Jillian Nachtigal

Dallas

Reporter at Wise County Messenger

Freelance Writer at Pro Football Network

Reporter/Editor @Advocate_OC | Former: @PFN365, @WCMessenger, @DentonRC | @MaybornUNT grad | #porvida

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Articles

Elmwood shooting leaves one dead

1 week ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

One person died Saturday afternoon after a shooting in the Elmwood area of Oak Cliff, Dallas police said. On May 24 at about 5:50 p.m., Dallas police responded to a call for service in the 1900 block of Berkley Avenue. The preliminary investigation determined that when officers arrived, they located an unconscious male victim in the alley, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and the victim died.
Fundraiser set up for 9-year-old boy fatally struck by car near elementary school

1 week ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

A fundraiser has been set up to support the family of a 9-year-old boy who was killed while crossing the street near Felix Botello Elementary School in Oak Cliff last Thursday afternoon. Jose Armando Garcia Ledesma died after he was hit by a truck in the 200 block of South Marsalis Avenue .An adult and two other children were also struck by the vehicle. All four victims, including Jose and two girls ages 9 and 11, were taken to the hospital, where Jose died of his injuries.
1 child killed, 3 injured after being hit by vehicle leaving elementary school

2 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

A child was killed, and three others were injured after being struck by a vehicle while leaving Felix Botello Elementary School in Oak Cliff on Thursday afternoon. According to Fox 4 and Dallas officials, one adult and three children were struck by a truck while leaving the school on South Marsalis Avenue. The adult and three children were crossing an area without a crosswalk.
Dallas moves up in national park rankings

2 weeks ago | lakewood.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

Dallas moves up in national park rankings Photography by Danny FulgencioDallas has climbed four spots in the Trust for Public Land’s 2025 ParkScore Ranking, moving from #38 in 2024 to #34 this year.
Dallas moves up in national park rankings

2 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

Dallas has climbed four spots in the Trust for Public Land’s 2024 ParkScore Ranking, moving from #38 in 2023 to #34 this year. Plano has maintained its place atop the rankings in Texas for several years. The city ranked 17th nationally after ranking 16th for the last two years, and earning No. 15 in 2021 and 2022. Elsewhere across the Metroplex, Fort Worth rose through the ranks to claim No. 72 nationally this year, previously landing in the No. 91 spot in 2024.
Former Oak Cliff, Texas A&M football player Brian Williams dies

2 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

Former Bishop Dunne football standout Brian Williams died over the weekend after family members said he suffered a medical emergency following a half-marathon. His older brother, Rawleigh Williams III — a former Bishop Lynch and Arkansas running back — told The Dallas Morning News Brian died on Sunday morning from severe heat stroke after running a half marathon the day before in Irving. Williams III had announced the news in an Instagram post Sunday. “B you are my heart,” he wrote.
Great grads: Darius Adams

2 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

Darius Adams is a senior at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, a proud Oak Cliff native and a standout leader and student advocate. Adams helped launch his school’s journalism program, served as band president, and is an AP program ambassador and NHS member. He was recently named a 2025 TCU Community Scholar, earning a four-year academic scholarship to Texas Christian University where he plans to major in sports broadcasting or journalism.
Growing pains: How parking is impacting development in Dallas

2 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

After years of discussion, city council approved parking reform for Dallas on May 14. Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas City Code determine parking areas’ location, design and how much off-street parking must exist per land use. These regulations impact housing affordability, economic development potential, environmental resiliency, safety and walkability in Dallas.
Great grads: Yolanda Lewis

2 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

Oak Cliff resident and 51-year-old grandmother Yolanda Lewis recently graduated from UNT Dallas with a business degree. Lewis was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Dallas where she graduated from Roosevelt High School. Lewis put college on pause years ago when she spent her late teens and early 20s becoming a mom to three kids (in four years), but her grandson inspired her to jump back in and finish what she started.
City Council approves parking reform for Dallas

3 weeks ago | oakcliff.advocatemag.com | Jillian Nachtigal

On Wednesday, May 14, Dallas City Council adopted Dallas Parking Reform for flexible parking regulations, removing nearly all of the current rigid one-size fits all parking minimums and establishing a more flexible context-sensitive framework for off-street parking in Dallas. Current parking codes mandate a specific number of parking spaces for various developments. These requirements, at times, hindered much-needed new housing and slowed the permitting process.