISD voters have seen school districts like Keller, Grapevine-Colleyville, Northwest and Eagle Mountain-Saginaw pass enormous bond issues every few years to handle the explosive growth rolling ... via Azle News Online

“Not a good way to start the day”

In recent weeks, readers have alerted The Watchdog to foreign objects they say they found in foods.

Each reader asked what he or she was supposed to do. Below, you can read what I found out.

But first, the complaints.

Hershel Blackshear of Fort Worth bought a pack of Bump bubble gum at a Raceway gas station. When her daughter, Janireka, 15, bit into a piece, her mother says, she chomped down on a half-inch screw and fractured a molar. Her daughter lost a permanent tooth when it was extracted. Read more

The boardwalk at Annapolis Royal, the pretty English town that prospered, across the Annapolis Basin, after the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755. via National Post

“There will always be books that need to be purchased and computers to be updated”

Steve Parker and Jean Rider Azle's generous spirit was on full display again Friday night. via Azle News Online

“You've got to have the will and determination to go on”

A&M Garden owners Allen and Melody Shelton have been through a lot over the past 37 years. via Azle News Online

Jeers: To the Keller school district for indoctrinating my third-grader with lesson plans on how to prevent 'man-made' global warming. Protecting the environment is noble; preaching faulty science is not.

-- Rob Beckley, Roanoke

Cheers: To the Grapevine emergency team that responded to the Grapevine High School gym about 9 a.m. Feb. 9. Cheers also to the people in the stands for your assistance, and to the emergency room staff at Harris Methodist H.E.B. and the hospital staff after admission. Read more

The Metro Praise Orchestra will perform this Sunday, March 30, during the annual Community Resurrection Celebration, hosted by the Azle Ministerial Alliance. via Azle News Online

“Old guys like us don't hang around long”

Russ Braudis and Anna Ritchey Azle Mayor Russ Braudis and 15 other Tarrant County mayors spent a morning this week delivering hot meals to homebound constituents in the fourth annual Tarrant County "Mayors on ... via Azle News Online

“Now, I'm not comfortable giving a specific date because the weather is unpredictable”

It certainly looks like a headache to any of us driving past it: the construction of new access lanes for Highway 199 through Azle is a massive project that has affected access to neighborhoods and businesses ... via Azle News Online

Tarrant Regional Water District last week reported the recovery of the body of missing teenager Joe Barnett. via Azle News Online

Azle police detectives are seeking Adam John Gould, 27, for burglary and evading arrest. via Azle News Online

“Plus, parents were calling up a storm that day”

A March snowstorm played havoc on motorists driving home last Thursday - in particular those unlucky souls who had to travel FM 730 North. via Azle News Online

“This way, there's no middleman”

AZLE -- Two years ago, a trio of Californians pulled up stakes and moved halfway across the country with dreams, derided by some in the hypercompetitive cut-flower industry, of growing Dutch tulips and lilies in North Texas with no synthetic pesticides or fertilizer.

Azle is not exactly a hotbed of flower production. Neither is Texas. While it produces potted and bedding plants, the Lone Star State doesn't show up in national statistics of cut-flower production.

Of course, that meant no year-round local competition either. Read more

“They said they went out at 11 p.m. to check trot lines”

Three fishermen were rescued about 6 a.m. Monday after their canoe was caught in a fast-rising creek in Springtown, officials said. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“I don't think Azle has ever had a Christian school that was fully accredited”

As students in public schools all over Texas are sweating it out over the federal mandates of "No Child Left Behind" and the state's Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test, the 60 students enrolled at ... via Azle News Online

“I don't think (the fire marshal) would still be here without her”

The day after city of Azle employees demonstrated teamwork under pressure - during an eight-hour fire that brought out most of the firefighters as well as police, water and street department employees - they ... via Azle News Online

“It's the first time in my life I really feel like my vote matters.”

Democrat caucus sites around Tarrant County are reporting high turnout and confusion. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

When voters in a handful of districts in Tarrant County, South Texas and Houston cast their ballots for state representative in Tuesday's primaries, they'll also cast the first votes in what could be a bruising and protracted battle for speaker of the Texas House in 2009.

It will be an indirect choice because the speaker is elected by members of the House. But forces aligned with House Speaker Tom Craddick, a Midland Republican, and forces bent on removing him from power are playing a high-stakes role in the outcome of select local primaries for both major political parties. Read more

Two local firefighters were injured while battling a large fire in Azle on Friday night. via NBC5i.com

“I'd be a good steward of the taxpayer's money”

A local church decided to bring the political campaign closer to home Tuesday night. via Azle News Online