Traffic officer earns Burleson Officer of the Year honors

He pitches in wherever and whenever needed and is "always glad to help anyone who needs it." That's how Jay Davis, Officer of the Year for the Burleson Police Department, was described in a nomination letter. Davis was one of four officers nominated for the honor that was awarded at the annual police banquet Feb. 17. The 28-year-old honoree is a Fort Worth native. He serves in the Burleson Police Department's traffic unit and is part of the police department's Honor Guard and Crisis Negotiations Team. He is a certified crash investigator as well as a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards (TCLEOSE) instructor. Read more

City Focus is coming next month

The City of Burleson's 16-page quarterly Burleson Progress Report has been replaced with a new two-page monthly City Focus newsletter. The first issue of the City Focus will be in your mailbox and on the City website starting in March. As with the Progress Report, the City Focus is mailed to all City utility customers who are billed for water or trash service. The City Focus provides citizens with information about City programs, events and services. You'll find a list of events for the upcoming month as well as a profile of a City program, service, or ordinance. Each City Focus also includes addresses and phone numbers for City facilities. Read more

Burleson City Council race draws six candidates

Six earn top honors at annual Burleson Police Department awards banquet

Six major awards as well as lifesaving awards and Medal of Valor were presented at the Burleson Police Department's annual banquet Feb. 17. Traffic Officer Jay Davis earned Officer of the Year; Officer Tim Mabry took home Rookie of the Year; Katie Reynolds, a telecommunications operator, won Employee of the Year; Sgt. Jody Trumble was tapped for Supervisor of the Year; Officer Kasey Martin earned the Ofelia Blair Outstanding Character award; and Officer Paul Lancaster was selected as the department's first winner of the Most Outstanding Community Policing Award. Read more

Peers choose telecommunications operator as Police Employee of the Year

An officer's safety is her main priority. That's how Katie Reynolds, the Burleson Police Department's Employee of the Year, was described in a nomination letter. The 29-year-old was one of two employees nominated for the honor that was awarded at the annual police banquet Feb. 17. Reynolds is a telecommunications operator. She dispatches police and fire calls for the City. The Alvarado native was hired with Burleson in May 2007. April will mark 10 years of experience in dispatching. Read more 

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