Mesquite is planning for the future of parks and recreation Here s how to give input dallasnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dallasnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mesquite wants your input on the future of its parks and recreation system
The city is developing its first parks and recreation master plan in over 20 years and it is seeking resident input.
Aerial view of water tower and residential neighborhoods near West Mesquite High School on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Mesquite.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
Mesquite is hosting a virtual public meeting on April 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the hope of gaining insight from residents on its parks and recreation system.
Information collected during the meeting will be used to design a survey for residents, which is expected to be released in the coming months, according to a news release.
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North Texans head to warming stations for relief from freezing temperatures
North Texans head to warming stations for relief from freezing temperatures
Cities and some churches are working to offer a warm place for people to get a break from their cold houses.
Many hotels are full as widespread power outages persist North Texas.
Cities and some churches are working to offer a warm place for people to get a break from their cold houses.
Pastor Jessie Prince of Grace Church Plano says after he heard the city had a need for a warm place for people to go, he called the city manager to see how he could help.
Womack, Mark Sanders, Jr. Monday, December 28, 2020
Mark Womack
Mark Sanders Womack, Jr., after a long and most interesting life, died on December 25, 2020.
Born on Dec. 31, 1923, in Manchester, Tn., to Ethel Moody Womack and Mark S. Womack, Sr., he was raised in Murfreesboro, graduating from Central High School in 1942. He began his career as an operator for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad and was a life long practioner of telegraphy. Married to Elizabeth Harrell on June 26 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1943. Serving in Europe, Womack was the last surviving member of the 753rd Railroad Transportation Battalion. Released from active duty in February, 1946, he returned to his home and resumed his career with the NC & St.L Railroad and worked in Murfreesboro, Bridgeport, Cowan, and Chattanooga. While working, he completed his degree at the then Middle Tennessee State College. With the merger of the NC & StL and the Louisville and