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Grand Prairie Memorial Day Schedule In observance of Memorial Day, Grand Prairie administrative offices will be closed on Monday, May 27... Posted Date: 5/24/2013 2:00 PM
City of Grand Prairie Runoff Election Information Early Voting for June 15, 2013... VOTACIÓN ADELANTADA PARA EL 15 DE JUNIO DE 2013... Posted Date: 5/24/2013
Latest Edition of GP Update The latest edition of GP Update features stories on tornado preparedness, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Run for the Wall Motorcycle Ride, Mayfest Celebration, Water Assistance Program, and AirHogs Baseball Home Opener. Posted Date: 5/21/2013
Library Director to Retire Retiring Library Director Kathy Ritterhouse will be honored at a reception on May 30. Posted Date: 5/21/2013
Grand Prairie Upcoming Events Warm weather is here and cool new events are coming soon to Grand Prairie... Posted Date: 5/20/2013 9:45 AM
Friends of the Library Book Sales The Friends of the Library host several book sales a year. Posted Date: 5/20/2013
Summer Activities for Children All Grand Prairie Libraries offer a variety of free, fun programs for kids. Kids can also earn coupons and prizes as they read throughout the summer Posted Date: 5/20/2013
Teen & Tween Programs The Grand Prairie Libraries offers free and fun programs for teens and tweens during the summer. Posted Date: 5/20/2013
Libraries Add Digital Magazines Grand Prairie Libraries offer more than 60 magazines online digitally, free to library patrons. Posted Date: 5/20/2013
City Council Agenda for May 21, 2013 View the Grand Prairie City Council Agenda for May 21, 2013. Posted Date: 5/17/2013
City of Grand Prairie Election Unofficial Results Information on the election results for the May 11th City of Grand Prairie elections... Posted Date: 5/11/2013 7:15 PM
Fresh Bread at Farmers Market Enjoy the smell of fresh bread at Farmers Market Saturday, May 25. Posted Date: 5/10/2013
Crawfish Boil At Farmers Market Let the good times roll with a crawfish boil at Grand Prairie Farmers Market Saturday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Posted Date: 5/10/2013
The Great Catsby Pet Adoption Special In conjunction with the premier of the new motion picture "The Great Gatsby," the Grand Prairie Animal Adoption Center is going back to a time of luxury and grandeur with The Great CATsby adoption special May 10-11... Posted Date: 5/10/2013
City Begins to 'Fight the Bite' In the 2013 battle against blood-thirsty mosquitoes and West Nile Virus, Grand Prairie will ground spray every Thursday and Friday night, weather permitting, from May – October in neighborhoods testing positive for infected mosquitoes. Posted Date: 5/8/2013
King Tut, Mummies & More at Libraries Rollin Phipps presents a series of fascinating programs, coinciding with a traveling exhibit on King Tut at the Grand Prairie Library. Posted Date: 5/8/2013
City Council Minutes for April 16, 2013, and Council Action for May 7, 2013 View the Grand Prairie City Council Minutes for April 16, 2013, and Council Action for May 7, 2013. Posted Date: 5/8/2013
VIDEO: New Grand Prairie Fire Station No. 1 Ground Breaking The city of Grand Prairie hosted a ground breaking ceremony for the new Fire Station No. 1 on May 6 at 510 W. Main St.... Posted Date: 5/7/2013
City Raises Money for Water Customers in Need During the month of May, the city is teaming up with Grand Prairie United Charities to raise money for water customes in need of temporary assistance with their water bill... Posted Date: 5/3/2013 10:00 AM
Red Skelton's American Way June 28-29 Texas Family Musicals presents Red Skelton's American Way, a full-blown patriotic show, at Uptown Theater with performances June 28-30. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
All Shook Up the hit Broadway Musical July 13-14 Texas Family Musicals presents "All Shook Up," a hit Broadway Musical featuring all Elvis songs, at the Uptown Theater July 13 & 14. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
The Roy Orbison Experience July 25-28 Texas Family Musicals presents the Roy Orbison Experience, the ultimate tribute show, on July 25-28 at the Uptown Theater. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
The Marvelous Wonderettes Aug. 24-25 Texas Family Musicals presents the smash off-Broadway hit The Marvelous Wonderettes at Uptown Theater Aug. 24-25. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
'The Night the Music Died' Aug. 8-10 Texas Family Musicals remembers 'The Night the Music Died' at Uptown Theater Aug. 8-10. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Footloose at Uptown Theater Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Footloose at Uptown Theater June 14-16 and June 21-23. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Little Shop of Horrors at Upotown Theater Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Little Shop of Horrors at Uptown Theater Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Annie at Uptown Theater Grand Prairie Arts Council presents Annie at Uptown Theater Dec. 6-8 and Dec. 13-15. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
VIDEO: Dalworth Recreation Center Renovations Major remodeling is underway at Dalworth Recreation Center. Plans call for an open and modern building that will triple the size of the center, which opened in the 1960s. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
New Dallas County Sub-Courthouse Opens in Grand Prairie The two-story, 32,000-square-foot sub-courthouse will serve as the local county government center housing District 4's Truancy Court, Justice of the Peace Court, tax offices, Juvenile Probation and Constable offices... Posted Date: 5/1/2013
Police Motorcycle Rodeo, Chiefs Challenge Raise Funds for Special Olympics More than 80 police officers from Texas and neighboring states put their skills to the test during the third annual JWA/GPPD Spring Classic Police Motorcycle Rodeo, benefiting Special Olympics Texas. Posted Date: 5/1/2013
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