Arlington News

Pedestrian killed on Arlington highway off-ramp (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
BY PAUL BOURGEOIS ARLINGTON -- An unidentified pedestrian died Thursday just a few hours after being struck by a pickup truck at Texas 360 and Abram Street. Police said the pickup, driven by Jesse Pierre Mendez, 24, of Arlington, was southbound on 360 about 7:45 p.m. The truck took the Abram Street off-ramp where it struck the man who was walking east across the ramp. According to a police ...

Arlington Country Day School Taking Calls from Concerned Parents after Pay Discrepancy (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Concerns about teachers not being paid and the school's future has concerned parents directing questions to the front office of Arlington Country Day School.

Trucker accused of impersonating police arrested in Arlington (Everett Herald)
ARLINGTON – A man who allegedly has impersonated police for more than 10 years was arrested last week on suspicion of stealing prescription drugs while wearing a Washington State Patrol uniform, Arlington police said Wednesday.

Arlington Heights senior center gets funds for backup generator (Daily Herald)
If a catastrophic disaster hits Arlington Heights, the senior center will be the place to go. Rep. Carolyn Krause of Mount Prospect announced on Thursday the center will receive a $200,000 grant to pay for a backup emergency generator.

Damaged cable disrupts Comcast services in Arlington (The Washington Examiner)
Arlington County tree trimmers accidentally spliced through a Comcast fiber-optic cable Wednesday, cutting off phone, Internet and video service for thousands of customers in the southern half of the county.

PREP FOOTBALL: Arlington High promotes assistant to coach football team (Everett Herald)
For his first head football coaching job, Greg Dailer took over a new program at a high school in Florida. Technically, Dailer won't be starting from scratch for his second head-coaching opportunity. But there's plenty of work to do at Arlington High School, he said.

Dragons sweep state-ranked Arlington Martin in baseball playoffs (Southlake Times)
With his team holding a 9-1 lead and three outs separating them from a sweep of state-ranked Arlington Martin, Carroll baseball coach Larry Hughes still was nervous.

BASEBALL: Carroll sweeps state-ranked Arlington Martin (Southlake Times)
Before this weekend the most runs Arlington Martin’s baseball team had allowed this season in a game was nine runs. Carroll scored nine runs in both games of its best-of-three Class 5A Region I area-round playoff series to sweep the Warriors.

Arlington High School hires football coach (Everett Herald)
Greg Dailer is the new head football coach at Arlington High School. The hiring of Dailer, who this past season served as an assistant coach for the Eagles, was approved by the Arlington School Board on Monday night, Arlington High athletic director Allen Jefferson said.

Cowboys will face Arlington Lamar in area round of baseball playoffs (Coppell Gazette)
Coppell’s baseball team won District 6-5A, but entered the playoffs on a bit of a slide following consecutive losses to close the regular season.