Forest Hill NewsLocal news for Forest Hill, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.2 TCC students are first to spot far-off asteroid- March 17, 2008 "They're like time capsules. Understanding them helps us understand the formation of the planets." Anybody can have a lucky star, but finding your own asteroid is out of this world.Tarrant County College students Robbyn Kindle of North Richland Hills and Ryan Gallagher of Forest Hill spotted a pencil-tip-size image of the previously unidentified space rock on March 9 while checking computer images of the outer asteroid belt.'It's just shocking,' said Kindle, 40. 'There are all those telescopes.http://www.topix.net/city/forest-hill-tx/2008/03/2-tcc-students-are-first-to-spot-far-off-... Two days after being sued, Forest Hill files suit against ex-official- March 12, 2008 "We don't think he was overpaid. We think he Gardner did it correctly" The fight between Forest Hill and its former city manager just won't go away.Two days after David Vestal sued the city for violating its $350,000 settlement agreement with him, the city filed its own lawsuit accusing Vestal of improperly receiving about $101,000 too much for unpaid vacation, sick leave and longevity pay when he left the city four years ago.The lawsuit also accuses former Forest Hill Finance Director Charles.http://www.topix.net/city/forest-hill-tx/2008/03/two-days-after-being-sued-forest-hill-fil... Westbound I-20 to shut down- March 11, 2008 Drivers are encouraged to avoid westbound Interstate 20 tonight between Forest Hill and Loop 820.All westbound lanes will be closed from 8 p.m. to midnight at U.S. 287, where the Texas Department of Transportation plans to hang new overhead signs, agency spokesman Val Lopez said.Traffic will exit at East Loop 820, and a detour will be posted. Drivers who want to return to I-20 can take 820 north to Sun Valley Drive, make a U-turn and head south on 820 to the I-20 interchange. Read morehttp://www.topix.net/city/forest-hill-tx/2008/03/westbound-i-20-to-shut-down?fromrss=1 City, mayor sued over remarks- March 7, 2008 "I have no comment and I have not been given any papers on that" Former Forest Hill City Manager David Vestal is suing the city, Mayor James Gosey and a former councilwoman, accusing them of making derogatory remarks about him in violation of the $350,000 settlement he reached with the city four years ago.Vestal is seeking at least $500,000 in damages from the city, Gosey and former Councilwoman Gladys Hardeman for making the comments, according to court documents.Vestal's attorney, David...http://www.topix.net/city/forest-hill-tx/2008/03/city-mayor-sued-over-remarks?fromrss=1 |