North Richland Hills City Hall and other non-emergency city offices will be closed Monday, December 26 for the Christmas holiday and January 2 for the New Year's holiday. Normal garbage and recycling collections will be made.

Following are holiday schedules for other city facilities:

• Animal Adoption & Rescue Center: Closed December 24-26 and January 2.
• Iron Horse Golf Course: Closed on Christmas Day.
• Library: Closed December 24-26 and January 2. 
• NRH Centre: Closed on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day. Open 7 a.m. to noon on New Year's Eve and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on New Year's Day. 
• NRH Senior Center: Closed December 26 and January 2.
• Richland Tennis Center: Closing early at 1 p.m. on December 24. Closed December 25 and 26. Closing early at 1 p.m. on December 31. Closed January 1 and 2.

The City of North Richland Hills wishes you a safe and happy holiday season!

The City of North Richland Hills congratulates the following winners of Keep NRH Beautiful's annual Christmas Lighting Contest  and thanks everyone who's beautifully decorated the outside of their homes for the holiday season.  

• Area 1: Art & Lori Kamenicky, 3628 Dawn
• Area 2: Victor Horton Jr. & Victoria Ciervo, 4708 Blaney
• Area 3: Joe & Liesl Sanders, 4921 Skylark
• Area 4: Fred & Ann Eustace 7512 Terry Court
• Area 5: Scott & Sarah Gasch,  8600 Newman
• Area 6: Ayaz Khan, 7420 Steward
• Area 7: Cameron & Nicole Weiss, 7205 Stoneybrooke
• Area 8: Thomas Dellinger, 7708 Evergreen
• Area 9: Jerry Jarzombek, 8558 Shadybrooke

We also thank everyone who took the time to nominate their favorite C hristmas lighting display for the contest.  If you don't see your favorite display on the list, be sure to nominate them again next year. (Homes that won in 2014 or 2015 were not eligible to win again this year.)

Each year, U.S. fire departments respond to an average of 210 home fires that start with Christmas trees and an estimated average of 860 home fires caused by other holiday decorations.  The North Richland Hills Fire Department reminds you to be fire smart this holiday season and follow these safety tips.

Don't throw away your Christmas tree; give it another life by recycling it! The City of North Richland Hills and Republic Waste are offering residents two convenient options for recycling their Christmas trees. In order for trees to be recycled they must be free of tinsel, ornaments, bags, plastic and stands.

Curbside Pickup: Christmas trees can be placed curbside for recycling by 7 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28 or Wednesday, January 4. (Trees placed curbside on your normal garbage collection days will be put in the landfill and not recycled.) If the tree is taller than 5 feet, please cut it in half.

Drop Off: Christmas trees can be dropped off December 26 through January 8 at Green Valley Park at 7701 Smithfield Road, or at the Dan Echols Center at 6801 Glenview Drive. Please place trees in the designated dumpsters.

Mulch from the recycled trees will be available for residents to pick up at the two drop-off locations January 9 through 22, while supplies last. Please bring your own container and shovel to load the mulch. Questions may be directed to Neighborhood Services at 817-427-6651.

December 17

December 19

Vibre Handbell Choir at NRH Library

January 3 -6 

Recycling of Cooking Oils & Grease

January 4

Outdoor Warning Sirens Test

January 5

Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting

January 9

Northeast Tarrant Teen Court

City Council Meeting

January 11

Youth Advisory Committee Meeting

January 14

Year of the Book Launch Party / Local Author Fair at NRH Library

January 16

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, city offices closed. Normal garbage, recycling collections.