Stories we’re covering this week:
• Train collides with 18-wheeler in downtown Mansfield
• Former charter school employee not indicted on child pornography charges
• Producers eye Mansfield as the latest film and entertainment hub
• Mansfield prepares to step back in time
• North Texas Soccer Club cuts the ribbon on a new era
• In Sports, Week 5 of Friday Night Lights and North Texas SC says farewell to Arlington
In the Features Section
• Tourism Manager Tim Roberts has a long list of spook-tacular events in the Cultural Arts Calendar
• Angel Biasatti talks about the importance of connection and gratitude and how it affects your health and well-being in Methodist Mansfield News to Know
• How important are generators and surge protection on your home? Todd Cleveland talks with a master electrician in the Home Services Advice of the Week
• We’ll talk with Grand Prairie’s youngest elected city councilman in this week's 40 Under 40
• Brian Certain serves up a drink that evokes childhood memories this week’s Cocktail of the Week
In the talk segment, Steve discusses in-studio the professional collaboration between UTA professor Roby McKuen and his student Bryce George. Plus, your chance to win a $25 gift card to a Mansfield restaurant of your choice with our Mansfield Trivia Question, courtesy of Joe Jenkins Insurance. We are Mansfield’s only source for news, talk and information. This is About Mansfield.
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