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Sisterhood Fueled Hardwood Success for HP Senior Guard
If it wasn’t for her older sister, Lila Collins isn’t sure she’d even be playing basketball in the first place.
HPHS Grad Sails in Competitions Around the Globe
No matter where she’s lived, Lola Kohl has always been at home on the water — as long as she has the wind at her back.
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DPD Details Cost of Viral Christmas Lights House
On-duty police personnel and resources assigned to the location for eight nights generated a total of over 250 hours with expenses reaching over $25K.
Crime
Preston Hollow Crime Reports Dec. 23-29
Professional athletes weren’t the only ones targeted in this week’s theft of property.
Favorites of 2024: Teens Start ZG BrightFuture
Frequent contributor Josh Hickman identified this story of teens starting a nonprofit and teaching summer classes as a 2024 favorite.
HPISD Students Put a New Twist on Tug-A-War
Highland Park ISD fifth and sixth graders added a futuristic twist to the classic tug-a-war competition when they put their robots to the test earlier this school year.
Favorites of 2024: UP Animal Lover Helps Rooster Strut His Stuff at Family Ranch
This story about a University Park rooster may make readers rethink their menus. Managing editor Sarah Hodges named it a favorite of 2024.
SMU Team Collaborates to Speed Drug Discovery
Researchers have developed a tool called SmartCADD to narrow down the chemical compounds that might be used to develop new drugs.
Steam-Powered Locomotive Learning
With an ever-increasing focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning, an annual model railroad holiday exhibit has loaded up STEAM-themed features and inspiration this season.
20 Under 40
Nominations Open!
Know a young adult making a difference in our community? We’d love to hear who our readers think should make the list this year.
Huskies Throw Hyer and Balto a Birthday Bash
Hyer Huskies marked their school’s milestone 75th birthday on Dec. 6 with party hats, songs, special guests, and a look back at the legacy of HPISD’s fourth elementary.
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Favorites of 2024: Country Music Legends Wow Gilley’s Audience
The intimate setting and personal storytelling by Clint Black, Robert Earl Keen, Scotty McCreery, and Carly Pearce made it an unforgettable experience and one of my favorite events of 2024.
How New Year’s Lost Many Traditions to Christmas
The first mention of an American holiday tree appears in an 1836 short story, Catherine Sedgwick’s 1836 “New Year’s Day,” and the tree was a New Year’s decoration.
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Father’s Fatal Heart Attack Motivates Miss Park Cities
As Miss Park Cities 2025, Sarah Swift is eager to use her platform to raise awareness about issues important to her and make a meaningful impact in her community.
Pioneer Woman Shares Recipes for Gift-Giving Success
Ree Drummond, who’s known as “The Pioneer Woman” to fans, has 4.3 million followers on Instagram, stars in her own Food Network show, and has authored more than 20 books.
Lions Roar to Holiday Tournament Title
St. Mark’s won five games over three days, culminating with an overtime thriller, to claim the Dallas ISD Holiday Invitational championship.
Do You Want Some Sci-Fi With That?
Diners can expect some futuristic flavoring when they order food to be delivered on campus at Southern Methodist University.
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HPHS Artists Give Armstrong Eagles a Place to Roost
Thanks to hard work from two Highland Park High School freshmen, students at Armstrong Elementary — where the mascot is the eagle — now have a place to soar.
HPISD Hopes Legislators Up Funding, Accountability
Highland Park ISD is hoping state lawmakers increase school funding and bring more transparency to the “shell game” of school finance during the 89th Legislative Session.