She has been a loyal servant to her country for some 20 years now, and yet, many are baffled as to why her U.S. Army superiors have turned their backs on her. After serving 20 years, she is eligible for retirement, so why would she walk away now when she could easily retire?  Sergeant First Class (SFC) E7 Shantaya Williams, who enlisted in the US Army as Shantay Haines when she was 17 years old, is a combat veteran who served in the Iraq War. She is a well-respected soldier with an unblemished record, but she remains held at the Kaufman County Detention Center on charges of AWOL and deser ..read more

‘Twas the Night Before…’ By Whitney Spears ‘Twas the Night Before…is the first Christmas show by Cirque Du Soleil. Each act is inspired by a line from Clement Clarke Moore’s poem, ‘Twas the Night before Christmas.” The story brings us on a journey of a pre-teen girl, Isabella, and her dad on Christmas Eve. It has been a tradition for Isabella’s dad to read, ‘A Visit from Saint Nicholas,’ but she feels “too grown up” for that childish book. She ignores him, but that doesn’t stop her dad from carrying on the tradition, in hopes she might comply. Suddenly, her dad opens the book and the magic of ..read more

On Monday, November 28th, at around 4:15 a.m., the Grand Prairie Police Department responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of Aggie Drive, where officers located a male with an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, identified as Demarcus Harrell Jr, 17 years of age, was later pronounced deceased at a local hospital. Detectives determined the victim and the suspects, who knew one another, were engaged in possible high-risk activity when a disturbance between the three occurred. The disturbance escalated, resulting in the victim being shot. The suspects, identified as Jesse Fulce, 17 years of ag ..read more

Coming to Grand Prairie’s Texas Trust CU Theater starting this week is a very special show by Cirque Du Solei. Starting Friday Night November 25th thru December 11th with several different show times available. Don’t Miss it. Click here for tickets.  TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE   The post Twas The Night Before…. appeared first on Grand Prairie News ..read more

Booster clubs work hard to hold events and raise money for equipment and programs that aren’t covered by a school’s official budget. These organizations are comprised of a volunteer-based parent group, and their efforts can add tremendous value to a community. Parents and students at South Grand Prairie High School, located in Grand Prairie, Texas, thought something was amiss back in 2018 when funds raised to send students on a field trip to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade went missing. The students had been invited to perform at the famous New York City celebration. Four years later, the f ..read more

The Arlington Police Department is now investigating a suspicious death that occurred over the weekend as a homicide. On Sunday, October 30, 2022, at approximately 4:08 a.m., officers responded to the 400 block of N. Cooper Street after a passerby reported seeing a woman lying unresponsive in a parking lot. First responders found the woman lying face down and bleeding from the head. She was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as 44-year-old Evila Yanes. Following an autopsy, they determined her cause of death was blunt force ..read more

The former office manager of a Grand Prairie technical services company, Protec Equipment Resources, was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for theft. She used company credit cards to steal almost $700K. Shanna Catt, a 39-year-old woman from Mansfield, was sentenced last week in Fort Worth after being charged with money laundering, where she laundered more than $300,000 dollars. Catt, who will turn 40 on Monday, had earlier this year pleaded guilty to the charge. When officials from Protec noticed suspicious activity on their company credit cards, they hired a private investigator who la ..read more

Photos and article by Lewis Leveridge Friday night the PBR teams came to Ft. Worth’s Dickies arena for 3 days of action packed bull riding. Texas Rattlers These 8 PBR teams went head to head in a Bull riding tournament over 3 days. Ft. Worth’s own Ariat Texas Rattlers hosted this event. The other teams are, The Austin Gamblers, Nashville Stampede, Kansas City Outlaws, Missouri Thunder, Arizona Ridge Riders, Carolina Cowboys, and the Oklahoma Freedom. There are 10 events scheduled, 8 of which being in each team’s hometown and 2 being at Neutral sites. The first one was in Cheyenne, Wyoming and ..read more

Concert Review and Photos by Janice Spicer Although it’s finally getting cooler outside and fall is in the air, KEITH URBAN four time Grammy Award winner and previous American Idol Judge was the hottest ticket in Cowtown on Saturday night, October 1, 2022 bringing his Speed Of Now World Tour to Dickies Arena. Throwing down a triple shot bill the night was nothing shy of star power with TYLER HUBBARD who is most notably known as a member of the Nashville based duo FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE and rising star INGRID ANDRESS who released her debut studio ..read more

Families in Grand Prairie will soon have a new place to enjoy some indoor fun, as Andretti Indoor Karting is set to open its doors later this year. The 96,000-square-foot facility will feature an indoor climate-controlled kart track, arcade, virtual reality games, laser tag, and duckpin bowling. Plans are to open by end of 2023. This will be the company’s second location in DFW and seventh nationwide. Andretti Indoor Karting is the latest venture from racing legend Mario Andretti. The facility will feature two levels of go-kart tracks and will also have a full-service restaurant and bar on sit ..read more