Cemeteries /tags/cemeteries Cemeteries en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 10:15:00 GMT Arlington Cemetery can sell plots again after 30 years. First, the city needs new rules, guidelines /news/2025-05-08/arlington-cemetery-can-sell-plots-again-after-30-years-first-the-city-needs-new-rules-guidelines City leaders are working on a new ordinance to govern how the cemetery is operated so it can begin selling new plots for the first time since 1995. Thu, 08 May 2025 10:15:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/arlington-cemetery-can-sell-plots-again-after-30-years-first-the-city-needs-new-rules-guidelines James Hartley Denton County discontinues funding for century-old Black cemetery near Pilot Point /news/2024-08-14/denton-county-discontinues-funding-for-century-old-black-cemetery-near-pilot-point Denton County commissioners voted to discontinue the county’s maintenance funding of St. John’s Cemetery on Tuesday. The cemetery, near Pilot Point, is where hundreds of Black residents were buried, some more than 100 years ago, but getting to the site to maintain and preserve it has proved difficult due to boundary issues. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:45:09 GMT /news/2024-08-14/denton-county-discontinues-funding-for-century-old-black-cemetery-near-pilot-point Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle A 'really special place': Arlington leaders begin preparing historic cemetery to sell new plots /government/2024-04-15/a-really-special-place-arlington-leaders-begin-preparing-historic-cemetery-to-sell-new-plots A change in state law allows the city of Arlington to begin selling plots in Arlington Cemetery, which houses the remains of the city's first mayors and postmasters. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government/2024-04-15/a-really-special-place-arlington-leaders-begin-preparing-historic-cemetery-to-sell-new-plots Kailey Broussard Cleanup effort at 100-year-old Black cemetery sparks debate over Denton County’s responsibility /news/2024-03-27/cleanup-effort-at-100-year-old-black-cemetery-sparks-debate-over-denton-countys-responsibility Denton County commissioners discussed visitation hours and the amount of money the county has put into maintaining St. John’s Cemetery near Pilot Point during Tuesday’s morning meeting. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:18:36 GMT /news/2024-03-27/cleanup-effort-at-100-year-old-black-cemetery-sparks-debate-over-denton-countys-responsibility Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle Activists want public access, support for a long-forgotten Black cemetery near Pilot Point /news/2024-03-26/activists-want-public-access-support-for-a-long-forgotten-black-cemetery-near-pilot-point Denton County commissioners will be discussing St. John’s Cemetery during their Tuesday meeting. It’s a space in Pilot Point where hundreds of Black residents were buried, some estimated more than 100 years ago, but getting there to maintain and preserve it has proven difficult due to boundary issues. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:11:15 GMT /news/2024-03-26/activists-want-public-access-support-for-a-long-forgotten-black-cemetery-near-pilot-point Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle