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Author: Adriana De Alba
Published: 6:24 PM CST February 10, 2022
Updated: 6:59 PM CST February 10, 2022
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'It's home': Euless refugee
families lost their daycare center
during last February's winter
storm. One year later, it's back
Mid -Cities Child Development Center, which serves
refugee families, reopened after a year -long closure due to
damage from the February 2021 winter storm.
EULESS, Texas — The sound of children laughing and playing reverberated
across a brightly colored playground at Mid -Cities Child Development Center
in Euless.
After a closure that lasted nearly an entire year, children and their families
were welcomed back to the daycare center on Monday.
Campus director Homeyra Soleymani said it was like coming home for
families who rely on the center for child care.
"They were so excited and happy this place opened back," Soleymani said.
During February 2021, the powerful winter storm tore through the center's roof
and forced it to collapse.
It left the building's largest classroom flooded and unrecognizable. Nearly half
of the building was damaged, which forced the center to shut down for repairs.
For the many refugee families it serves, the damage left them without their
safe place. A majority of the roughly 30 children enrolled at the daycare are
Arabic -speaking, and the center serves their needs by speaking their
language.
Channel 8 ABC
Author: Adriana De Alba
Published: 6:24 PM CST February 10, 2022
Updated: 6:59 PM CST February 10, 2022
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"They were worried, they were sad," Soleymani said. "This place was a safe
place for them, and when this happened to us, they were kind of worried
about what's gonna happen to their children."
It's more than just a daycare center, it helps refugee families transition into
their new lives in America.
"This is the only place in this community serving our families, and we're not
just teaching our children here, we try to teach our families and help them be
successful in life," Soleymani said.
When the center closed, families scrambled to find a new daycare center for
their children. The leaders at Child Care Associates and Head Start helped
parents relocate their children to new centers, but for many, it meant driving
longer distances and encountering language barriers.
Over the last year, several Arabic -speaking children have continued learning
from their teachers through Zoom.
This week, the classrooms are filled with smiling children once again. The
walls are freshly painted and the damage was cleared away. Children were
welcomed back with brand new wooden desks, toys, and school supplies.
It's a happy ending for the tight -knit community that the daycare center has
nurtured.
Soleymani told WFAA that the year -long closure was challenge for the
children, parents and staff.
"We worked hard, now I'm glad we're back home," Soleymani said.
They say it takes a village to raise kids. Well, when the winter storm hit last
February, dozens of refugee families lost their village.
Nearly one year later, the kids are back in their safe space where they can
feel seen.
The reopening means they'll be able to continue learning and growing in a
space that strives to embrace their cultural backgrounds. It's a place where a
part of every child's home country will always be with them.
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February 10, 2022 at 8:27 pm
Man Critically Injured In
Shooting At Euless Apartment
Complex Parking Lot
EULESS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — A man is said to be in critical condition after
being shot in an apartment complex parking lot in Euless.
Euless Police said it happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 10, in the
700 block of E. Ash Ln.
The victim's age and identity have not been released.
Officers began lifesaving measures until Euless Fire Department Medics arrived
on scene.
Euless detectives collected evidence at the scene and interviewed witnesses.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Euless Detectives
at 817-685-1535 or by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-
8477.
W(-_1m.ijl older Thai] 90.
'Two of the 22 did not
have underlying, health
conditions, according to
officials.
Tarrant County has
reported 547.020
COVID-19 cases,
inchiding 5,396 deaths
and an estimated 460,297
recoverie'.
Note to renders: Tar-
rant Cou n i Nr does curt
release data on the vacci-
narjou -:aatus (if recently
diagnosed patients or
death,s. Officials have
released this type of data
Once ill juice and it
showed that nearly 100%
t),f tile nev., cases reported
at the time (from May to
nlid-julle) were ill p-eol-le
Who vterc not Vaccinated.
Further, county officials
said feLver than 200 of
those new casv� at tile
time "vere in Previously
COVID-19
HOSPITALIZATIONS
Hospitalized COVID
patients decreased by _Z3
TO 804- in the laro,&r -_�even-
day moving average. The
pandemic high was Li28
on Jan. 6, 2021.
COVID-19 hospital-
i7ations decreased to
from 19 16 of the i ota I
number of beds in Tarrant
County and make up 20'�,',
of the 4,005 occupied
beds, The rate %vas at a
pandemic -high _3 8% on
fail. 10.
Confirmed COVID
j)2tiCnTS decreased to
16.401',�, trout 17.56�,�; of all
J14y;Aihtb1e hospital beds in
the Narth, Central Texas
Trauma Region, whieh
includes 4-3 counties (di-
vided into three region-,).
