Glenn Heights News

The Trans-Texas Corridor is not dead, and neither is Loop 9, the 12-lane toll road sister-project that is slated to cut through parts of Glenn Heights, Oak Leaf, Cedar Hill, Lancaster, Red Oak and DeSoto.

It's been about two years since Stephanie Saunders lost her brother, Jason. "The worst day of our life," she said of the event.

What CAN I DO ABOUT THE LOOP 9 PROJECT AND PLANS TO LEVEL MORE THAN 1,200 HOMES IN SOUTH DALLAS COUNTY? YOU CAN WRITE/CALL/FAX/EMAIL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE: 1. List of City, County and State elected officials with contact information 2. Sample letter format for local and state elected officials 3.

Town Hall Meeting in Cedar Hill with Citizens, TXDOT, Elected Officials Set for April 23 More than 1,200 families stand to lose their homes and property in south Dallas and Ellis Counties if TXDOT officials have their way.

We laughed when Gov. Rick Perry announced the "death" of the immensely unpopular Trans-Texas Corridor earlier this year.

The proposed Loop 9 toll roada s lanes, in blue, would plow through whole subdivisions in the Midlothian and Cedar Hill area near Lake Ridge Parkway, according to official state maps.

Hundreds of Red Oak residents are being asked to boil their tap water until further notice.

The following notice was issued from Judy Bell, Executive General Manager of Planning and Municipal Services for the City of Glenn Heights : "At approximately 1:05 p.m. [March 19] the City of Glenn Heights experienced a drop in pressure due to a water main break.

Two people are accused of robbing a Sonic restaurant employee as she brought their hamburger order out to their car earlier this week.

Brian Laffery, former manager of the Glenn Heights Subway on East Ovilla Road, was reportedly fired after the Jan.

Jason Bell, victim at gun- point during the recent Jan. 12 robbery at the Subway located on Ovilla Road might have to pay back the $200 that was stolen, which has outraged customers and co-workers alike.

The Subway sandwich shop on Ovilla Road was robbed Monday, Jan. 12 and police are asking the public to help locate the suspect involved.

By DALE CLARK / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News garden@dallasnews.com Dale Clark is a butterfly farmer in Glenn Heights.