9 Health & Wellness Resources in Grand Prairie — Including Regal Weight Loss You know that Sunday evening feeling? When you're scrolling through your phone, promising yourself that *this* Monday will be different. This Monday, you'll finally find that gym you keep meaning to check out. This Monday, you'll figure out why your back's been [...]
7 Hidden Gem Parks in Grand Prairie You've Probably Never Visited Picture this: it's Saturday morning, the kids are bouncing off the walls, and you're staring at your phone scrolling through the same old "fun family activities near me" results. Again. You see the usual suspects - the crowded mall playground, that one park everyone [...]
Top 10 Must-See Historic Sites in Grand Prairie You know that feeling when you're driving through your own neighborhood for the hundredth time, and suddenly you notice a building you've somehow never really *seen* before? Maybe it's an old church with intricate stonework, or a house with Victorian details that make you wonder who lived [...]
Janette SkrasekOur cherished Janette Lucyle Brice Skrasek has gone for her final audition, this time for St. Peter at his pearly gates, having passed from this stage on Thursday, September 12, 2024.Born in Grand Prairie, Texas to Joe and Katy Brice, Janette never strayed far from her beloved hometown. "Netsy", as her baby sister [...]
Bankhead Highway Yard Sale October 28, 2023
Alice Ernst April 17, 1934 - October 20, 2023 Alice Anne Stanfield Ernst passed away on October 20, 2023. Alice was born on April 17, 1934, in Big Spring, Texas to Frank and Margaret Stanfield. tHe family moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, and then to rand Prairie, Texas, in 1941 where her parents [...]
Sally “Bebe” Bingham November 22, 1933-August 2, 2023 Grand Prairie Historical Organization Life Member, Sally “Bebe” was born in Mississippi and received college degrees at Delta State Teachers College and at North Texas State University. She was an American Airlines Stewardess early in her life. Bebe married Barley Bingham, and moved to Grand [...]
Jim BerryApril 5, 1944- August 7, 2023James “Jim” (Fuzzy) Berry, Jr., and his wife, Angela, recently joined the Grand Prairie Historical Organization together. He was born and educated in Kentucky. While in high school, he excelled in baseball and basketball and later played softball for International Harvester where he played on the company’s national [...]
Billy James “B.J.” Claybourn September 8, 1926-September 23, 2023 B.J. Claybourn, a Life Member of the Grand Prairie Historical Organization, was born in Dublin, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during the latter years of World War II. After completing his military service, B.J., used the GI Bill to receive [...]
Camilla Roberts King May 29, 1942 - October 14, 2023 Camilla King, was a former Preservation member of the Grand Prairie Historical Organization. Her membership was gifted by her friend, Alice Ernst. She was born in Loraine, Texas in 1942. Camila was a West Texas beauty queen and twirler who was known for [...]
