The City of Burleson and La Buena Vida de Burleson will host the annual Cinco de Mayo festival tonight, May 6, 6 p.m.-11 p.m. The event will take place in the parking lots between Eldred Street and Ellison Street (around First Baptist Church, 317 W. Ellison St.). There will be entertainment, carnival rides and great food. Vendors bringing jewelry, candle and home décor items have already signed up for booth space. The food gamut runs from traditional Mexican food to State Fair staples like corn dogs, sausage on a stick and turkey legs.

The Burleson Fire Department is hosting a Junior Fire Academy Monday, June 6-Thursday, June 9, for Burleson students who will be fifth graders in the fall. The academy is free. There are 12 openings. Applications are available at Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd. The deadline to apply is May 23. Hands-on activities will include working with fire hydrants and fire hoses, conducting hose drags, doing search and rescue and participating in a smoke drill in the training tower.  Students will also get to look inside a ground ambulance and an air ambulance. Class is 8 a.m. - noon. Contact Firefighter Scott Johns or Secretary Kristie Menchaca at 817-426-9176. Read More

Get ready for some alternative and classic rock when the band Incognito hits the stage Friday, June 3, for the City's free Hot Sounds of Summer concert series in Old Town Burleson. The Friday night show on the City stage at the corner of Ellison and Wilson streets (124 W. Ellison St.) is a free 90-minute celebration. All you have to bring is your blanket or chair for the 7:30 p.m. start. Read More 

The Texas Department of Transportation's 10th annual Click It or Ticket spring campaign kicked off this week, with the focus on the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend (May 23-June 5). The Burleson Police Department will be participating in the campaign by stepping up enforcement efforts during the two-week period. Since Oct. 1, 2010, the Burleson Police Department has worked one fatality crash involving a pickup driver who was not wearing a seatbelt. State law requires everyone in a vehicle to be secured by a seatbelt. Unbuckled adult passengers in the back seat will be ticketed. Children younger than 8 years old must be in a child safety seat or booster seat until they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches. Officers will ticket drivers whose small and young passengers are not properly restrained as required by law. Read More

The Burleson City Council recognized the everyday work of City employees with a proclamation designating May 2-8 as Burleson Public Service Recognition Week. That proclamation states that "public employees strive to serve citizens at the highest possible standard. Work accomplished in all City departments benefits the overall quality of life for the citizenry of Burleson. This is an opportunity to celebrate the everyday work of our local public servants and to improve public understanding of their contributions." The City of Burleson has 303 full-time, 61 part-time and 20 seasonal people employed in at least 17 departments. Read More