Dateline June 30,  2001  2:44 PM

AboutMyHOA.com Holds Monthly Sponsor Reception

AboutMyHOA.Com held their monthly sponsor reception Thursday, June 28 at from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Zohre's Boutique.  Sponsors enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and refreshments while mingling with other local business owners.

Dateline June 29, 2001 1:15 PM

Husband of Colleyville Native, Rebecca Baker
Assumes Command of F-117 Fighter Base 

Colonel C.G.C. Treadway will be assuming command of the 49th Operations Group, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico.  In addition to supporting national security objectives with mission ready F-117A stealth fighters, the unit mobilizes and deploys worldwide to meet peacetime and wartime objectives.

 Dateline June 28, 2001 10:26 AM

COLLEYVILLE CITY COUNCIL PLANS RETREAT WORK SESSION AT HILTON 

The Colleyville City Council has announced a work session, which will be open to the public, to discuss the status of various city projects. The session will be held at Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center Currency Room. The hotel is located at 1800 Highway 26 East in Grapevine. It will begin at 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 29, and resume at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 30.

Dateline June 27, 2001 12:30 PM

TOM DOOLEY PRESENTS "AMERICA'S LOST DREAM" JULY 1 IN COLLEYVILLE

"America's Lost Dream", a dramatic 3-screen multi-media production, will be presented by Tom Dooley at First Assembly of God Colleyville at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 1 in observance of Independence Day. The drama chronicles the nation's history from the signing of the Declaration of Independence through the present day. The drama, narrated by Dooley, is free and the public is invited.

Dateline June 27, 2001 11:35 AM

Gross Sales Comparison Shows 10 NE Tarrant Cities 
with increases, 4 with decreases.

Grapevine far outpaced any other local city with almost $80 million increase in gross retail sales comparing 4th Quarter 1999 with 4th Quarter 2000.  Only 4 cities show a decrease in  Bedford, Colleyville, Richland Hills and Roanoke. A major retailer loss was reflected in the sales decrease in Bedford.  The second biggest dollar decrease is Colleyville.  The sales  decrease in Colleyville is prior to the loss of one of its top sales tax producers, Payless Cashways. 

Dateline June 25 , 2001 12:35PM

Baylor Holds Ground Breaking Ceremony for New Patient Tower

Dateline June 25 , 2001 12:20PM

All-Sports Banquet

Dateline June 25 , 2001 11:45AM

Large Local Church Changes Name 

Metroplex Covenant changes name. Story and photos, click on headlines.

Dateline June 23 , 2001 3:46 PM

Community Project Development Status- Colleyville 

Where do projects stand in Colleyville, see status on all development issues.

Dateline June 23 , 2001 3:05 PM

Campfire Council Holds Annual Stars & Cars, Kim Gill of Colleyville Wins First Competition in Legend's Car Race

Dateline June 22 , 2001 4:35 PM

Westlake Gets Land Back, City Officials Point Out That Anticipated Commercial Growth Can Keep Westlake Property Tax Free

The last chapter of what has been described as the Westlake "Kangaroo Court" has come to a close.

Dateline June 22 , 2001 12:31 PM

Lion's Club Announces 4th Annual xSightment Run

The Colleyville Lion's Club announced the 4th annual running event. The xSightment run could draw as many as 500 runners. 

Dateline June 21, 2001 

Scholarship offer to High School Journalism Students 

Local News Only.com announced that it will offer a $1,000 collegiate scholarship to a selected high school journalism student for the coming school year.

Dateline June 21 , 2001 10:30 AM

Colleyville Council Actions

All council members were present except Dennis Marlin, see details the meeting and voting. Temporary residence for black mold problem denied.

Dateline June 20 , 2001 12:30 AM

69 Businesses and 177 students participated in Vital Link Program

The GCISD Vital Link program was started in 1994.  This program is truly win-win," said Louise Henry, GCISD director of development and community relations, "The business hosts get to see how smart our seventh-graders are and the students get first-hand experience in a business.

Dateline June 20 , 2001 11:30 AM

GCISD Board of Trustees Appoints Replacements for Place 1 and 7

At a meeting on June 19, 2001, the GCISD Board of Trustees interviewed six candidates for Places 1 & 7.  The  Board discussed the applicants for over an hour before they reached their final decision.

