Southern Denton County Local News
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Flower Mound Police Blotter
The following was compiled from Flower Mound Police Department incident and arrest reports: On Aug. 8, police were called to the 2000 block of Glory Creek Circle because someone reported a woman was passed out in a vehicle. Officers arrived and found...
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More than half of registered voters in Denton County have voted
With several more days left to vote early, more than half of all Denton County registered voters have cast their ballots, according to the county. There are 565,500 Denton County residents are registered to vote. As of Sunday, 53.03% of them, 299,881...
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Denton County
The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Denton County, according to data released Monday by Denton County Public Health. Active cases in the county peaked Aug. 1 with 3,094, and it steadily declined until mid-September, dipping to 1...
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Northlake raises bowl of new water tower
The town of Northlake raised the bowl of its first water tower on Saturday, bringing the town one step closer to its goal of a self-sustaining water system. Currently, Northlake's drinking water is obtained from Upper Trinity Regional Water District,...
Southern Denton County Life
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Flower Mound to give away trees for Arbor Day
Arbor Day is coming up and the registration is now open for the town of Flower Mound's annual tree giveaway. Due to...
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Owl Facebook group a real hoot
One night about 15 years ago, Jim Simpkins was walking around his neighborhood behind the Flower Mound Police Depar...
Southern Denton County Schools
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Lewisville ISD launching trio of ambassador programs
As marketing director for the Lewisville Independent School District, Bill Lee’s job is to find ways to promote the...
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Denton ISD ending high school hybrid schedule
Later this month Oct. 26, Denton ISD high school students who selected face-to-face instruction will return to camp...
Southern Denton County Voices
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Forest: The mixed up, no good, faux apartment outrage
My opponent does not seem to like apartments. She does not like them for seniors, she does not like them for empty...
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Forest: Ever wonder why every Town Council has amended Flower Mound’s Master Plan?
The answer to this question requires some background about our Master Plan… Flower Mound’s Master Plan sets the ce...
Southern Denton County Sports
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High School Football Scoreboard
Marcus 55, Flower Mound 14 In the 21st annual Mound Showdown on Friday night, it was all Marcus, as the Marauders d...
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Dynamic duo guides Flower Mound volleyball team
The Flower Mound volleyball team has experienced greatness in recent years, and Kaylee Cox and Angelique Cyr are a...
Southern Denton County Business
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Local results guy helps winners keep winning
Tony Jeary has 38,000 contacts in his Rolodex. That may be difficult for most people to believe. After all, who kno...
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Denton approves grants to stimulate tech startups
The Denton City Council this week approved two job-based economic development grants focused on stimulating local t...
Featured Columnists
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Something to Muench on: In the end, what will you regret?
I don’t know about your family, but ours found we really needed to get out of town this summer for a change of scen...
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The Soapbox: The Elephant in the Room Called MAGA
A 1973 trade agreement among 178 countries sought to control trade of endangered species such as elephants. The bru...