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Summer Drivers Had Bumpy Roads, But a Smoother Ride in UP Is Around the Bend
Construction made driving through University Park an adventure this summer. But the quest to find a better route is coming to an end — some projects are beginning to wrap up, and traffic should improve.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Families Honor Daughters Lost in the July 4 Flooding
Park Cities families who lost daughters during the July 4 flooding that devastated Camp Mystic have established memorial foundations to honor them and continue their legacies.
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Get Ready to Dance
For 68 years, sophomores, juniors, and seniors from area high schools have anticipated a night of music, dancing, and community spirit as the Junior Symphony Ball takes over legendary Gilley’s Dallas.
It’s Not Just Another First Day
As the oldest sibling in her family, Morgan Owen was terrified when started kindergarten at University Park Elementary more than a decade ago.
Neighbors Send Love in Care Boxes
Christine Goff thought that delivering care boxes would be a small way to show those affected by Kerr County’s catastrophic flooding that the community loved and supported them. The Park Cities community was thinking a little bigger.
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2025 Highland Park Opponents
Will Highland Park make it to another state championship game? Take a look at this year's opponents to make your prediction.
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Scots’ Runner-up Finish Fuels This Year’s Hunger
Almost nine months later, Highland Park still feels the sting of coming so close and falling just short.
Stick With Band or Graduate With Honors?
The Highland Park ISD board of trustees has approved policy changes that will make it possible for high-performing students to explore their interests in the arts and athletics without taking a GPA hit.
Announcements
Robin Alexandria Galloway and Samuel Morgan Stewart to Wed in March Ceremony
The Honorable Donna Galloway and Mr. Neal Galloway of Stuttgart, Arkansas, is pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Robin Alexandria Galloway, to Samuel Morgan Stewart, son of Mrs. Diana and Mr. Eric Johnsen Stewart of Dallas, Texas.
Cafeteria Manager Retires Leaving Legacy of Love
Joan Bayes knew as soon as she started managing the busy Highland Park High School cafeteria in 1991 that the role would be a perfect fit.
Hill Country Flood 2025
A River Runs Through It – A Reflection on a Beloved Place
As silent as the waters rising in the dark of the Hill Country night, there have been no words; only tear upon tear, grief upon grief.
Hill Country Flood 2025
Alumni Recall Camp Mystic Ideals
Over the past 99 years, Camp Mystic, the Christian girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, has hosted thousands of girls from 7 to 17 years old.
Ex-SMU Star DeChambeau Remains Bullish on LIV Golf
Just like Scottie Scheffler or Jordan Spieth at the Byron Nelson on the PGA Tour, Bryson DeChambeau now has a local golf tournament to call his own.
Announcements
Diane Louise Seay McNulty, PhD
Diane Louise Seay McNulty, PhD, age 76, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2025. She was born on April 1, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, to Nancy Louise Weakley and Dr. Frank Oliver Seay.
Society
Party Hopping
So many great celebrations, so little space in print. Enjoy this roundup of recently submitted photographs.
Donovan Interviewed a Dozen Paratroopers About Pivotal WWII Battle
I recently met longtime local literary agent and author James Donovan near his office on SMU Boulevard to discuss his fascinating and exhaustively-researched new book Nothing But Courage.
UIL Denies Appeal of HP’s Soccer Championship Forfeiture
The UIL State Executive Committee has denied an appeal that would have restored Highland Park’s Class 5A Division II boys soccer championship.
Patriotism Dazzles During Parade
Enthusiastic spectators waving flags and wearing red, white and blue lined the streets of the Park Cities during this year’s July Fourth Parade.
Comings and Goings
The new favorite of Francophiles and foodies opened its chic, kid and family-friendly location on June 23 in the space formerly occupied by Corner Bakery.
Art, Antiques, Jewelry From Prominent Estates Goes to Auction
The Sept. 20 auction will offer a rare opportunity to bid on original works by important artists such as John Ford Clymer, Tom Ryan, John Nieto and original artists of the Taos Society of Artists, including Joseph Henry Sharp, Oscar E. Berninghaus, Bert Geer Phillips, and E. Martin Hennings.