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NEW JUDGE OF COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT #1
The Denton County Commissioners has appointed Lauri Ragland to be the Judge of County Criminal Court #1. This is a dream come true for Lauri and she can’t wait to serve her community. The main duties of this position are to handle misdemeanor-level and felony-level criminal matters in Denton County. We congratulate Lauri Ragland for this amazing accomplishment! photo courtesy of Lauri Ragland
DOG COSTUME CONTEST
The Justin Fall Fest has added a Dog Costume Contest to their list of events! On October 2, upon entering the Fall Fest, notify ticketing agents that you’d like to participate in the contest and provide them with your name and dog’s name. Then, visit the rodeo entrance no later than 2pm to check-in for judging. Judges will then announce winners after 2pm once all contestants have been seen. Good luck!
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GENERATIONS UNITE AT LANCE THOMPSON ELEMENTARY
Kindergartener Emma Hampton started at Lace Thompson Elementary School the same day her uncle, Lance Thompson who the school is named after, would have turned 40 years old. Lance was a Northwest ISD resident who died unexpectedly at the age of 6. His father, Roger Thompson was a Northwest ISD school board member, and Lance’s mother, Sharla Stockard, once worked for Northwest ISD. Emma is now a part of Northwest ISD’s history like the many people in her family. photo courtesy of Northwest ISD
NORTHWEST ISD FASTEST GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT
Northwest ISD is now the fastest-growing school district in North Texas based on annual home closings. The district will see an estimated 6.5% increase (1,651 students) in enrollment this school year compared to 2020-2021, which is the largest growth in several years. Depending on the housing market, Northwest ISD could see up to 2,000 new students per year in future years.
CELEBRATE ROANOKE
It’s that time of year where the Roanoke community comes together to Celebrate Roanoke! On Saturday, October 9 head over to Historic Oak Street and commemorate Roanoke’s history in Roanoke’s biggest event of the year. There will be gunfights and chuck wagon, a trick and tail horse show, cow patty bingo, armadillo races, greased pig races, a petting zoo, an old-fashioned photo booth, wagon and train rides, live music, food vendors, and more! Festivities are to start at noon.
RESIDENT RECEIVES UNSUNG HERO AWARD
Resident and Northlake Police Department employee, Emily Harville, was honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) with the Unsung Hero Award! Emily regularly assists victims by ensuring all their documents, videos, statements, lab submissions, and cases are in order before being sent to the DA’s office. She’s often the first voice a victim of DWI will hear when calling the police department and she does so while putting them at ease. photo courtesy of Town of Northlake, Texas, Municipal Government Facebook page
Northwest ISD friends at Amazon popped into J. Lyndal Hughes Elementary School to surprise Northwest ISD educator, Ms. Phan! Ms. Phan lost everything in her classroom last May due to a fire system malfunction. Amazon Air in Forth Worth replaced everything she lost and gifted her $500 to Amazon to get anything else she needed for her class this year! photo courtesy of Northwest ISD
SHOES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR NISD STUDENTS
Northwest ISD Education Foundation (NEF) and Northwest ISD Partners in Education went out to deliver shoes and school supplies to every Northwest ISD campus! This is all thanks to those who donated and supported the back-toschool campaign benefiting Northwest ISD students. We wish we could have seen the look on the students’ faces when they received these donated items.
