1.0Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | Newshttps://www.crosstimbersgazette.comMark Smithhttps://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/author/mark-smith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6Ixwp3Z1Ci"><a href="https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2024/01/08/amid-emergency-shortage-red-cross-to-hold-blood-drive-in-flower-mound/">Amid emergency shortage, Red Cross to hold blood drive in Flower Mound</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2024/01/08/amid-emergency-shortage-red-cross-to-hold-blood-drive-in-flower-mound/embed/#?secret=6Ixwp3Z1Ci" width="600" height="338" title="“Amid emergency shortage, Red Cross to hold blood drive in Flower Mound” — Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News" data-secret="6Ixwp3Z1Ci" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/crosstimbersgazette/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-10-at-9.15.13-AM-e1531232172947.png900599The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the lowest number of people are giving blood in the last 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood and platelet donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help alleviate the shortage […]