Students Return to School Earlier Than Normal, With No Mask Mandates

NBC DFW News 8/2 12:22P Wayne Carter

It s back to school for some students in North Texas. Dallas ISD is operating on three different calendars. The first schools going back were selected because their principals felt they needed the most time to catch up after the pandemic, getting...

Thousands Of North Texas Students Head Back To School Monday

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 8/1 4:26P News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

(CBSDFW.COM) It may seem hard to believe, but thousands of North Texas students will be going back to school Monday morning. The 2021-2022 school year begins Monday, Aug. 2, for Garland and Duncanville ISD, along with several Dallas ISD campuses....

1st Annual Whiskey Raffle benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands

Sachse BubbleLife iReporter 7/27 5:00A Helping Hands

Cheers for Charity. Raise a Dram and purchase your whiskey raffle ticket benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands.  We are selling up to 1250 raffle tickets at $100 each until sold out or through September 13, 2021 until 2pm, whichever comes...

Garland ISD Offers Program for Students to Train to Become Firefighters

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth 7/23 11:26A Wayne Carter

Garland ISD is offering students the opportunity to graduate from high school with a diploma, an associate s degree and a certification in fire science through a partnership with the city s fire department. The program requires a three-year...

Leeza Gibbons to Headline Juliette Fowler Communities' 2021 Visionary Women Luncheon

Sachse BubbleLife iReporter 7/22 1:45P Elizabeth Lenart

AWARE will be honored as the 2021 Visionary Women Award recipient  for its philanthropic leadership in fighting Alzheimer's disease Leeza Gibbons, Emmy Award-Winning TV/radio personality,...

Garland ISD Responds to Potential Environmental Hazard Near Park Crest Elementary

NBC DFW News 7/19 6:03A

Garland ISD is addressing the safety of Park Crest Elementary after a potential environmental hazard was discovered near the school. The potential hazard was related to the Globe-Union Battery manufacturing plant, located at 1111 South Shiloh...

COVID-19 Cases Spike in Some Dallas County Suburbs

NBC DFW News 7/16 2:35P Maria Guerrero

Some Dallas County suburbs have seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, according to Dallas County health officials. Cases in Addison, Lancaster, Sachse and Seagoville have been about 50% higher than county-wide rates. New...

Garland ISD To Offer Free School Meals To All In 2021-22

CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth News 7/14 8:25A News From CBS Channel 11 KTVT –

GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) Garland ISD is giving all students access to free meals school day during 2021-22. The district said in a news release that guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture made it happen. Typically, a...

FUMC Allen presents "The Sound of Music"

Sachse BubbleLife iReporter 7/14 6:00A Alison Thomas

The summer musical returns to First United Methodist Church of Allen in 2021 with a special production of Rodgers and Hammersteins beloved classic "The Sound of Music."   This inter-generational cast...

Mustang Creek Estates of Sachse Resident s Dreams Come True

AmericanTowns.com (Sachse) 7/10 7:00P

As the saying goes, do what you love and you will never work a day in your life. Diana Kazmier, a resident of Mustang Creek Estates of Sachse,

Local Family Has Lasting Impact on Seniors Living at Mustang Creek Estates of Sachse

AmericanTowns.com (Sachse) 7/10 7:00P

It s been almost a year since Laura Goughnour first took her family to visit Mustang Creek Estates of Sachse, and since then, every time they

Mustang Creek Estates of Sachse Enhances Residents Lives Through Music Therapy Program

AmericanTowns.com (Sachse) 7/10 7:00P

It is amazing to witness the power of music on the lives of seniors living with Alzheimer s. Oftentimes, when seniors experiencing memory