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Volunteers for Covid Check-In have assembled more than 900 packages for seniors. (Courtesy Covid Check-In)
Students from UT Dallas send more than 900 care packages to North Texas seniors
Christopher Long, assistant professor of K-12 science education at the University of North Texas, is researching students' psychosocial perceptions of their learning environments before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy University of North Texas; Designed by Cherry He/Community Impact Newspaper)
UNT professor researches pandemic’s impact on learning environments, what teachers can do for fall
Local municipalities are planning a variety of events to celebrate the Fourth of July that can be viewed virtually or from outside of residents' homes. (Courtesy Pexel)
Here is how to celebrate Fourth of July in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Demographic data released by the U.S. Census June 24 show residents age 65 and older increased by 99.55% between 2010 and 2019 in Denton County. (Courtesy Fotolia)
DATA: Census estimates show seniors among fastest-growing group in Denton County
Al and Mary Kay Walker received a care package from Medical City Lewisville. Al Walker has been a volunteer at the hospital for 17 years. (Courtesy Medical City Lewisville)
Medical City Lewisville nurse delivers care packages to quarantined volunteers
New social media groups are helping people connect with people in need during the coronavirus concerns. (Screenshot by Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)
Coronavirus crisis sparks gatherings of online communities in Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake
A toll-free number will allow people to visit with a chaplain from the Grapevine-based organization and to receive prayer and encouragement. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Baptist group sets up hotline to provide access to disaster relief chaplains
Highland Village City Manager Michael Leavitt will retire this fall. (Courtesy city of Highland Village)
Highland Village city manager announces retirement
lewisville fire department fire chief timothy tittle
Lewisville Fire Chief Timothy Tittle dies after cancer battle
Local entrepreneur JT McCormick (right) speaks with Community Impact Newspaper CEO John Garrett on Oct. 24 during the company's 2019 Thrive conference in Pflugerville, Texas.
Coffee With Impact: JT McCormick went from a horrific upbringing to being a CEO
Jason Moore became the economic development director for the city of Lewisville in May.
Lewisville Economic Development Director Jason Moore talks upcoming and potential Old Town projects, top priorities
Community Impact Newspaper CEO John Garrett speaks with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith.
Coffee With Impact: The Texas Tribune brings an entrepreneurial spirit to the newsroom
Q&A: Russ Kerbow retires after 40 years of service in the Lewisville Police Department
North Texas Commission names Chris Wallace as president and CEO
Kronda Thimesch is seeking re-election for Lewisville ISD board of trustees Place 1
Texasu2019 Hispanic residents are hard to count: About 66 percent of the state's residents u2014 and 85 percent of Texas Hispanics u2014 live in census tracts that exceed the national average for low response scores. All of the stateu2019s 5,265 tracts are shown as dots in the chart below, along with the percentage of Hispanics in each tract. An analysis of the data shows that the higher the percentage of Hispanics in a census tract, the more likely the tract is to be hard to count.n
State news: Ahead of 2020 census, Texans are becoming even harder to count
Michael Rhea announces run for Texas House District 106
Myles Broussard tosses pieces of drywall into a pile of trash and storm debris outside his home in Beaumont, Texas on Sept. 4, 2017.
How much has been raised for Harvey relief — and how's it being spent?
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick before hitting the gavel to begin a Senate session Aug. 15, 2017, the day before the end of a first-called special session of the 85th Legislature.
Lt. Gov. Patrick asks Senate panel to study free speech on Texas college campuses