It's tile lowest rate since
T an. 5.
Fort Worth Star -Telegram
Thursday, February 11, 2022
according to COMM'd.aTa.
Available hospital beds
decreased by 42 to 413.
The pandemic loo; of 357
was reported la it. 10.
BY FITFAN' STEVENSON
sy r n, rns(j r tde.qa r. rdrq,,ruj p r. c oj ii
Tarmw County reported
22 CC VID-19 deaths and
11497 ne%v cases (,it
Wednesday.
The latest
C0VID-related deaths
inctndt�, a Fort Worth man
in his .4 0s, a Fort Worth
man in his 60s, a ben -
brook woman in her 60s,
a North Richland Hills
nian in his 60s, three Fort
Worth v.,4a31llejl "Jild Illan ill
their 60s, tivo Arlington
nien in their (50s, a brand
Prairie man in his 60s, as
Co[le,vvillc nlan in his a Cis,
woman from rural Tar-
rant Coulltv in her 70s, a
Bedford woman in her
70s, -.I Pantego wonlan, ill
her 70s, a Fort Worth man
alid ivt:rnari in their 70s, a
Fort Worth nlan and wom-
an in their Sos,. a Bedford vaccinatedTarrant re-1- HOSPITAL BEDS reflect that larger pop- * N1-12nsfield, 204
wornon in her,90s, a dents. Tarrant County's hospi- ulation. * North Richland Hills, S�Iefiln swrc?l��qm:
Malls,fleld wonlan older tfl bed occtipancy in- Accord ing to Texas 1$1�k
than 90, and a Fort Worth 96 from 891,,�,, DSHS, 68.03% of Tarrant * Bedford, 157
NNW
ICU BEDS
Adult ICU bed occu-
p.incy rernained a.T. 96%.
The ;ate was last at a
pondenlic-high 99`-N; on
Oct- 7. Ventilator use in-
cre'a'sed by three to 29 ".
Patients are using of
the 76.3, ventilators ill the
count".
POSITIVITY RATE
The COVID-19 po-,itivc
test rate for Tarrant Golan-
ty decreased lo 22-401`,
from 23.47% in the latest
availabk� ,oven-day-,iver-
ha s
a-e data. The rate
ll.oen declill:11- since fall.
16. It's the l"west seven-
day average since Dec. 255.
VACCINATION DATA
Children ages -;.and
older acre now eligible for
viccilial ion. ik-A the follow-
ing vaccination [,�ercem-
ages have been altered by
the Texas Dap artnwrvof
State Health Services to
County residents or
older flame received at
lea,sr one dose of the vac
vine, and 59.57% of resi-
dents '; or L-.&Icr have been
sully vaccinated,
LJSI Is als-o reports that
923'!, of"Tarrant resi-
dents 6; or older have
received at least one dose,
and 84.6711,�` of residents
(5 or older have been fully
Vaccinated.
More than 74.66L,,* of
Texas r(tsidents 5 or older
have received at least one
dos,--, according ro I)ST IS.
The rare of fully vaccinar-
ed Texas residents 5 or
tald er is at 63.17%.
Tarrant 0xintv is of-
fering free COVI D-19
vaecirics and (esfing at
location,,, throughout the
titre a.
TARRANT COUNTY
COVID-19 DEATHS BY
CITY
Here are the total pan-
deillic-related deatils, in
Tarrant County by ciLy
rbrow,li Feb. Q-
I
a Fort %,Vorlh. 2_756
* ,a-lington, 1,024
0 11 AILATI C117y, 13:?
• Rural Tarrant Countv,
124
• Enless, 123
0 IlLm;i, 123
* White Settlement, it-14
o Grapevine, 198
e Keller, R&
e Be�nbrook, 77
e Azle, 74
o Mit;m-a, 70
e Saginaw, 64
e Grand PrairiL�, 62
* Crowley. _37
a Richland 1lills. 51
e Sansom Park. 4-4
e Forest Flill, k9
e Southlake, 2�7
0 colleyville, 28
a Lake Worth, 28
e River Oaks, 25
o Kennedale. 24
e Everman, 19
0 pelican Bay, 11,
0 I!P'alllego, 16
* Westvmrth Village,. 10
* B'lue Mound, 9
0 Burleson, 9
a Ldgecliff Villa-e. S
s Lakeside, 6
* Unknown, 6
* Dalworthington
Gardens, .a
e Flower Mound, I
0 liaslet, I
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shooting
A man is in the hospital after getting shot in Euless Thursday.1535 or Crime
Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
Reports say just past 5:30 p.m. Euless fire and police were sent to The Tides
at Bear Creek, an apartment complex on Ash Lane, a couple of blocks west of
Highway 360.
