Celina officials are moving forward with an expansion of the Downtown Water Reclamation Facility that will more than triple the plant’s processing capacity, according to the city’s five-year capital improvement program.

The impact: The Downtown WRF is rated to process 0.95 million gallons of wastewater per day, per the city’s five-year CIP. Once the improvements are complete, the plant will be able to handle 3 mgd, according to a report by city staff.

Zooming out: Expanding the Downtown WRF is part of a larger effort to expand Celina’s wastewater treatment capacity as the city’s population expands.

Looking ahead: Construction is scheduled to start this fall and wrap up in the second quarter of 2029.

A new daycare could be coming soon to Celina.

The gist: Lightbridge Academy, a daycare and early childhood education center, plans to open a new location on roughly two acres of land near the intersection of Legacy Drive and Frontier Parkway, according to a report by city staff.

Learn more: Lightbridge Academy offers programs for children ages six weeks to five years, according to the company’s website.

• Northeast of Legacy Drive and Frontier Parkway

Southwest Airlines celebrates the 55th anniversary of its first flight on June 18.
The Dallas-based airline’s first revenue flight departed from Dallas Love Field on June 18, 1971, bound for San Antonio, according to the company’s website.

The background: The company was founded by Herb Kelleher, filing with the state of Texas to establish Air Southwest Co. on March 9, 1967. A legal battle followed until the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Kelleher and Rollin King in December of 1970 to clear the way to start operations. The company changed its name to Southwest Airlines Co. on March 29, 1971.
Initially, the company only flew routes within Texas, but now has 52 destinations listed from Dallas Love Field. According to the website, Southwest now operates out of 121 airports across 12 countries.

What else? Southwest Airlines had more than 134 million customers in 2025, according to its website.

• 2702 Love Field Dr., Dallas