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What’s open and closed for Christmas and New Year’s in Grand Prairie Trash and recycling services will take off Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus other services affected by the holidays. The Epic Recreation Center will be closed Friday through Sunday in Grand Prairie.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Other city services affected by the holidays include: The landfill and trash collection and recycling will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day, with no trash collection on these dates. ...

Grand Prairie teacher spreads holiday cheer by surprising students with Christmas gifts Middle school teacher Mariah Denson made it her mission this year to find sponsors for classes so that each student received a gift. Credit: Mariah Denson / Facebook John Adams Middle School teacher Mariah Denson found sponsors to buy gifts for each of her students this Christmas. Author: Jozelyn Escobedo (WFAA) Updated: 1:34 PM CST December 18, 2020 Despite the financial har...

"I went around the room and asked them what they wanted for Christmas, and a couple of them had said that their parents were moving and they had to pay rent," Denson said. "To think that my kids that I see every single day go without hurts." So the first-year sixth-grade teacher put a plea on her Facebook page, asking for friends to help make Christmas the best ever for her students. "I was kinda, like, wow," Denson said of the outpouring of support as friends adopted her students to buy gifts....