When City Councilman Bill Blaydes learned about developers buying older houses in Lake Highlands and tearing them down to build new ones, he had one reaction:

“Yeah!” Blaydes exclaims. “It shows that values that are there are going to sustain and rise. That’s the biggest investment you can make.”

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“Your purpose will always be to serve others.”

This is Hollie Echevarria’s motto for her Forest Meadow Junior High School classroom. And Echevarria, who is Forest Meadow’s Teacher of the Year, teaches by example.

She is the school’s special education teacher, and her seven students’ needs range from mild mental … more

Lake Highlands Elementary School is turning the big 5-0 this year.

The school opened its doors on Monday, Oct. 3, 1955, with just under 300 students in first through fifth grades, and today it has an enrollment of more than 600 students ranging from pre-K through sixth grade.

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Multi-family complexes are still making news in Lake Highlands, but the headlines are beginning to change. Many of these properties are slated to be redeveloped, says Councilman Bill Blaydes.

• Lincoln Properties has the Northwest Terrace apartments at Northwest Highway and Plano Road under contract, and the plan is to … more