http://burlesoncrowley.com/news Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:58:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A visitor to Joey Reed’s office immediately encounters a variety of awards, commendations, medals, pictures, model fire engines, helmets and other mementos from a life’s work in firefighting. Work that’s hardly done, by the way. But before Reed became director of the Johnson County Emergency Services District No. 1 in 2009 ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2203 To the rabid football fan, it’s a feeling akin to having been under water and holding your breath as long as you can as you wait for opening-game day. As August comes to a close, the temperature gauge begins to drop and countless thousands of fans gear up for gridiron ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2200 Humpty Dumpty’s great fall comes across as mere child’s play against the backdrop of today’s serious egg issues. Egg farmers in the dell and beyond are suffering negative publicity, stroked broadly with brushes that, truth to tell, ought rightly to cover as few as two farms in Iowa. With confirmed salmonella ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2198 Families can lock in the cost of required tuition and fees at Texas’ public colleges and universities when they enroll in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state’s prepaid tuition plan. “The Texas Tuition Promise Fund gives families an affordable, flexible and easy plan to save for their children’s college ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2196 State Rep. Chris Turner announced on Wednesday that his campaign has received the backing of the Texas AFT (American Federation of Teachers), the Texas State Teachers Association and the United Educators Association. Combined, the organizations represent more than 137,000 Texas teachers. Turner, a Democrat from Burleson, is seeking re-election to the ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2194 The city of Burleson will be conducting smoke testing throughout the sanitary sewer system over the next few months. Smoke testing is done to identify areas of the wastewater collection system that are in need of repairs or maintenance. Smoke testing may also identify areas on private property where repairs ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2192 Registration for Fall Kickball 2010 starts next week Remember the days of playing kickball in the park? The Burleson Parks and Recreation department is bringing that fun back with Fall Kickball 2010. Registration is Sept. 13-29 and league play begins Oct. 5. The $150 team fee covers a game official and game ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2190 Since the early 1950s when it was organized as the Johnson County United Fund, the United Way of Johnson County has walked its creed of improving the lives of neighbors in the county by uniting people and resources and building community partnerships. The nonprofit organization has set up an ambitious schedule ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2188 Burleson Council members conducted a public hearing regarding the fiscal year 2010 budget during a special called meeting Aug. 30. Deputy City Manager Paul Cain told council members that the proposed budget would cut the tax bill slightly for the average residential home and result in a 3.1 percent cut in ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2185 A lawsuit brought against the city of Burleson by a former Burleson police sergeant asserts that the city violated the Texas Whistleblower Act when it fired him. Michael “Sean” Bolton said in a lawsuit filed in 134th District Court in Dallas County that he was fired after citing a public official ... http://burlesoncrowley.com/news/?p=2183