They arrived to find a badly wounded man in the parking lot lying next to a car.
Police got there first and began CPR, giving way to paramedics who
continued the CPR on the way to the hospital where the victim is believed to
be in critical condition.
There were witnesses in the parking lot and detectives interviewed them to
get an idea what happened. But right now, they're not saying who shot the
man -- or why.
Star Telegram
Man dies at hospital after shooting at
Euless apartment complex; suspect
arrested
A 19-year-old man died at a hospital early Friday morning after he was shot
Thursday evening at a Euless apartment complex. The Kaufman County
Sheriff's Office arrested a suspect in the homicide based on leads developed
by Euless detectives during their investigation, Euless police said in a news
release. Police identified the suspect as Elijah Royal, 22.
The victim, Lamonte Robert Watkins, 19, died at Baylor Scott & White Medical
Center in Grapevine about 1:45 a.m. Friday, according to the Tarrant County
Medical Examiner's Office. An autopsy is pending. Watkins lived at the
apartment complex where he was shot, according to the medical examiner's
office.
The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment
complex in the 600 block of East Ash Lane, Euless police said. Watkins was
taken to the hospital, where he was listed in critical condition Thursday night
before he died, police said. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with
information should call the Euless Police Department at 817-685-1535 or
Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477.
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North Texas police officer dies Of COVID-19 Cor"
Corporal Sheli Godbold, Badge #610, on February 10, 2022, after a long hard fight with
COVID-19.(CB S DFW for CBS affiliates only)
By CBS DFW.com Staff
Published: Feb. 13, 2022 at 11:11 PM CSTIUpdated: 8 hours ago
PANTEGO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — The Pantego Police Department announced the passing
of Corporal Sheli Godbold, Badge #610, on February 10, 2022, after a long hard fight with
COVID-19.
Corporal Godbold started her police career at the Euless Police Department from 2004 until
2012. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which temporarily ended her police career due
to complications from MS.
Godbold went to Russia for stem cell treatment and worked hard to return to policing. She was
hired by the Pantego Police Department as a patrol officer in 2016 and was promoted to
Detective with the rank of Corporal in 2018.
Godbold was active in the Pantego community and participated in MS fundraising marathons
and other activities. During the Feb. 2021 ice storm, she used her own Jeep to give rides to
frontline medical workers.
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Godbold also worked off duty police jobs on her time off at the Cowboy and Ranger games with
the Arlington Police Department to provide security and traffic control.
Pantego Police ask others to "please keep Sheli, her daughter Kayla, family, friends, and the staff
of the Town of Pantego in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."
The department said it will announce service details soon.
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Fort Worth Star -Telegram
February 13, 2022
COMMENTARY
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Texas' most important el_c-
tioll strn-Is Moltday.
In this clection, your vote
really coonts.
About 90% of 'T ex.uss usually
don't vote in primaries and
turnout this year might be even
worse,
so, your vote will count ttteare
dian ever in .tit election that will
decide Texas' and Tarrant
County's frtturc.
For 20 years, one party hats
de.c ided 4(w rrythitif., ,rbout how
'I'ek,ts Mild t:he county lire. rwl.
Ittn Urlly alfoLlt tiqi Of i<<ater4
Show up to Choose file Rcpula-
Iicaa1 flirty liomillecs.
That mein Wr 'k'j of residents
elect rnrist of thv leaders for the
state and comity,
In Texas, .1ny? li c'an ;ore in
e:lther prin iry.
With tltis }ear's lots.- turiloul, a
few Itunch•ed barites call nm c a
difference for years to collie.
That's because turnout will be
lower lhall usual this year.'I'kre
race for governor is Nasically
.settled Gov. Greg Abbott will
faces I"I hw;o Ilentnc`rA Boto
C)'Rourke and thcre aren't
any vivid downballor state: pri-
Illary contests,
"I here t4n't rr Iot tri make this
midtorm deviate from the usual
trend," Said political !.dentist
Rebecca Geen, associate dean
Of liberal ails tit UT Arlinpie,n.
Republic ins have more "ene-r-
f�` ill tite hase," she said,
Bill they don't have rrit^rky f0F
Mate offices, unless you're all
fired up to keep or fire* Attorney
General Kett Paxton.
