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UP 7-Eleven Sells Lucky $5M Lottery Ticket
The winner opted to remain anonymous, according to a March 25 Texas Lottery press release.
Read moreBachman Skate Park to Break Ground March 28
The facility, also the city’s first large-scale, professionally designed skateboarding space, will be 45,600 square feet.
Read moreTown’s Residents’ Education Program Gets a New Name
For more than 15 years, the town of Highland Park has had a residents’ education program under various names.
Read moreUP City Council Awards Contract for Snider Plaza Improvements
The University Park city council awarded a $15,664,531.60 construction contract for phase I of surface improvements in Snider Plaza to SYB Construction Co., a company which has done other major work for the city, at its March 19 meeting.
Read moreSouthbound Tollway to Close Between 635, Royal Lane
The Dallas North Tollway’s southbound lane will be closed from 10 p.m. March 22 until 5 a.m. March 25 between I-635 and Royal Lane to repair damage to the Northaven bridge.
Read moreDallas Resurfaces Churchill Park Courts
“The resurfacing was to improve the surface which was in need of repair due to extensive use,” said Jeff Kitner, the District 11 representative on the Dallas Park and Recreation Board.
Read morePresident Biden Visits HP and PH
He attended two fundraisers — one shortly after 6 p.m. at Russell W. Budd’s Highland Park home and the second around 8 p.m. at Kneeland Youngblood’s home in Preston Hollow — as revealed by online database Factba.se.
Read moreHPISD Students Improve Scores on Mid-Year Achievement Test
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade far outperformed their peers nationally on the winter MAP growth test, with sixth graders in HPISD exceeding average 12th grade scores in both math and reading.
Read moreUniversity Park Plants Centennial Tree in Goar Park
The tree, a Shumard Red Oak, was brought to the park by crane and planted in the park’s northeast corner. Other proposed improvements to the northeast corner of the Goar Park include signage, a centennial donor plaque, a seating area, and a Preservation Park Cities historical marker.
Read moreHP Recognizes Brothers for Criminal Offense Response
Teenage brothers Bauer and Braden Berkley were home alone when a burglar — who had just fled the scene of an auto accident — entered their home.
Read moreFriends Organize GoFundMe to Support Mullens Family
Friends of the Mullens have organized a GoFundMe to support the family, who were injured and lost their nine-year-old daughter in a car crash on March 16.
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