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Burleson High School Homecoming King and Queen
Burleson High School presented its 2018 Homecoming King and Queen Friday night before the Elks football game with Joshua. Lexie Alwood, left, was named the Homecoming Queen and Iver Macaulay, right,...
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Pathway Harvest Run goes off without a hitch
The 26th Annual Harvest Run took place Sept. 15. The event was sponsored by Pathway Church. All the proceeds of the race went to support church missions. Here is a list of the winners at the...
View ArticleCharter recommendations presented
RICKY MOOREsports@burlesonstar.netReviewing and recommending possible changes to a city’s charter isn’t the most exciting thing that can be done in city government, but a committee of 11 chaired by...
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JOHNSON COUNTY AG STUDENTS HONORED AT BANQUET
Four Ag students from Johnson County, including Brinley Brown of the Burleson FFA, were honored at last spring’s AgYouth Scholarship banquet. Shown are, from left, AgTexas Farm Credit CEO Tim McDonald,...
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MedStar seeking special kids for trick or treat event
FROM CONTRIBUTED REPORTSDo you know a child who would like to go out on Halloween for Trick or Treat, but needs medical support to be able to do so?For the sixth year in a row, MedStar is offering to...
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SWAU nursing building ribbon cut
Cutting the ribbon Sept. 25 to open the Larry R. Moore Nursing and Administration Building on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University are, from left, Student Association President Matthew...
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Armyworms ravaging local lawns
Armyworms have been wrecking havoc recently on lawns in the Burleson area. COURTESY PHOTO/ADAM RUSSELL TEXAS A&M Agrifile extentsionRICKY MOOREsports@burlesonstar.netRecently lawns in the Burleson...
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DEBORAH FERGUSON HELPS UNITED WAY OF JOHNSON COUNTY OPEN CAMPAIGN
Deborah Ferguson, far right, from NBC 5 was the guest speaker for the annual campaign kickoff luncheon for the United Way of Johnson County Sept. 21 at the Cleburne Conference Center. BURLESON...
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See You at the Pole still a special event
Burleson High School students join for a moment of prayer during the See You at the Pole event Sept. 26. The worldwide event started in Burleson in 1990. BURLESON STAR/RIChARD ALLENRICHARD...
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GROUNDBREAKING HELD FOR MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY AT BURLESON HIGH SCHOOL
The Burleson ISD held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning for the new multipurpose facility at Burleson High School. The facility will be located between the school and Burleson ISD Stadium. In...
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District Executive Committee rules on football incident
A player from Waco University holds down Burleson’s Jagger Gower during a game on Sept. 13. The photo is from a screen shot of video taken during the game.RICKY MOOREsports@burlesonstar.netIncidents...
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Mosquito traps in Burleson test positive for West Nile Virus
COURTESY PHOTO/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONFROM CONTRIBUTED REPORTSOn October 4, 2018, the City’s environmental services division was notified that a mosquito trap tested positive for...
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CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING COURT ANNOUNCED
Members of the Homecoming Court are front row, from left, freshmen Mark Oakley and Emma Crossno; second row, sophomores Christian Hudson and Emiley Baker, third row, juniors Brenton Stecker and...
View ArticleShelter is nearly at capacity
FROM CONTRIBUTED REPORTSThe City of Burleson Animal Shelter is almost full again.Recently, the shelter was nearly cleared out thanks to the Clear the Shelter event but that didn’t last long.“Clear the...
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Children’s Advocacy Center Golf Classic Fore Kids a success
Childrens’ Advocacy Center Executive Director Tammy King, left, presents plaques to the winning team following the CAC Golf Classic Fore Kids four-person scramble Sept. 28 at Southern Oaks Golf &...
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SWAU communication professors nominated for Emmy awards
Kyle Portbury, center, a communication department professor at Southwestern Adventist University, helps two students edit a film project. Portbury and two other department professors were recently...
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Centennial holds first Parade of Champions
FROM CONTRIBUTED REPORTSCentennial High School held its own version of a Homecoming parade Monday night on the school’s campus.The event wasn’t a traditional parade through the streets of...
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Norwood, Bransom top winners at Stampede
FROM CONTRIBUTED REPORTSThe Burleson Stampede took place Sept. 29 at Kerr Middle School.Bransom Elementary and Norwood Elementary each took home the top prize of $1,000. Hajek Elementary and Stribling...
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Car windows shot out by vandals
Several cars in one Burleson neighborhood had windows shot out by either a BB or pellet gun. COURTESY PHOTO/DARIK CASWELLNEETISH BASNETneetish@burlesonstar.netLast week a Burleson neighborhood woke up...
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Burleson Police hoping to quell rumors
NEETISH BASNETneetish@burlesonstar.netA false kidnapping rumor that circulated online recently has made the Burleson Police Department watchful of similar nuisances.In a Facebook post last week, there...
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