C1rt the other ha lld,, tilt.-- Re-
publican primary ill Tarrant
C:clultty will t.lc,cidC:
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Monday, February 20, 2022
Tarrant reports zr"'S-�&#,VID
1 r"
feaths, �48 new cases on Fridal
RY STUANSTFATN'SON
W MZ (J'_4 . 4; r- r ef,.^711P ; , f XW11
Tarrant Count), reported
'13 COVID-19 dearlis and
548 new rases an Friday.
The 548 ncw cases are
the fewest since 421 were
reported on Dec, 21.
The latest
COVID-related deaths
include a Pantego,.vornan
in her 40s, a Bedfoni man
in his 40- ` a Forr W, orth
man in his50s, a pelican
Ray man in his 60s, two
Arlington women and a
man in their 60s, two Fort
Worth nien in their 60s, a
Fort Worth %vornan in her
Ms,n E.ulcss man and
woman in their 70sr a man
in his 80s from rural Tar-
rant Cou i i rv, a VVII ite Set -
dement man in his 80s,
two Arlington wonlell in
flitir 80s, iwo Fort Worth
women and a rain in rheir
80s. a North Richland
Hills man in his 80s,a
Fort Worth man older
than 90, a Richland Hills
woman older than 90. and
11 1'. 114
all r npon man older j".11 'n"
than 90.
One of the `13 did not
have underlying health
conditions, according to
officials.
Tarrant Counry has
reported 554,896
COVID-19 cases,
including 5,5730 deaths
and an estimated 508,3S].
recoveries.
Note to readers. Tar-
rant County doe s nor
release data on the vacci-
nation status of recently
diagnosed patient,, cw
deaths. Officials have
released this tv e of data
P
once in June and it
showed that nearly 100%
of the new cases reported
at the time (from May to
niid-june',h were in people
who were not vaccinated.
Further, county ntficials
said fewer than 200 of
chose new cases at the
rinie were in previously
V.IC611,ned Tarrant rest-
dents.
COVID-19
HOSPITALIZATIONS
Hospitalized COVID
i decreased ] 62
to 44-1 in the latest seven-
day moving, average. It's
the feivest since Dec. 27.
The vandernic hi-11 was
1_525 on Jan. 6, 2021.
COVID-19 hospital-
izations decreased to
from 119"o of the Total
number of beds in Tarrant
Countv and snake tip 11%
of the 4,063 occupied
beds. The rate vas at a
pandemic -high M% on
Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID
patients decreased to
9.93 % from 10. 8&% of aill
available hujpital beds in
the North Central Texas
Trauma Region, which
includes 4; counties (di-
vided into three regions).
It's the lowest rate since
Dec. 29,
HOSPITAL BEDS
Tarrant County's hospi-
tal bed oecupancy re-
named nT 90%, according
to county data. Available
hospiml beds increased by
three to 461, The pandem-
ic lowr of 3S7 ivas reported
Jan. 10.
ICU BEDS
Adult ICU bed occu-
pancy remained at 95%.
The ;are was last ar a
pandemic -high 99", on
Oct. 7. Ventilator use de-
creased by nine to 29-6.
Patients are using 34,,6 of
the 869 ventilators in the
C01111M
POSITIVITY RATE
The COVID-19 positive
test rate forTarr-int Coun-
ty increased to 10.95%
from 10.879,S in [lie latest
available seven-day-aver-
p data. It's the first
increase since Jan. 1;.
VACCINATION DATA
Children ages 5 and
older are now eligible for
vaccination.. so the follow-
ing vaccination percent-
ages have been altered by
theTexas Department of
State Health Services to
reflect That Larger pop-
ulation.
According to Texas
DSHS, 68.30of Tarrant
Coulltv residents,; ar
older have received at
least one dose of the vac-
cine, and 59,9911,, of resi-
dents 15 or older have been
fully vaccinated.
DSHS also reports that
923136 of Ta rr.1 nt resi-
dents 65 or older have
received at least one dose,
and 84 .80 % of resid-ents
65 or older have been fully
vaccinated.
More Than 75.09' ' !,, of
Texas residents 5 or older
have rrceived at least one
dose, according to DSHS.
The rare of fully vaccinat-
ed Texas residents 5 or
older isnt 63.591,
�0.
Tarrant Count),- is of-
fering free GOVID-19
vaccines and testing -at
locations throughout the
area.
TARRANT COUNTY
COVID-19 DEATHS BY
CITY
Her: aria the rotal pan-
demic -related deaths in
Tarrant County by city
through Feb. I",:
a Fort Worth, 2,309
o, Arlington, 1.047
• Mansfield, 207
• North Richland Hills..
