Keller and Northwest ISDs will each pay more than $1 million for school resource officers through an interlocal agreement with the city of Fort Worth.

The overview: The total amount for all the school districts, as part of a 50% split, is $10.09 million. The amount includes adjustments from fiscal years 2024-25 and 2025-26 to reflect a “true-up” budget, which reflects the actual costs of line items, according to city documents.

KISD will pay $1.55 million for 11 officers, reflecting a $36,390 decrease after the review. NISD will have 10 officers and pay $1.21 million, reflecting a savings of $33,082 from the same review.

The contract runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2027.

According to city documents, the 11 positions include two relief officers, two detectives, six sergeants and one lieutenant. These positions are reimbursed to the CCPD at 100%.

Restaurateur Dave Coussirat will rebrand The Rô on Oak to the Volstead.

During the Roanoke City Council meeting Oct. 13, the council approved a façade grant application from Coussirat for the business at 320 S. Oak St. According to his application, Coussirat expects to make $33,000 in improvements. The city would reimburse him for $15,000 of that amount, according to Roanoke documents.

What’s happening? Exterior improvements to the location include a new outdoor seating area along Oak Street designed to match the neighboring tenant, updated lighting and enhanced window signage. An illuminated corner sign will be installed facing Oak and Crockett streets, according to city documents.

Coussirat said he took over as the owner of The Rô on Oak Sept. 10. His company will bring the prohibition vibe to the location to mirror Volstead’s Southlake location, which opened in 2024, according to previous reporting. Construction will start the third week of October with plans to open this fall, he said. 

• 320 S. Oak St., Roanoke

Roanoke Suites celebrated its 20th anniversary in business in August.

The details: Tina Patel operates the hotel in partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group, or IHG. Roanoke Suites opened Aug. 14, 2006, as Comfort Suites.

According to its website, Roanoke Suites is an extended-stay hotel that offers free breakfast, a fitness center, a pool and pet-friendly accommodations.

Patel said the hotel is currently using the name Roanoke Suites but is in the process of rebranding with IHG Hotels and Resorts as Candlewood Suites within the next eight months.

What else? Patel is also opening a new hotel near Texas Motor Speedway. She said Staybridge Suites Northlake-Speedway Area is expected to open by the end of 2026.

• 801 W. Byron Nelson Blvd., Roanoke

Contour Airlines will offer five weekly flights between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

Flights from Alabama to Dallas will begin Nov. 12, departing at 7:50 a.m. and arriving at 9:50 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to a news release. Return flights from DFW Airport to Muscle Shoals will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing at 5 p.m. and arriving at 6:50 p.m.

Flights will be operated on a 30-seat regional jet, according to the news release.

Quote of note: "We are excited to expand the options available to travelers in the Shoals region by adding nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth while continuing to provide daily service to Charlotte," said Ben Munson, president of Contour Airlines.

The background: Contour Airlines is the regional airline brand of Contour Aviation, which is based in Smyrna, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1982 as Corporate Flight Management.

• 2400 Aviation Drive, Terminal D, DFW Airport

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