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Chamber comfy, open for business in new home

September 8, 2010 – 12:41 pm

Eileen Yarborough, president of the Crowley Area Chamber of Commerce since 2005, stands in front of the chamber’s new headquarters at 201 N. Hampton Road. (Steve Knight/Connection)
The Crowley Area Chamber of Commerce, outgrowing its location ... Read the full story »

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Texas 121 close as ever to ‘done deal’

August 27, 2010 – 2:17 pm

Johnson County Commissioner John Matthews called the Aug. 17 vote by the North Texas Tollway Authority the “final piece of the puzzle” in plans to extend Texas 121 from Fort Worth to Cleburne.
All nine ...

Council proposes 6 1/2 cent increase

August 26, 2010 – 10:50 am

The Crowley City Council set a proposed tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year at its Thursday meeting, an increase of about 6 1/2 cents from last year.
The council voted 5-2, with Mayor Billy Davis ...

Council approves first reading of ordinance banning K-2

August 26, 2010 – 10:40 am

Pending a vote of the second and final reading of the ordinance, Burleson will become part of a growing list of North Texas cities banning the sale and possession of the controversial substance K-2.
The Burleson ...

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August 20, 2010 – 9:53 am

Registration for fall softball starts Monday

Registration for fall softball 2010 at Hidden Creek Sports Complex starts Monday at the Burleson Recreation Center on Summercrest Boulevard.
The registration is limited to the first nine teams in each ...

New travel line helps TxDOT

August 20, 2010 – 9:52 am

The Texas Department of Transportation wants to hear from Texans.
Literally.
On Tuesday, TxDOT launched its new interactive voice response interface for the Texas Travel Information Line, which provides both road conditions and travel information at ...

Texans love cruising the Caribbean

August 20, 2010 – 9:51 am

Don Newbury
A cynic whose name “makes no never-mind” predicted one decade ago that this could be “one of those centuries when everything goes wrong.”
He (or was it she?) has been right far more times than ...

ISS audit: $151,000 of equipment missing

August 20, 2010 – 9:49 am

An audit of the Johnson County Information Systems and Services Department released Aug. 6 showed that $151,933.66 worth of computer and other equipment is missing and cannot be located among other irregularities.
County Auditor Kirk Kirkpatrick ...

Court proposes tax increase to help bridge deficit

August 20, 2010 – 9:48 am

Under a proposed tax rate approved by Johnson County Commissioners, property owners would need to dig a little deeper into their pockets, but not as much as initially feared.
In an effort to bridge an estimated ...

BISD trustees set tax election

August 20, 2010 – 9:47 am

The Burleson ISD Board of Trustees at its Aug. 16 chose a date for the district’s tax ratification election.
Voters will go to the polls Oct. 16 to ratify — or decline — a 12.5 percent ...

Join the club: Crowley taxable values decrease

August 20, 2010 – 9:46 am

The city of Crowley has joined hundreds of other cities, counties and school districts across the country struggling with the trend of plummeting property values.
Lori Watson, director of finance, informed Crowley City Council members at ...