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Dateline:
Friday, December 28, 2001
Local
News Only.com reports on the Colleyville Hall Johnson Road opened with
fanfare. Tragic fire in Grapevine at Wagon Wheel Ranch. LNO
was first to report Colleyville City Councilman Dennis Marlin had not
paid city taxes as required by Charter. Thereafter, Colleyville
City Council cancels meeting because of lack of quorum, including Mr.
Marlin. Finally, the infamous "BIG BIRD" median closes
out the September news follies in the area.
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LNO
presents the top LOCAL stories for review in 2001. Click on the
Headlines to view the original article.
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THE
SELECTED TOP STORIES FOR
JULY 2001
HALL-JOHNSON
ROAD OPENS WITHOUT FANFARE
Posted
July 5, 2001
A
landscaped Hall-Johnson Opens as a 4-Lane
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would tell you elections have been lost over the
decision to improve Hall Johnson Road to 4 lanes in
Colleyville, (connecting to the 4 lanes in Grapevine).
Councilwoman Tigue had once said others had "hornswaggled"
the public over the road. Mayor Arp threatened to cancel
the bond sale. The newly elected council majority
became somewhat of a "Laughable Legend" when
they even discussed covering part of the road with dirt.
However, in July the road opened without fanfare as a
four-lane boulevard and the Colleyville City Council
decided that was a good thing after all. |
COLLEYVILLE
HOSTS STATE GIRLS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Posted
July 16, 2001
Girls
Texas State Softball Championship
| The
City of Colleyville had the opportunity to show off its
$5.5 million facility to teams from around Texas in the
Girls Fast Pitch 14 & Under State Championship
Tournament. |
GRAPEVINE
FIRE AT WAGON WHEEL RESULTS IN LOSS OF ANIMALS
Posted
July 26, 2001
| Eight
horses were lost in the fire at the popular ranch.
The call came in at 3:33 AM and the first firefighter
arrived within 3 minutes. Quick work of the
firemen saved the life of over 30 animals that were
rescued before the roof of the main barn collapsed. |
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THE
SELECTED TOP STORIES FOR
AUGUST 2001
CITY
OF COLLEYVILLE HIRES NEW CITY MANAGER
Posted
August 02, 2001
New
City Manager Bill Lindley
| The
City of Colleyville ended a nine month search by hiring
Bill Lindley as City Manger. Mr. Lindley was
former Assistant City Manager in DeSoto, Texas. |
ETHEL
MCCAIN CELEBRATES 99TH BIRTHDAY
Posted
August 13,2001
Ethel
McCain
| Married
to the brother that is the namesake for John McCain
road, she is the last living member of her generation
representing the McCain family. |
CITY
HALL AND LIBRARY IS MOVED FORWARD, TO BE LOCATED IN VILLAGE OF
COLLEYVILLE
Posted
August 20, 2001
City
Hall design near Community Center is scrapped for new Village
Type
Design
| After
being located in 4 different locations in 4 years, the
new city hall, along with the library, are planned to be
bid in January 2002. |
MARLIN
RESIGNS FROM COLLEYVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Posted
August 28, 2001
Dennis
Marlin
| After
controversy about late taxes, failure to file reports
and missing council meetings. Councilman Dennis
Marlin resigned saying he was working in Colorado and
could not make meetings. |
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THE
SELECTED TOP STORIES FOR
SEPTEMBER 2001
COLLEYVILLE
RESIDENT APPOINTED ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE PEACE CORP
Posted
September 5, 2001
Dr. Steve
Weinberg
| Long
time resident and activist Steve Weinberg received notice
that the Administration of President George W. Bush had
appointed Dr. Weinberg to be Associate Director of the
Peace Corp. Dr. Weinberg, who has served as a
medical missionary in the countries of Honduras, Haiti and
the Congo will leave for Washington D.C. on September 11,
2001. |
AMERICA
IS ATTACKED!
Posted
September 13,2001
| A
stunned nation watched as America was attacked on its own
soil. Photos from September 11, 2001. Local
citizens, schools and charities rallied, for stories of
local help Click on the Archives navigation button above. |
COLLEYVILLE
ROADS ONCE AGAIN IN NEWS, THIS TIME THE INFAMOUS "YELLOW
BIRD" MEDIAN ON HWY 26
Posted
September 25, 2001
| Mayor
Donna Arp says she was out of town and didn't know about
the median. The Village Developer said he paid for it, but
could have just as well skipped it. The local businesses
said why didn't anyone ask them. The State
Representative steps in with TexDot to remedy the problem
and Councilwoman Tigue says she "embarrassed"
the city council by not letting them handle matters.
Mayor Arp tells State Rep. Truitt not to call
"her" city manager without going through the
Mayor's office. Meanwhile, the median turns from
"Big Bird Yellow" to "A Giant Black
Snake", then suddenly most of it disappears when
"someone" takes most of the median out in dump
trucks. |
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