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What to know about Grapevine, Colleyville, Southlake trash delays, facility closures Jan. 26

Public offices in Grapevine, Southlake, Westlake and Trophy Club will be closed Jan. 26, according to social media posts.

Colleyville's city offices and library will be open Jan. 26, but the recreation and senior centers will both be closed. Library programs are also canceled Jan. 26.

What’s happening?: Grapevine's city offices and all facilities, such as The Rec of Grapevine, are closed. Essential services will continue to operate as normal, according to the city's Facebook post.

All Southlake city facilities will remain closed Jan. 26, according to a social media post.

In Trophy Club, city staff and Trophy Club Municipal Utility District #1 worked overnight on a water main break at Indian Creek Drive and Trophy Club Drive. The city's Facebook page stated there is no boil order associated with the incident.

One more thing: CWD has cancelled all trash and recycling services scheduled for Jan. 26 in Trophy Club, Southlake and Colleyville, according to each city’s Facebook page. Grapevine trash and recycling collections will not take place either Jan. 26.

 
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Baylor Scott & White opens shoulder care office in Grapevine

Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic Associates of Dallas–Complex Shoulder Institute is open.

The office of Dr. Michael Khazzam specializes in evaluating and treating atraumatic and traumatic shoulder injuries, as well as reparative and complex shoulder reconstruction surgery, according to the website.

The background: Khazzam is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who joined Baylor Scott & White Health following 14 years in practice at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as chief of shoulder surgery.

According to a Facebook post, Khazzam completed the first shoulder replacement in Texas using augmented reality in 2021.

What else? The Grapevine Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the business Dec. 16.

📍 1631 Lancaster Drive, Ste. 230, Grapevine

 
Stay In The Know
Stay updated on winter weather closures for Carroll ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

Carroll ISD and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD schools will remain closed Tuesday, Jan. 27.

As part of the closure, any scheduled after-school activities are also canceled.

What you need to know: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Carroll ISD both maintain inclement weather pages on their websites.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
In the event of weather-related cancellations, GCISD families will receive updates through:

  • Phone calls, emails and texts through the district’s emergency alert system
  • The GCISD mobile app
  • GCISD’s website
  • GCISD’s Facebook and X
  • Local media outlets
Carroll ISD
District officials will announce any closure or schedule changes through:
  • CISD’s website
  • CISD’s X and Facebook

 
Key Information
Dallas-Fort Worth under Extreme Cold Warning until Tuesday morning

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is under an Extreme Cold Warning from Sunday night until 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

What's happening: Temperature highs are estimated to remain in the 20s with the lows in the teens and single digits through Tuesday morning, according to the NWS's Fort Worth/Dallas office. Wind chills will range from -10 to 0 degrees Monday morning in DFW.

Wind chill values will make "Feels Like" temps as cold as -10 degrees with low temperatures ranging from -1 to 14 degrees across North Texas, per the NWS. The extreme temperatures create hazards for hypothermia and frozen pipes. 

 
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Tarrant County officials close all polling locations Jan. 25, delay poll openings for Jan. 26

All early voting polling locations in Tarrant County were closed Jan. 25 and the polling locations will have delayed openings Jan. 26 due to icy weather conditions from Winter Storm Fern.

What’s happening? A special election was called for the State Senate District 9 runoff race, with candidates Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss facing off for the position.

All 22 early polling locations in Tarrant County closed Jan. 25, and the county’s election website states that polling locations will open late Jan. 26 due to safety concerns stemming from the storm.

According to the note on the county’s election website, early voters should check back Jan. 26 to see an updated list of open polling locations and the opening times for those locations.

The backstory: The race moved to a runoff after neither Rehmet nor Wambsbanss garnered more than 50% of the vote needed to win the race and fill the spot during the Nov. 4 general election.

 
In Your Area
Dallas-Fort Worth area school districts announce closures due to Winter Storm Fern

Following winter weather and precipitation blanketing the North Texas area, several Dallas-Fort Worth school districts announced additional school closures for Jan. 27.

The specifics: As of Jan. 25, the following school districts and colleges have announced that they will be closed Tuesday:

  • Allen ISD
  • Argyle ISD
  • Carroll ISD
  • Denton ISD
  • Frisco ISD

 
On The Transportation Beat
Winter Storm Fern continues to hamper flights at Dallas Love Field, DFW Airport

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field continue to see cancellations due to Winter Storm Fern.

Zooming in: According to Flightaware.com, more than 1,000 flights to or from the Dallas metro area were also canceled on Jan. 25.

As of 3:35 p.m. Jan. 25, there have been 537 flights into DFW Airport and 518 flights out of DFW Airport canceled. In terms of delays, 180 flights are arriving at DFW Airport and 184 flights are trying to depart. According to the website, the average departure delay is 43 minutes.

Also of note: Dallas Love Field has had 133 flights canceled from there and 127 flights into Love Field canceled Jan. 25.

Delay-wise, there are a combined 47 delays for Love Field.

Stay tuned: There are already more than 200 cancellations for Jan. 26.

 
Metro News Monday
Road projects underway, district superintendent to step down: 5 Dallas Fort-Worth updates

Several road projects are underway across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, including construction on the I-35 corridor to widen the four-lane highway to eight lines in Denton. Development also continues in Plano's Legacy and Granite Park areas.

Catch up on some of the latest news from Community Impact's DFW coverage areas.

1. Plano eyes Legacy, Granite Park area master plan amid market changes, major developments

2. Allen ISD superintendent to retire at the end of 2025-26 school year

3. McKinney to purchase 110 acres from MISD for city services, future recreation center

4. Proposed retail development in Frisco delayed by signage error

5. See 5 transportation updates around Dallas-Fort Worth

6. Learn more about 5 road projects in Flower Mound, Argyle

 

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