Local educator and podcast host launches community internet-radio station

Plus, Burleson PD headquarters-expansion updates, Holy Cross expanding, Geller no longer coaching Centennial

Happy Monday, Burleson.👋

After publishing today’s newsletter, The Burleson Buzz will be taking a temporary hiatus as publisher Cody O’Brien prepares for the birth of his daughter and adapts to the changes that will bring.

The Burleson Buzz will pause recurring paid subscriptions during this time.

The Buzz in Burleson this week:

• 🎙️Local educator and podcast host launches community internet-radio station

• 🚔Burleson PD headquarters-expansion changes and increased cost presented to City Council

• 🏫Holy Cross breaks ground on fifth through 12th-grade campus

• 🏈Geller no longer coaching Centennial, named Burleson ISD assistant athletic director

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Local educator and podcast host launches community internet-radio station

Cody O’Brien

It’s time for the community of Burleson and the surrounding area to have a trusted source of information and news.

That’s why Brad Allard, a retired Burleson ISD teacher and Hill College professor and host of the podcast “Mr. Allard’s Neighborhood,” launched an independent internet-radio station “Community Radio TX” in January.

“We don’t have a newspaper, we don’t have an over-the-air radio station,” Allard said. “A lot of people say it’s difficult to advertise, market and find out what’s going on because we don’t have that source of local information. They get most of their news about what goes on in this area from Facebook, which is sometimes accurate and sometimes not.”

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Burleson PD headquarters-expansion changes and increased cost presented to City Council

Brandon D. Crisp

A rendering of the proposed new Burleson Police Department headquarters presented to the Burleson City Council Monday at City Hall.

BURLESON – The Burleson City Council discussed changes to the Burleson Police Department headquarters expansion at its meeting Monday at City Hall.

City council opted to vote on approving a final plan on March 25 after a report showing major updates—including the cost increasing to $44 million from the original $41.5 million approved in October 2023—on the design development and renderings and schematics of what the new expansion will entail was given to city council at the meeting Monday.

Construction is expected to begin in September after city council approves a new plan at the March 25 meeting.

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Holy Cross breaks ground on fifth through 12th-grade campus

Cody O’Brien

A rendering of the Holy Cross Christian Academy fifth through 12th-grade campus. Holy Cross Christian Academy.

BURLESON — Holy Cross Christian Academy announced breaking ground on its fifth through 12th-grade campus down the road from its current facility Tuesday.

The single-story, 13,240-square-foot facility—designed to “provide an advanced learning environment” for fifth through 12th-grade students—is expected to be ready by December, HCCA stated in an email Tuesday.

HCCA will hold a groundbreaking ceremony open to the HCCA community, supporters and media February 25 at the new campus’s site less than a mile away from the current facility at 1500 Tarver Road, HCCA stated in a press release Tuesday.

Phase-one of this nine-phase master project includes six classrooms, an art room, a science lab, a collaboration room, a multipurpose room and a storm shelter, HCCA stated in its press release.

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Geller no longer coaching Centennial, named Burleson ISD assistant athletic director

Cody O’Brien

BURLESON — Kyle Geller is no longer the Centennial High School head football coach and athletic director after accepting a new role with Burleson ISD.

Burleson ISD named Geller—Centennial’s head football coach since Centennial opened in 2010—its new assistant athletic director of athletic operations Friday.

In Burleson ISD’s announcement, Geller said it’s been an “honor and a privilege” to serve as Centennial’s head coach and athletic coordinator and thanks the players and coaches for making his time in the role all he “ever hoped for.”

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A note from the publisher

My recently—and sadly—turned three-year-old son Rowan getting ready to launch a rock into Bailey Lake as my almost nine-months pregnant wife Alissa watches in awe Saturday. Cody O’Brien

Burleson, I just want to say I’m so thankful for all the support The Burleson Buzz has received recently as you readers have been sharing posts so much lately, and I’m sorry to have to take another break from publishing.

This is just temporary, and I appreciate your continued support as I try to navigate running what this business, which is very important to me, in my spare time while working a full-time job and raising my growing family with my wife, which is even more important to me.

—Cody

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