Southern Denton County Local News
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Candidates field questions at Flower Mound mayoral forum
Flower Mound mayoral candidates discussed ways to improve the town and traded some jabs during a candidate forum hosted by The Cross Timbers Gazette on Thursday night. The current mayor, Steve Dixon, chose to not seek reelection, and five residents f...
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Crash ties up traffic in Flower Mound
People were injured and lanes were closed after a head-on collision in Flower Mound on Friday afternoon. Three vehicles were involved in the crash near the intersection of FM 2499 and Gerault Road, the Flower Mound Police Department tweeted at 3:15 p...
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Closures, detours to cause traffic delays at FM 2499 and Hwy 121
A lot of lane and ramp closures are scheduled this weekend in the area of FM 2499 and Hwys 26 and 121, just south of Flower Mound. As part of the ongoing DFW Connector project, the following closures will take place beginning 8 p.m. Friday until 6 a....
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There’s a chance for severe weather Friday in DFW
The National Weather Service is warning residents in Denton County and across North Texas that there's a chance for severe weather with damaging wind and large hail Friday afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms may develop along a dryline this afternoo...
Southern Denton County Life
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Organize my garage, please!
By Celeste Waldroop, Garage Force DFW North West Most garages are on average between 360 and 600 total square feet....
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Foodie Friday: Philly Pretzel Factory
We'll be honest, we didn't know that a soft pretzel from Philly is different from other soft pretzels, but after vi...
Southern Denton County Schools
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Thousands of local students affected by STAAR test issues
Thousands of local students had their STAAR testing delayed due to widespread outages with the online STAAR testing...
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Lewisville ISD weighing interest in long-term virtual learning program
Lewisville ISD is asking families to submit an interest form for a potential virtual learning program, starting nex...
Southern Denton County Voices
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Weir: Amy Bundgus running for Denton ISD Board of Trustees, Place 2
Among the dozens of political races to be decided on May 1st this year, there are school board candidates running f...
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LETTER: Bundgus for Denton ISD Board
Our entire education system is facing serious impacts from COVID with troubling delays in student learning. On May...
Southern Denton County Sports
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Argyle, Marcus and Flower Mound girls soccer teams reach regional finals
The Flower Mound and Marcus girls soccer teams will face off Friday night in a regional final rivalry match. "Marcu...
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Girls ready to dominate the diamond
As softball season gets underway, players and coaches are once again having deal with the omnipresent coronavirus....
Southern Denton County Business
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Footlights celebrates 25 years of navigating the dance of life
Sisters Christina Hedding and Teresa Novak could have gone out on their own and opened a brand new dance studio tog...
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BigShots Golf opens near Northlake
BigShots Golf, ClubCorp's tech-driven entertainment and culinary experience similar to Top Golf, is now open near T...
Featured Columnists
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The Soapbox: The King of His Castle
A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands a foolish woman tears hers down.—Proverbs 14:1 Prince Henry C...
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Something to Muench on: Surviving Snowmaggedon
My dad called in early February to say he wanted to come down for a three-night visit. Having received his first do...