Join the Richardson Police Department tomorrow for the annual Public Safety Expo at Huffhines Park. There will be police and fire department vehicles on display along with demonstrations from the UAS (drone) Team and a visit from a medical helicopter. Vendors and City services will provide information about safety and emergency preparedness. Meet Chase from Paw Patrol, the National Night Out Knight, the K9 Unit, and much more. 

Three pet microchip scanning stations were installed this week that will give people who find a lost pet access to a scanner that can determine whether the animal has a microchip.

Miss Park Cities Stephanie Wendt has been named Miss Texas 2026, assuming the state title following Miss Texas Regan Hutsell’s crowning as the 99th Miss America on Sept. 6. 

The annual North Texas Food Bank Peanut Butter Drive continues through Sept. 30, with several locations in Richardson where peanut butter jars can be dropped off.   

Drivers should expect significant traffic impacts on Coit Road near Arapaho Road through Sept. 21 as Atmos Energy completes utility work.

Northbound Grove Road will be closed just north of Main Street beginning Monday, Sept. 21 and continuing through Tuesday, Sept. 29. The road will be closed weekdays from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. while crews connect to an existing water main crossing Grove Road and replace pavement in the work area. Northbound Grove Road will reopen to traffic by 3:30 p.m. each day, with a possible closure up until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23. 

The right turn lane of westbound Campbell Road onto northbound Collins Boulevard between Gateway Boulevard and Collins Boulevard may be closed to traffic at all times for repairs of a water leak and pavement replacement. The work is expected to wrap up this month, weather permitting.