Mark your calendar for the City's Safe Kids Fair set for Oct. 17 in the H-E-B parking lot. The fun is slated for 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at 165 N.W. John Jones Dr. The fair will include bicycle safety by the Burleson Police Department, tours of fire trucks by the Burleson Fire Department, the Fire Safety House and Pumper and Patches from the Burleson Fire Marshal, and the Burleson Public Library with information about the Safe Place program. Texas Health Huguley will bring the mobile bus and, in keeping with the theme of prevention of childhood obesity, there will be Zumba for Kids. MedStar ambulance has also signed on to provide education for youth and children. For more information call 817-426-9682.

If your family, co-worker, or best friend was thinking about moving to Burleson, what would you tell them to make sure they picked Burleson as their new home, besides the fact that you live here? What attracted you to Burleson? What makes you stay? Can you say it all in five words or less?Throw us some positive feedback . . . you never know, we may use it to develop a new slogan for the City! Email your thoughts to Justin Bond.

People in costume may stop traffic on Johnson Avenue Oct. 19 when the Burleson Public Library hosts Micro A-Kon 2013, the library's second annual miniature Anime convention. The event is slated for 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at 248 S.W. Johnson Ave. This year's free event includes special guests Brian Delaney, artist; voice actor R. Bruce Elliott (Dragonball Z Kai, Full Metal Alchemist), Mangaka and voice actress Kristen McGuire, voice actress Whitney Rodgers (Dead Man Wonderland and Eureka Seven) and voice actress Lara Woodhull (Princess Jellyfish and One Piece). The schedule includes a Cosplay Contest at 10 a.m.; Manga/Art Panel at 11 a.m.; Voice Actor Panel at 12 p.m.; prize raffle at 1 p.m.; and autographs at 2 p.m. Read More

The Burleson Police Department said suspects used a device that produced a Caller ID from the, "Attorney General's Office" and, "817-426-9910," the main number to the police department. This scam is similar to others where someone calls stating they are with a law enforcement or government agency (i.e., Attorney General, DEA, county jail, etc.) and demand money for a fictitious warrant or fine that must be paid immediately or else the person will go to jail. The callers sometime state that local law enforcement officers are in the neighborhood or nearby to arrest them if the warrants/ fines do not get paid immediately. Ask for the caller's full name and direct phone number; caller's supervisor's name and direct phone number; and the agency's name and physical address. If the caller refuses or hesitates to provide this, the call is likely fraudulent. Read More

The Burleson City Council called a charter election and a bond election for Nov. 5, 2013. The charter election includes 12 propositions that cover corporate and general powers, city council, ordinances, administration, municipal court, elections, finance, sale of City property, contracts and purchasing, franchise and public utilities, conflict of interest, and simplifying charter language and compliance with state law. The City is hosting three public meetings. The locations include St. Ann Catholic Church, 100 S.W. Alsbury Blvd., Monday, Oct. 14; the lecture hall at Burleson High School, 100 Elk Dr., Oct. 15; and Seminar Room C at Centennial High School, 201 S. Hurst Rd., Oct. 22. All three meetings start at 6 p.m. For more information about the City charter election, go to the November 2013 Charter Election Details page. For voting information and locations, go to the Elections page.