After months of construction and budget discussions, Raymond Community Park is taking its first step toward opening, starting with tennis and pickleball courts.

While the official opening is still in process, the park's tennis and pickleball courts are now open, according to a social media post by the town. 

The details: Courts are now available on a “first-come, first-served basis,” during daylight hours only, according to the town’s website. As the park is still under construction in other areas, all fields and the park playground will remain closed for now. 

Looking ahead: According to the town’s website, the park is expected to be substantially completed in late February.

Abbott's Frozen Custard on the Prosper and Celina border served its last scoop of custard in December.

The overview: The store opened in October 2024 and sold frozen custard, milkshakes, flurries and floats as well as pints and novelty items, such as frozen bananas.

Owners of the frozen custard shop are exploring new opportunities to bring Abbott's Frozen Custard back to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, according to a sign posted on the business's door.

 

Starting in the 2026-27 school year, Frisco ISD students will have the opportunity to take new courses.

At a glance: FISD is offering four new in-person classes, including:

• Turf Grass Management will help students develop techniques and practices for careers in horticultural systems. The class is available for ninth-12th graders.
• Sports Medicine II will introduce 10th-12th-grade students to psychomotor applications of sports medicine and athletic training. The course provides lab instruction and evidence-based curriculum, along with out-of-class clinical experience while working with student athletes.

A new U.S. Postal Service rule could impact when time-sensitive mail, such as tax forms and mail-in ballots, is considered officially sent.

The overview: Effective Dec. 24, mailed items are postmarked when the USPS processes them, rather than the date items are dropped in a mailbox. A postmark refers to the date and location stamped or printed on most mailed items, indicating when and where the USPS “accepted custody” of a mailpiece, per the federal agency.

Zooming in: According to the Texas comptroller’s office, the updated USPS guidance means items could be postmarked “several days” after they are dropped in a mailbox. This includes date-sensitive items sent by Texas residents and businesses, such as property tax payments, federal tax returns, mail-in ballots and required business reports.

To ensure that mail is postmarked on the day it is sent, customers can take mail into their local post office and request that the item be hand-stamped for free, according to the USPS. Texans can also pay property taxes and submit ballots in-person at county offices.