At 65, Smiling Train Engine Still Connects with the Very Young

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

Last weekend, 10,000 kids and parents climbed aboard Thomas the Tank Engine in Grapevine.Read more

Revenue Decreases Force Colleyville Cuts

| |Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010

Colleyville will lay off two employees and freeze vacant positions because of continuing declines in sales tax collections and other income, City Council members were told last week.Read more

City Hopes to Expand Fitness Facility When Economy Rebounds

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

If Grapevine hasn't outgrown its Community Activities Center, it soon will, officials say.Read more

Popular Student Event a 'Beauty Pageant' for Boys

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

Grapevine High School male upperclassmen were on stage Saturday in the fifth annual Mr. Mustang pageant. The event is patterned after a beauty pageant, but for young men rather than young women.Read more

National Merit Finalists Named in GCISD

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

Eight Grapevine-Colleyville students are finalists in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program, which awards $2,500 college scholarships to about 8,200 high school students across the country each year.Read more

Colleyville Rail Station Part of T's Application

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

A six to seven month delay won't push the start of commuter rail service beyond 2013, a rail official told the Grapevine City Council last week.Read more

More Grapevine Boat Ramps Closed than Open

Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

The wet fall and winter months have combined to leave more boat ramps closed than open on the south side of Grapevine Lake. Lake levels are 5 feet above normal.Read more

Southlake Gas Wells Planned Near GHS

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

XTO Energy has filed a request to drill up to 27 gas wells in Southlake, a first for the city.Read more

Colleyville Parks & Rec Wins Award

Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

The Texas Recreation and Parks Society (TRAPS) has presented the Colleyville Parks and Recreation Department with its Gold Medal Award for excellence in the field of recreation and park management. TRAPS is a non-profit trade organization founded 73 years ago to advance parks, recreation and leisure services in Texas.Read more

Colleyville, Grapevine, GCISD Candidates File

| |Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010

Three last-minute filings mean there will be at least one contested race in each city council and school board election in May.Read more