19,;
• Bedford, 163
• Haltorn City, 137
• Hurst '. 128
• Rural Tamim Countv
128
• Euless., 126
• Wl ire S errienlern', 106
• Grapevine, 9S
• Keller, 90
• Benbrook, 78
• Azle, 75
• Watauga, 70
* Sag in a v-,, 66
a Grand Prairie, 64
* Crowley:', 60
4 Richland Hills, 52
*S.qnsorn Park-, 4-4
& Forest Hill, 41
* Southlale, 37
a Lake Worth, 30
* Cotlevville, 28
a Kennedale, 26
* River 01 ks, 26
• Everniall, 21
Pelican Bay, 12
• We-stwor-Th Village, 10
• RlueNlound, 9
• Burleson, 9
a, Edgecliff Village, 8
a Lakeside,, 6
a Unknown. 6
a DAworthington
Gardens, 4
* Hasler, 2
a Flower MOUrid, I
sicfar, Stew n,sow.
Fort Worth Star -Telegram
Monday, February 21, 2022
Euless police need help 'Identifying hit-and-run victim
t1 �Y to tTi IYi`� ir��:� G 11�Pi�tcpy',1etLt'r 1IH
Police are wChIlig as
-sisttaince in identifying a
tunnaalc: who is ill critic al
condition Ater a hit -and -
roll, Saturday ill l,Iilcss.
At approximately ; p.ni.,
;a white feltaaite %vaas walk-
ing along Highway 14)
near the 1:100 Nock of
t,' CSt l UIeSS Potativiarcl
whvii as dark-colurvd
Chevrolet or [,NC picktip
truvk, struck her mid ftc
the scene, according to the
11'uless Police 17cpartniem
Facebcaok acemint.
The felliaale W-4,; critical-
ly injured and transported
toa loc:.al hospital,
She appears to be be-
1'."eevil 13 and 17 years uld,
aF}Imit Fr to 5` "', with brae -
es, nild Short blo ad shoal-
tier-lets-th hair with pink
.streaks, the del)artilleial
s tid. She was wearing a
while l*-shirt and black
is aaa -shorts.
Residents with informa-
Gun can this individUM CM1
voratad tttc Euh:.,ss Police
Del)irtment at 817-685-
1526.
David Silva Ramirez,
(iPA)yt?ca,id,c+'i va1t
Author: WFAA Staff
Published: 4:16 PM CST February 21, 2022
Updated: 4:35 PM CST February 21, 2022
Aitmandmrun incident in
Euless leaves
critical condition, police sa]
The victim was hit while walking along the highway and
was hospitalized in critical condition, police say.
EULESS, Texas —Authorities in Euless are investigating a hit-and-run
incident that left a young person in critical condition at a hospital over the
weekend, police say.
Police said the incident happened around 6:45 p.m. Saturday along Highway
10 near Extra Space Storage at 1204 W. Euless Rd. According to police, a girl
who appeared to be between the ages of 13 and 17 was walking when she
was struck by a pickup truck.
Police said the vehicle, described as a black or dark -colored Chevy Silverado
or GMC Sierra extended cab pickup, fled the scene.
According to the police, the victim was hospitalized in critical condition. Police
did not release her identity.
Police said they've been in contact with a person of interest in the incident but
did not release further details.
The hit-and-run remains under investigation.
Author: WBAP
Euless Police Investigating Weekend Hit -and -Run
Posted on February 21. 2022
The victim. [photo courtesy Euless PD]
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF News) - Euless Police are investigating a weekend hit-and-run crash that left a
woman critically injured.
After putting out a call to the public to help identify the driver of a dark -colored Chevrolet Silverado or
GMC extended cab pickup truck on Sunday, the department announced Monday morning that the person
of interest had contacted investigators.
It happened around 6:45 pm Saturday along Highway 10 by Extra Space Storage at 1204 W. Euless Blvd.
Euless Police have not said what if any types of charges will be filed.
NEWRADIO 1080 KRLD, NEWS/LOCAL
FEBRUARY 21, 2022, 9:17 A.M.
Police search for driver in
Euless hit-and-run crash
Euless police say the incident happened along Highway 10
around 7 p.m. Saturday
Euless police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who put a teenage girl in the
hospital Saturday night.
The girl was crossing Euless Boulevard near South Industrial Boulevard just
before 7 p.m. Saturday when she was hit by a dark -colored pick-up that did
not stop to render aid, police said.
The girl was rushed to the emergency room in critical condition. She did not
have identification, but police finally identified her Sunday night using social
media posts.