Duncanville

Through their own actions (or inactions, to be blunt) the Stars organization brought this upon themselves.

Monday, Sept. 28, 2009

Duncanville’s StarCenter officially switches to Bob Knight Fieldhouse

Mari Vega

The building will be converted, with the addition of security cameras.

Monday, Sept. 28, 2009

Fate of Duncanville StarCenter to be decided at special city council meeting

Stars, Rangers, and Liverpool pro soccer club Tom Hicks’ well-publicized financial problems weigh heavily in this debate.

Friday, Sept. 11, 2009

Duncanville City Council wrangles with budget

One of the tough cuts needed to balance the budget include the removal of the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center.

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

Duncanville ranked most affordable in U.S. among growing cities

Economy, jobs, housing, schools, taxes, economic factors, and input from residents were all considered.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Duncanville City Council approves contract for economic development director

In passing 7-0, the debate over Earle Jones' contract was much less contentious than two years ago.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Pegasus News content partner interview: Best Southwest Citizen

By Alex Bentley

Brian Allen, formerly of Today Newspapers, started the online-only paper a little over a year ago.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Duncanville City Council figures out what “inclusive” includes

Duncanville residents have likely noticed the “Inclusive City” signs throughout town, although many of them are unclear on just what that means.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Anthony Skinner returns to the Duncanville City Council

The most controversial councilman in the Best Southwest lost his re-election bid Saturday.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Duncanville implements mandatory furlough program for city employees

By Staff

City employees will be required to take three days of leave without pay during the current fiscal year.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Duncanville City Council notes - 5/5/09

If Duncanville politics has taught observers anything, it’s that it is quite impossible to predict what might happen next.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Duncanville candidates speak at forum

By Bethany Berry

Each candidate was given three minutes to provide an opening statement, one minute to address each question and one and a half minutes for a closing statement.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Duncanville starts trimming city budget

By Bethany Berry

Cutbacks have begun as Duncanville prepares for a $1.1 million shortfall in the 2009-10 fiscal year.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Councilman Paul Ford turns himself in to Duncanville police

Stay tuned to this race, folks, as there is absolutely no telling what might happen next.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Duncanville City Councilman Paul Ford hospitalized during council meeting

Ford was hospitalized after being escorted out of the council meeting.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Duncanville releases red light camera videos contradicting couple’s claims

By Staff

The Cornetts maintained that they obeyed the traffic laws and should not have been issued any citations. However, footage from the cameras suggests otherwise.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Red light camera citations differ in Cedar Hill and Duncanville

By Steve Snyder

But, the great majority of citations in the area come from Duncanville. Nearly eight times as many. And, that may not be by accident.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Duncanville Councilman Ford starts petition to ban red light cameras

By Bethany Berry

The petition requires the signatures of at least 50 percent of voters who participated in the last Mayoral Election, equating to about 1,300 signatures.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Duncanville City Council race begins

Three councilmembers will face challengers, while District 1 incumbent Ken Weaver is running unopposed.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Paul Ford/David Green rivalry explodes again

The two are in opposition on nearly every issue and with another sure to be contentious election cycle at hand, things reached a boiling point Tuesday night.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Commentary on Duncanville City Council meeting - 3/3/09

Mari Vega

The video of the March 3rd, 2009 meeting has not yet been posted but, man, it'll be a keeper!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Duncanville election filings are underway

By Kirk Dickey

Among those who have already filed are current Councilmember-At-Large Dorothy Burton and former councilmember Anthony Skinner.

Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009

UPDATED: Duncanville keeps its red light cameras

Ford knows he doesn’t have any support up from the rest of the city council, so he’s seeking it from the community.

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009

Familiar face files for Duncanville City Council race

Anthony Skinner is making a run for the District 3 seat he lost to Paul Ford two years ago.

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009

Duncanville’s Paul Ford has officially mastered local politics

His hardline stance against red light cameras is either a brilliant strategic stroke or a very helpful coincidence.

Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009

Duncanville City Council loves its red light cameras

Despite issuing more red light camera tickets than there are people in the city, the council rejected a proposal to change the appeals process.

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

Duncanville anticipates continued progress in 2009

Mayor David Green presented his vision for the city at the State of the City and Community Awards Banquet on Jan. 10.

Friday, Jan. 30, 2009

Effort to name Duncanville park after community leader thwarted

Longtime business and community leader Earl Mizell died in 2006, and a group of friends and family including his widow, Yvonne, have led efforts to honor him.

Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009

Duncanville’s Center Street Condos come closer to reality

The Duncanville City Council continues to takes steps toward new urbanism, trading in traditional, suburban structures for mixed-use developments.

Friday, Dec. 12, 2008

Duncanville takes another step toward urban development

The Duncanville City Council met with the 4B board and representatives of Options Real Estate in efforts to advance a proposal that has been in the works since 2006.

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008

UPDATED: Owners of Cherry Pit in Duncanville head to court to challenge citations

A jury will determine whether or not they're guilty of operating a business in a residential neighborhood or operating a sex club without a license.

Monday, Oct. 27, 2008

Disputes between Duncanville and residents continue over I-20 project

The proposed resolution was to approve the entire alignment of the service roads from city limit to city limit along I-20, among other things.

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008

Duncanville returns to public for feedback on I-20 projects

Alternatives have been considered in order to determine the feasibility of improving incident management and mobility for this portion of I-20.

Friday, Oct. 17, 2008

Duncanville Chamber of Commerce to become city’s official visitor information center

The Duncanville City Council approved a budget that included funding for new visitor center.

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

Besieged Cherry Pit in Duncanville raided again

Excuse this time is that city officials suspected prostitution.

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

Retirement fund issues plague Duncanville budget cycle

Duncanville citizens crowded city council chambers on Tuesday to protest potential cuts to their retirement benefits.

Friday, Aug. 22, 2008

Duncanville sex club attorneys lose bid to have evidence suppressed

Judge in the case is waiting for charges to actually be filed. (Tough to rule without 'em.)

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008

UPDATED: Duncanville’s Cherry Pit swingers’ club raided — again

Police executed a search warrant at The Cherry Pit Saturday night, only to return Tuesday to confiscate a "very large amount" of alcohol found on the premises.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Duncanville City Council approves Main Street redevelopment