Shelby Skrhak

Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.

[Podcast] Scott Powell of New Leaf Homes Reveals the Keys to Building Success

By Shelby Skrhak / May 7, 2024 /

On this episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sat down with New Leaf Custom Homes founder Scott Powell to offer an insightful look at the custom home building process. A native of Lake Highlands, Powell and his wife Melissa are the youthful driving forces behind the success of New Leaf Custom Homes in North…

We Explored the Old City Park Estate Sale and Here’s the Scoop

By Shelby Skrhak / May 2, 2024 /

There are estate sales and there are Estate Sales. The old Dallas Morning News building, Bill’s Records and Tapes — those are iconic sales. Add this controversial sale at Dallas’ beleaguered Old City Park to the list of must-see estate sales in North Texas. Now through Saturday, the park is hosting a massive estate sale…

Only 25 Percent of Homeowners Protest Their Property Tax: Learn How at Free Webinar May 2

By Shelby Skrhak / May 1, 2024 /

There’s a lot we don’t understand about how property tax appraisals work, let alone how to protest the county’s obfuscated appraised value. To help inform homeowners, CandysDirt.com has again teamed with Glenn Goodrich of PropertyTax.io to host a free webinar about protesting your property tax appraisal notice. The online webinar will take place at 10…

DEA-Led Operation Results in 3 Arrests for Suspected Counterfeit Pill Drug Bust in Plano

By Shelby Skrhak / April 30, 2024 /

A Tuesday morning drug bust in Plano River Bend neighborhood startled neighbors as federal agents found pill pressing materials.

2 Weeks Until Property Tax Protest Deadlines Approach, Tarrant Extends Deadline to May 24

By Shelby Skrhak / April 27, 2024 /

With deadlines looming like those distant storm clouds Pete Delkus warned us about this weekend, homeowners and property owners across North Texas are gearing up to navigate the labyrinth of paperwork and procedures that define the property tax protest process. Dallas, Collin, Denton, and Rockwall counties have May 15 deadlines to file a protest. Tarrant…