http://grandprairiereporter.com/ Online community news for Grand Prairie, Texas en Copyright 2012 Sun, 20 May 2012 10:54:13 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Five-hundred motorcycle riders on a cross-country motorcycle journey that began on May 15 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA and will arrive in Washington, DC on May 25 in time to celebrate Memorial weekend activities, stopped in Grand Prairie for the... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/grand_prairie_hosts_stop_for_r.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/grand_prairie_hosts_stop_for_r.html Sun, 20 May 2012 10:54:13 -0600 By Josh Hirsch/Grand Prairie AirHogs Just like in Thursday night’s season-opener, the Grand Prairie AirHogs wasted runners on base throughout the game, as the Laredo Lemurs stranded seven baserunners and shut the AirHogs out 6-0 at Uni-Trade Stadium on Saturday... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/lemurs_silence_airhogs_bats_ag.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/lemurs_silence_airhogs_bats_ag.html Sun, 20 May 2012 07:16:41 -0600 Grand Prairie police are investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred at about 5:40 a.m. Saturday morning on westbound I-20 at Carrier Parkway that killed Cornelius Towns, 18, of DeSoto. Sergeant Eric Hansen, Grand Prairie Police Traffic Section, said... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/cedar_hill_high_school_senior.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/cedar_hill_high_school_senior.html Sun, 20 May 2012 00:13:14 -0600 Students, faculty, parents and others took part in a 1K walk at Immaculate Conception School Friday morning to raise funds for three year-old Diego Solorzano who is battling brain and spinal cancer. The walk was a community service project... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/immaculate_conception_school_h.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/immaculate_conception_school_h.html Sat, 19 May 2012 14:58:40 -0600 By Josh Hirsch/Grand Prairie AirHogs Through eight innings on Friday, the Grand Prairie AirHogs looked poised to exactly mirror the score from Thursday’s season-opener, leading the Laredo Lemurs 5-1 after losing by that same score a night earlier. But Grand... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/big_hits_come_for_hogs_in_firs.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/big_hits_come_for_hogs_in_firs.html Sat, 19 May 2012 06:59:44 -0600 By Josh Hirsch/Grand Prairie AirHogs As was the case in the majority of their 39 losses in 2011, the Grand Prairie AirHogs had their chances in the 2012 season opener at Uni-Trade Stadium. But Thursday night the big hits never... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/big_hits_elude_airhogs_in_seas.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/big_hits_elude_airhogs_in_seas.html Fri, 18 May 2012 06:51:07 -0600 Jim Minge (Center), CEO Texas Trust Credit Union, along with Texas Trust Credit Union employees and members of the Grand Prairie, Arlington and Mansfield Chamber of Commerce, at Thursday's ribbon cutting ceremony at the credit union's newest banking center... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/ribbon_cutting_for_credit_unio.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/ribbon_cutting_for_credit_unio.html Fri, 18 May 2012 00:17:04 -0600 On May 16, members of the Grand Prairie Police Department’s Traffic Division along with officers from six other local police departments conducted a commercial safety inspection initiative at the Verizon Theater parking lot. The task force of officers conducted... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/police_task_force_targets_commercial_vehicle_safety.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/police_task_force_targets_commercial_vehicle_safety.html Thu, 17 May 2012 00:42:28 -0600 Trend Micro Inc. announced on Wednesday the winners of the company's third annual "What's Your Story?" international video contest that empowers youth to be leaders in educating others about being safe online. For the first time ever, the $10,000 grand... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/south_grand_prairies_video_club_wins_top_prize_in_contest.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/south_grand_prairies_video_club_wins_top_prize_in_contest.html Wed, 16 May 2012 06:57:03 -0600 http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/grand_prairie_captures_gold_an.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/grand_prairie_captures_gold_an.html News Wed, 16 May 2012 00:02:28 -0600 In celebration of National Police Week, the Grand Prairie Police Department hosted its annual Police Memorial Service on Monday at the Public Safety Building. The service honored all police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/police_hold_annual_memorial_se.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/police_hold_annual_memorial_se.html Tue, 15 May 2012 00:26:45 -0600 Paragon Outlet Partners, a commercial real estate development firm headquartered in Baltimore, announced Monday it has appointed Jerry Alder General Manager of Paragon Outlets Grand Prairie, a 420,000 square foot shopping destination which will celebrate its grand opening in... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/paragon_outlets_grand_prairie.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/paragon_outlets_grand_prairie.html Mon, 14 May 2012 10:16:24 -0600 The unofficial final results of the May 12 City/School election. CityCouncil Member District 5 Tony Shotwell – 644Glen Hill – 442 Council Member District 6 Ron Jensen – 399Cheryl Rios – 183 Council Member Place 8 Greg Giessner – 2,700Rosemary... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/election_results_unofficial_fi.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/election_results_unofficial_fi.html News Sun, 13 May 2012 00:02:15 -0600 A morning shower and a cloudy sky did not stop people hungry for crawfish from coming to the Grand Prairie Farmers Market Saturday to get some of the 800 pounds cooked up for the Second Annual Crawfish Boil. With... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/second_annual_crawfish_boil_at.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/second_annual_crawfish_boil_at.html News Sat, 12 May 2012 23:08:27 -0600 The Grand Prairie Independent School District Board of Trustees and Administration announced Thursday that beginning this month, a second Open Forum will be added to Board meetings. The first Open Forum is only for topics that appear on the meeting's... http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/school_board_adds_additional_o.html http://grandprairiereporter.com/blog1/2012/05/school_board_adds_additional_o.html Thu, 10 May 2012 14:22:20 -0600