Dateline June 20 , 2001 10:30 AM

Colleyville City Council Creates First Permanent Library Board...

The Colleyville City Council established the first permanent library board and made appointments at its Tuesday night meeting.

Dateline June 19 , 2001 6:30 PM

The Parenting Center Announces Free Classes
in Northeast Tarrant County

Free classes in parenting have been scheduled for July and August at Cook Children's Medical Center Northeast in Hurst. 

Dateline June 17 , 2001 10:45AM

Metroport Meals on Wheels Holds Golf Tournament

In special recognition of Byron and Peggy Nelson's commitment to Metroport Meals On Wheels, NBC 5 Sportscaster Scott Murray made a surprise visit to Byron as he posed for pictures with golfers on the 18th hole. 

Dateline June 16 , 2001 8:30AM

Woodland Hills Homeowners Hold First Public
Improvement District Meeting

Approximately 100 people from the Woodland Hills subdivision met at the Colleyville Community Center Thursday evening for the first public discussion of the proposed Public Improvement District (PUD).

Dateline June 15 , 2001 11:30AM

An Update on The Village at Colleyville...

What's going on at the Village?  LNO has received several emails from the residents of Colleyville asking that very question.  So LNO went straight to the source.  

Dateline June 15 , 2001 10:30AM

Have you ever attended a Colleyville City Council meeting where a controversial subject is being discussed? In case you haven’t, that’s just about every meeting. Here are a few selected comments from Colleyville residents taken from meetings I have attended in the past couple of years:

Dateline June 14 , 2001 6:12PM

Judy Mannen Named Colleyville Volunteer of the Year

Judy Mannen was honored recently as Colleyville's Volunteer of the Year for her involvement in the community. Each year the United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County invites cities to recognize an individual for their contributions to that city.

Dateline June 14 , 2001 2:30PM

GCISD Board announces six finalists

After approximately two hours in Executive Session, Tuesday, June 12, the GCISD Board announced the top six finalists for the two open Board positions.

Dateline June 12 , 2001 7:30PM

Pleasant Run School Holds 26th Reunion

Former students of the Pleasant Run School held their 26th annual reunion at the Colleyville Community Center Saturday, June 9.

Dateline June 12 , 2001 3:10PM

Planning & Zoning Commission Denies Request
By Developer Raman Chandler

The Colleyville Planning and Zoning Commission in a 4-2 vote Monday evening denied a request by developer Raman Chandler to rezone a 43.891- acre tract on McDonwell School Road.

Dateline: June 9,2001 11:30 AM

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to Hold Annual Fundraiser

On Saturday, June 16, 2001, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is hosting a one-day fundraiser to help fund research to find a cure for Type I Diabetes. 

Dateline: June 8, 2001 2:34 PM

Three GCISD students rescue near-drowning victim

Dateline: June 8,2001 2:56 PM

Colleyville Woman's Club Presents Awards

Circle of Hope 2001 Community Partner Honorees ..Photos

Dateline: June 8,2001 12:30 PM

BLACK MOLD FOUND AT CITY HALL

Inspections performed on May 7, 2001 have confirmed the presence of stachybotrys (black) mold in the portable building used by the Building Inspections department at the Colleyville City Hall.

Dateline: June 8,2001 12:13 PM

RESPONSE TO DAVE LIEBER'S ARTICLE

Lieber talks about LNO Founder in his column and Colleyville Council member Marlin. See the Guest Columnist response, Click on Headlines.

Dateline: June 5,2001 7:30PM

MORE COLLEYVILLE CENSUS DATA

2000 Census shows Baby Boomers Rule in Colleyville. 

Dateline: June 3,2001 5:30 PM

2000 CENSUS SHOWS ALMOST 20,000 IN COLLEYVILLE

City population is 19,636, 91.3% white, 3.2% Asian.  
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Dateline: June 2,2001 7:20 PM

Coplen Wins Runoff

Nancy Coplen won the GCISD runoff against Charlie Warner.

Dateline: June 1,2001 12:01 AM

HENDLER PREPARES FOR LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF COLLEYVILLE OVER ELECTION DISCREPANCIES. CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ASKED TO DELIVER INFORMATION

A letter to the City Secretary, Mayor Donna Arp and Brad Rice was hand delivered on Thursday May 30, 2001 putting the City of Colleyville on notice of planned litigation if requests for information continued to be ignored.