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This ‘trash-picking warrior’ has collected more than 2,000 pounds of garbage along Grapevine Lake Brian Keys started picking up trash last December after getting ‘tired of seeing trash everywhere.’ Brian Keys has picked up more than 2,000 pounds of garbage from the coves near Grapevine Lake.(Courtesy Keep Grapevine Beautiful) It’s a pandemic project Mother Earth would love. Grapevine resident Brian Keys started picking up trash last December after getting tired of seeing it strewn acr...

Grapevine job fair to have over 700 positions available The April 22 event will feature over 700 jobs and numerous local employers. The REC will host a job fair presented by the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce Thursday.(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer) Over 700 jobs will be on the table when the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce hosts a job fair this Thursday. The event, located at The REC of Grapevine from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free to job-seekers. Employers can pay a fee ($150 for chamber me...

Nonprofit wants to save the Old West town in McKinney that attracted ‘Playboy’ and movie crews No one has set foot in Storybook Ranch, a nearly condemned property with a jail, saloon, barbershop and more, straight from the 1800s, for three years. Now, a nonprofit is aiming to save the buildings. A nonprofit wants to save Storybook Ranch.(Courtesy NBC5 DFW) The 80-acre parcel in McKinney, which features several 1800s buildings that have drawn Playboy photo shoots and movie crews, is about ...

Investor hoped to restore Western town in McKinney that hosted ‘Playboy’ shoots and was a movie set In 2003, the new owners of Storybook Ranch planned to restore buildings and host events in the town of Dry Bones. President of Storybook Ranch Jeong Nim Kim (lower left), with her daughter Lynn Miller and son-in-law Brandon Miller, who were general managers for the authentic multi-million dollar Western town assembled in 1981 in McKinney. Their Ranch Cowboy Gary Drake, far right, nuzzles wit...

When and where to vote in McKinney for the May 1 election Mayor George Fuller will face two opponents while nine other candidates are vying for three city council spots in next month’s election. Vote sign out front of Collin College Frisco Preston Ridge Campus, a polling location on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in Frisco, Texas.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) More information about the races and candidates is available online. Early voting begins April 19 for the May 1 election. For both ea...

McKinney fencing coach dies from COVID-19 while training Olympic athletes in Egypt McKinney fencing coach dies from COVID-19 while training Olympic athletes in Egypt The North Texas fencing community is mourning the coach, who recently was training the Egyptian pentathlon team for the Tokyo Olympics. Coach Aly Khamis died from COVID-19 complications in Egypt, a friend told KXAS-TV.( Staff photo by VERNON BRYANT - DMN) The North Texas fencing community is mourning a local coach who owned a faci...

When and where to vote in Southlake for the May 1 election Southlake’s mayor, two city council seats and two school board seats will be decided next month. Early voting begins April 19 for the May 1 election. Southlake is in two counties, so your voting place depends on your home county. Here is a look at when and where to vote: April 24, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m April 26-27, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Places Other voting locations outside Southlake can be found here. Denton County A...

Expect another weekend of traffic delays in Grapevine Road closures begin Friday night and last through Monday morning. Work continues on the $371-million I-635/SH 121 Interchange project through Grapevine this weekend.(Kye R. Lee / Staff Photographer) Expect delays and detours this weekend in Grapevine. Construction continues on the $371-million Interstate 635-State Highway 121 Interchange project with the following closures beginning Friday night and lasting until 6 a.m. Monday. Here are the ...

Grapevine hosting outdoor ballet this weekend with food trucks on site The performances of “Peter and the Wolf” Saturday and Sunday will take place at Meadowmere Park. Ballet lovers can catch "Peter and the Wolf" at Meadowmere Park this weekend in Grapevine.(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer) North Central Ballet and the Grapevine Parks and Recreation department are staging “the perfect ballet for children” this weekend at Meadowmere Park in Grapevine: “Peter and the Wolf.” The...

Who are Robyn and Mark Jones, the Westlake couple who landed on Forbes’ annual billionaires list? The founders of Goosehead Insurance made the list for the first time this year. Robyn Jones had the idea to launch Goosehead Insurance. Now Jones and her husband Mark are on the Forbes annual list of billioinaires.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Robyn and Mark Jones founded Westlake-based Goosehead Insurance in 2003 with a novel idea. Some 18 years later, their radical approach to insurance is pay...