Five years ago when Ralph and Louanne Williams renovated their aging pool and backyard, they turned their then-ordinary yard into waterfront property. Taking advantage of a large farm pond and meadow behind their home, they built a retaining wall topped with a brick wall and iron fence, adding about 40 percent to their usable yard. The couple also had a large, formal pavilion constructed and now enjoy the ever-changing show of farm animals and waterfowl.

Two judges from America in Bloom visited Colleyville last week. The judges are on a tour of several small cities in the U.S. to determine this year’s winner. This is the first year Colleyville has entered the contest, and Colleyville is the first city in Texas to do so.

A 5.2 percent budget increase in the 2008-09 Grapevine-Colleyville school district was proposed by officials Monday evening, despite a slight decrease in enrollment in the district as the two cities close in on residential build-out.

Karen Dillard’s College Prep, which has a much-used location in Colleyville, has reached a settlement in the College Board copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit.

When it comes to track programs, local private schools Colleyville Covenant and Grapevine Faith know a thing or two about winning.

It’s never easy when a baseball coach has to have an end-of-the-year talk with his team. But those talks eventually come.

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