Lewisville News

Share + Dec 21, 2009 11:32 am US/Central LEWISVILLE The Lewisville Police Department has released a composite sketch of the person they believe is responsible for two aggravated robberies.

A long-serving former government official in Denton County has been charged with misdemeanor theft.

Friends and loved ones of a respected Denton County politician are surprised by her recent behavior.

The North Texas Tollway Authority adopted its final 2010 budget Wednesday, and it included about $450,000 in new funds to pay for eight additional state troopers to patrol its growing network of highways.

Two North Texas women are attacked by a man with a knife early this morning. At about six o'clock Monday morning, a man assaulted a jogger on South Old Orchard Lane in Lewisville.

A search was under way Monday for a man who attacked two women with a knife before robbing them, Lewisville police said.

Lewisville police are investigating two armed robberies early Monday morning that appear to be related.

L to R: Theresa Pennypacker, Administrative Coordinator, Dr. Mark Welding and Optician Sarah Kennedy put in a 12-hour day to serve patients of Christian Community Action who needed eye care.

The freestanding 42-bed rehabilitation hospital at 3100 Peters Colony Road in Flower Mound was approved by the FM Town Council.

" A little goes a long way, especially when teaching children. As an educator and Lewisville native, Carly Naragon plants seeds of knowledge in hopes that her students will grow into productive citizens with an appreciation for their community.

Class springs to attention with the Pledge of Allegiance. Five-year-old Saniya Khoja takes the lead, twirling a red-white-and-blue flag the size of a napkin.

The Flower Mound Town Council has approved an economic development incentive to seal the deal on a 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital projected to generate 110 jobs and add several million dollars to the town's tax base.

Real estate editor Steve Brown compiles this list. Sales West Dixon Holdings LLC bought a 21,000-square-foot office-warehouse building at 2425 Arbuckle Court in Dallas.

A group of Lewisville residents is launching a grass-roots campaign to let voters decide whether to ban smoking in the city.

Old Town Lewisville will soon be beaming with two Christmas trees, thousands of holiday lights and decorated storefronts.

The first time that first-year teacher Kelly Haire met her mentor, he looked around her classroom and gave it a failing grade.

Would you believe a meet-and-greet on the prairie with a herd of bison? About 25 miles from Dallas? How about a kayak tour, also in the area? You can do both of these at Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.

Scott Orr has lead Christian Community Action as president and CEO since 2006. The Lewisville organization serves more than 12,000 people a year from eight school districts, according to its Web site, ccahelps.org. After a successful career in finance, Orr said he felt called elsewhere.

Vista Ridge Mall is looking for the worst Bed Head in the city. A As part of MERRY MAKEOVER, a four-hour holiday makeover event set for Wednesday, December 9, individuals 18 and older are invited to enter the WORST BED HEAD contest by submitting a photo of themselves with an awful case of bed head.

L to R: Hank Scheible, Ernest L. Isbell, Betty Jo Streff Reed, Arthur F. Berg, Robert J. Widmer, Jr., Charlie Hamm.