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Arlington ISD digs up memories from 1993 time capsules — Photo: CBS DFW

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Arlington ISD digs up memories from 1993 time capsules

Arlington ISD crews excavated time capsules buried in 1993 at Carter Junior High School, which is scheduled for demolition, allowing former students to reconnect with childhood memories.

By Dawn White ·3 hr ago

July 29, 2026 / 5:43 PM CDT / CBS Texas.

Crews dug up history at an Arlington Independent School District school slated for demolition by unearthing time capsules from more than three decades ago.

Patrick Carson read a note he wrote as a 7th grader on a sweltering summer day outside Carter Junior High School.

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