Press Releases and News Features

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Press Releases

October 2023

October 21, 2023 - Glenn Heights promotes from within naming new City Manager and Deputy City Manager

September 2023

September 26, 2023 - New Glenn Heights Rx Prescription Drug Card saving residents up to 80%

August 2023

August 31, 2023 - DART Installs Electric Chargers at Transit Centers

August 16, 2023 - Suspect Identified in Double Shooting on Malibu Court (PDF)

August 10, 2023 - Double Shooting on Malibu Court

January 2023

January 23, 2023 - DART Bus Route and GoLink Enhancements Begin January 23, 2023 (English and Spanish)

October 2022

October 28, 2022 - Positive West Nile Virus Mosquito Sample Reported in City of Glenn Heights

September 2022

September 15, 2022 - News Release - SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Texas Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding

September 6, 2022 - Glenn Heights Vision for a Bright Future

August 2022

August 31, 2022 - Glenn Heights Animal Shelter (The Ellis County Press)

August 31, 2022 - Glenn Heights Guardian Program (NBCDFW)

August 28, 2022 - Glenn Heights Guardian Program (Waxahachie Daily Light)

August 9, 2022 - City of Glenn Heights Teams up with Red Oak PD/ISD for First Responder Training (Focus Daily News)

April 2022

4.1.2022 -  2022 Citywide Cleanup & Beautification Event

November 2021

11.06.21 -  Press Release Amber Alert

February 2021

2.24.2021- The City of Glenn Heights Rescinds Boil Water Notice 

Please click here to read the City of Glenn Heights official notice about the boil water notice being lifted at 11:30 a.m. on February 24, 2021.  

2.20.2021- The City of Glenn Heights Asks Residents to Boil Tap Water Before Consumption

Please click here to read the City of Glenn Heights official notice about the boil water notice being implemented on February 20, 2021.  

2.20.2021- The City of Glenn Heights Asks Residents to Limit Water Usage to Only Essential Purposes

2.4.2021- City of Glenn Heights Social Justice Public Art Mural

September 2020

9.9.2020- Positive West Nile Virus Mosquito Samples Reported in the City of Glenn Heights

August 2020

8.12.2020- Positive West Nile Virus Mosquito Samples Reported in the City of Glenn Heights

8.6.2020- Positive West Nile Virus Mosquito Sample Reported in the City of Glenn Heights

July 2020

7.30.2020- Glenn Heights Fire distributed Thermometers to local businesses

June 2020

6.23.2020 - Glenn Heights to Host Two Novel-coronavirus Walk-up Testing Locations

6.16.2020- The City of Glenn Heights will host Free COVID-19 Walk-up Testing Site

6.11.2020 - The City of Glenn Heights Police Chief Selected to Participate in a Round table Conversation with President Donald Trump

March 2020

3.11.2020 - Notice Regarding False GoFundMe Account

January 2020

1.02.2020 - Official Statement addressing Officer Dog Posting

December 2019

12.26.19 - Waste Management Amended Trash Pick-up

News/ Media Features

February 2023

February 6, 2023 - Public Meeting - Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) (English and Spanish)

February 2021

02.05.2021 CBSN- CBS11- 'Something the Community Can Be Proud of,' New Social Justice Mural Complete in Glenn Heights.

July 2020

07.22.2020 Focus Daily News Glenn Heights Deputy City Manager Dies

June 2020

06.23.2020 KXAS-NBC5-VIDEO- Community Conversations: Change at the Local Level

06.23.2020 KXAS-NBC5- Article- Glenn Heights to Provide 2 Covid-19 Testing Locations

May 2020

05.29.20 WFAA-ABC8- VIDEO- Reasons to Smile: Wife plans week-long celebration for husband’s 50th birthday

April 2020

04.16.20 KDFW-FOX4- VIDEO- Glenn Heights giving hazard pay to Front-line City Employees

04.14.20 Ellis County Press - VIDEO- Glenn Heights Texas Police Vernell Dooley and Fire Department Keith Moore - COVID-19 Updates

04.13.20 Focus Daily News - Glenn Heights Chat Brings Residents Up Close With Mayor And City Staff

04.10.20 Focus Daily News - How the City of Glenn Heights Flattened Their Curve Early

February 2020

02.23.20 Focus Daily News - Glenn Heights Opens New Senior Center

November 2019

11.18.19 NBC 5 - Operation Front Porch VOSAT

11.15.19 Focus Daily News - Operation Front Porch Launches in Glenn Heights 

11.15.19 CBS 11 - Now Through Christmas Eve, North Texas Police Department Allows Residents To Ship Packages To Station

11.13.19 Focus Daily News - Glenn Heights Santa is Coming to Town

11.11.19 Focus Daily News - Glenn Heights Veterans Day Picks up Speed


2018

11.23.18 NBC 5 - Glenn Heights PD Accepting Packages

12.14.18 WFAA 8 - Glenn Heights receiving your Christmas packages to keep them safe