Fun in the snow!

Neighbors enjoyed building snowmen and ice skating on the cul de sac!

First White Christmas in the Metroplex since 1926!

Channel 8 Weather Map Shows the Storm

Rain during the day became sleet and then late afternoon became snow that stayed on the ground. Amazingly, it was 70 degrees the day before! DFW Airport measured 3 inches and we are usually about the same.

While in an afternoon movie the snow began to stick and it had accumulated this much by 5pm. A dangerous drive home.

Grapevine area highway project begins 2010

The DFW Connector Project is set to begin February 15 and last 4 years. This 8.4 mile highway expansion will involve 114 and 121. During weekdays the number of open lanes should remain the same, although these will include detour lanes. The end result will be new toll lanes added to the existing lanes that will remain free.

H1N1 Vaccine Tarrant County Update

The special vaccine clinics will now be open Tuesday - Saturday 10am -7pm, but the regular Tarrant County health department locations will be open Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm.

The vaccination may also be available at pharmacies, but pharmacies may still be under earlier age and category restrictions. Also the pharmacies still charge, whereas the special clinics provide the vaccination (both shot or nasal administration methods) free.

H1N1 Vaccine Now Available to All Tarrant County Residents

As of today, Thursday, Dec. 3, the H1N1 vaccine will available at 5 Tarrant County locations from 10am to 7pm, Thursday through Saturday. One location is in Bedford, Parkwood Village, 217 Harwood Road, No. 106. That is just east of the intersection of Norwood Road and Harwood, and west of Brown Trail. It is in the shopping center where the old fitness center building is, just to the right of it as you stand in its parking lot.

The form asks for your Social Security number, but if you don't write it down they don't ask about it.

A mass clinic will also be held Dec. 9 at the TCC NW campus.

The vaccine is free to all Tarrant County residents.

Thanks to the Fort Worth Star Telegram for this information.

Tarrant County storefronts Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Vaccine is free to all Tarrant County residents.

Cooper Oaks Crossroad, 5415 S. Cooper St., No. 125, Arlington

Cherry Hill Plaza, 1636 S. Cherry Lane, White Settlement

Parkwood Village, 217 Harwood Road, No. 106, Bedford

The Mercado, 1500 N. Main St., Suite 138, Fort Worth

Eastchase Marketplace, 1550 Eastchase Parkway, No. 100, Fort Worth

Source: Tarrant County Public Health

For more information on the flu, see this government website.