A concrete cattle feed trough being offloaded from a trailer fell on a man, killing him Dec. 30 in the area around Old Tin Top Road in Parker County.
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A man died in Parker County after a 2,500-pound concrete cattle feed trough fell on him on Dec. 30.
According to a release from Parker County Emergency Services, the incident happened in the area around Old Tin Top Road. The feed trough was reportedly being offloaded from a flatbed semi truck trailer when it fell and landed on the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The release said an investigation is underway by the Parker County Sheriff’s Office and the Parker County Medical Examiner’s Office. No further details were available. The Star-Telegram left a phone message for Nicholas Wells, Parker County Emergency Services District 6 chief.
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The new Heim Barbecue location in Weatherford is nearly finished and will tentatively open the weekend of Nov. 8, co-owner Will Churchill said Thursday.
The fourth Heim, the restaurant that brought Central Texas-style craft barbecue to the Fort Worth area, will replace a 25-year-old cowboy steakhouse and saloon at 1910 S. Main St, a half-block north of Interstate 20.
Churchill’s company bought the property in January and remade the former Montana Steakhouse into a line-service barbecue restaurant with a large patio and bar.
Heim, popular for candied pork belly “bacon burnt ends,” joins a Parker County barbecue market that has become known for Dayne’s Craft BBQ in Aledo, ranked among the state’s top 10.
Heim’s 6,000-square-foot restaurant will be large enough to host and cater dinners and gatherings in the fast-growing county, Churchill has said.
Founders Emma and Travis Heim opened their first barbecue stand in 2015 in a food trailer near Interstate 35W at the current Panther City BBQ location. Then they partnered with Churchill for locations in near south and west Fort Worth and near Love Field in Dallas.
Churchill took over the restaurants two years ago. He closed a much larger Burleson location to move the equipment to Weatherford.
The former Burleson space, 139 W. Ellison St., is near reopening as a Buffalo Bros sports grill and bar by chef Jon Bonnell.
Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the “Eats Beat” dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 — that’s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat. Support my work with a digital subscription
