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Flexin’: Schlegel Returns to NFL as Strength Coach for Jaguars
From his beginnings as a wrestling state champion at Highland Park to his career as an NFL linebacker to his entrepreneurial ventures in the private sector, Anthony Schlegel has never lost his passion for helping athletes reach their peak.
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Society
A Day at the Races
Turtle Creek Conservancy in May hosted their signature fundraiser, the 13th-annual Day at the Races, as a hybrid event.
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The Laughs Are Back!
When Dallas Comedy House closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tears were shed, hearts were broken, and nothing seemed all that funny anymore.
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Lady Scots Race to Season-Opening Win
Highland Park got the girls cross country season off to a fast start, as the Lady Scots won a team title on Saturday in Plano.
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Crime
Park Cities Crime Reports Aug. 9-15
Read the Park Cities Crime Reports for Aug. 9 – Aug. 15.
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Coronavirus
CDC Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new data last week and urged pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Coronavirus
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mask Mandates
The Texas Supreme Court Sunday issued a temporary stay of restraining orders granted by lower courts in Bexar and Dallas counties.
Note: this story has been updated to include remarks from Dallas ISD superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa and latest court decisions.
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HPISD OKs Calling Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees Monday approved calling a voter approval tax rate election in November.
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Coronavirus
Health Experts Weigh in on the Return to School
While the issue of mask mandates winds its way through the courts, parents and students are gearing up to return to school in a year that is so far promising to be just as turbulent as the last two years. How do you prepare for that?
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Coronavirus
Abbott Loses Dallas County, Bexar County Appeals
The 4th and 5th Court of Appeals both — within minutes — handed Gov. Greg Abbott two defeats in his bid to overturn mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties.
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