March 9, 2021
Even though he is one of the youngest people to be named the head coach of a college sports team, Marcus Smith is taking it in stride. (Photo courtesy Raymond Suarez)
TUCSON – At 21, Marcus Smith is already in unique company.
When he was named head men’s and women’s golf coach at Pima Community College as a 20-year-old, Smith joined an elite group to be named a head coach just out of their teens. Dennis Mahan Michie is believed to be the first, when he led the U.S. Military Academy football program in 1890, also at 20.
Smith doesn’t consider it anything special, and that’s when he considers it at all.
Denton County is offering free rides to vaccinations at Texas Motor Speedway
The service, which leaves from Lewisville and Denton, is available to those with scheduled vaccine appointments.
Vehicles make their way through multiple stations at a COVID-19 drive-through vaccination clinic at Texas Motor Speedway. Denton County has recently begun offering free bus rides for anyone who is heading to the speedway to receive a vaccine.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
Denton County is offering free bus rides for those headed to Texas Motor Speedway to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The bus service, which began Friday, runs from two locations: the Denton County Transportation Authority’s Hebron station in Lewisville and DCTA’s downtown transit center in Denton, according to a news release.
We are so appreciative of our local transportation partners who jumped at the opportunity to provide transportation to our residents who need assistance in arriving at Texas Motor Speedway, Denton County Judge Andy Eads said in a written statement. This effort is part of our mission to ensure everyone across all four corners of the county has access to transportation in order to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
To schedule a ride, people should call Denton County Transportation Authority customer service at 940-243-0077 as soon they receive a text, email or phone notification of their vaccination appointment.
Shuttle trips must be coordinated and booked with DCTA before arriving at one of the two shuttle hubs. The hubs are the DCTA Downtown Denton Transit Center, 604 E. Hickory St. in Denton, and the Hebron Station, 952 Lakeside Circle in Lewisville.
Beginning Friday, two Denton County transit services will provide free bus rides to the mass vaccine clinics at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
The bus service will run from two locations starting Feb. 26: Denton County Transportation Authority’s Hebron station in Lewisville, and the agency’s downtown transit center in Denton.
“As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to more people, DCTA is dedicated to ensuring that transportation is not a hindrance in getting vaccinated,” Raymond Suarez, the transit agency’s chief executive officer, said in a statement. “Offering this service aligns with our commitment to help keep our communities safe and provide mobility options for those who need it.”
By Justin Grass
Staff Writer
jgrass@dentonrc.com Dec 13, 2020
Courtesy photo/James King
Terrell W. King III is seen in this undated photo provided by
his son James King. Terrell recently died at age 83.
Terrell Whiteman King III, a former Denton city council member and partner in local insurance agency Ramey & King for nearly 30 years, passed away at 83 Thursday from cancer complications.
King III grew up on a farm in Roanoke before his family moved to the Denton area and he attended Denton High School, where he met his future wife, Nancy. He attended North Texas State College, now the University of North Texas, but never finished a degree â though that didnât stop him from becoming a business partner in local insurance agency Ramey & White in 1962.