WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Bartlett Unit, formerly known as the Bartlett State Jail, is reopening, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the City of Bartlett announced. The unit is projected to open in early October. According to the TDCJ, the decision to reopen the unit “stems from a rise in prison […]
Jun. 18—MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission and the city of Morgantown are each putting up $17, 500 to provide payroll for 16 Bartlett House employees through the end of the month. That represents all the employees on the nonprofit’s payroll. “It’s essential to keep the employees that are there. They know how the facility […]
A wildfire forced road closures and evacuations east of Cave Creek near the Riverside Campground in Tonto National Forest on Sunday as firefighters worked to battle the blaze. Tonto National Forest officials posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the fire — dubbed the Riverside Fire — caused Bartlett Dam Road to be closed […]
Days after Bartlett High School halted the distribution of its yearbook due to an image that school officials considered antisemitic, a Change.org petition racked up more than 1,400 signatures opposing the decision while a few students addressed the content of the images at a board of education meeting Monday night. In a Friday email to […]
I’m pretty sure many Bartlett residents are wondering what’s being built along Stage Road near the Bowlero bowling and entertainment center. That would be a new Zaxby’s Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings that’s under construction at 6290 Stage Road. The notable fast casual chicken chain is known for its chicken wings, chicken fingers, sandwiches and […]
The U.S. Forest Service shut down a portion of the Tonto National Forest northeast of Scottsdale on Saturday night after a fast-growing fire expanded from 500 to roughly 5,000 acres within 24 hours. The Wildcat Fire, which is burning in the Cave Creek Ranger District located north of Dynamite Boulevard and 136th Street near Vista […]
PHOENIX – A new wildfire erupted northeast of Cave Creek that is estimated at 5,000 acres. It has been called the Wildcat Fire and was first reported at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday. According to a release, the Geronimo and Prescott hotshot crews, air tankers and a helicopter have been ordered to battle the blaze. Scottsdale […]
A wildfire burning in the Tonto National Forest prompted road closures and evacuations near Bartlett Lake on Saturday afternoon, according to officials. The Wildcat Fire, located north of Dynamite Boulevard and 136th Street near Vista Verde, was burning approximately 500 acres, the Tonto National Forest reported on Facebook on Saturday afternoon. Officials noted that the […]
Mar. 13—MORGANTOWN — Jessica Gregg, shelter policy director for the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness, told The Dominion Post funding for the Bartlett Housing Solutions emergency shelter will be awarded for the 2024-25 fiscal year under specific circumstances. What that means for the shelter’s future remains to be seen. “A letter was sent out […]
Mar. 11—MORGANTOWN — Bartlett Housing Solutions issued a press release Monday confirming the closure of the nonprofit’s emergency shelter located in Hazel’s House of Hope no later than June 30. The statement reads, “While we are closing our Scott Ave operation it is important to note that our other programs operating at our West Run […]
Mar. 8—MORGANTOWN — The Bartlett Housing Solutions emergency triage shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope is closing. The Dominion Post spoke with a shelter client on Friday who confirmed Bartlett House CEO Keri DeMasi broke the news earlier that day. The Dominion Post also obtained a copy of a letter distributed to clients explaining the […]
Mar. 5—MORGANTOWN — Bartlett Housing Solutions emergency triage shelter at Hazel’s House of Hope has been left off the list of shelter facilities to receive state funding in the 2024-’25 fiscal year. Project Rainbow’s The Rainbow House—an emergency shelter for unsheltered LGBTQ + individuals—has been added. Morgantown City Councilor Danielle Trumble raised her concerns about […]