Southern Denton County Local News
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LISD makes teacher raises official in special meeting, Mill Street uncertain
By Leopold Knopp, Contributing Writer The Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees approved districtwide raises for the 2020 school year in a special board meeting July 15. The board also heard from Balfour Beatty vice president Jon Moreau on the progress of...
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Lantana foundation oversight changing
The Lantana Education/Charitable Foundation will soon be solely in the hands of Lantana residents. The Foundation was created in 2001 by Republic Property Group, the original lead developer for the community. Austin-based Forestar Group Inc. acquired...
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Flower Mound, Argyle disagree over fire service in Canyon Falls
Pictured (from left to right): Argyle EMS Capt. Cody Miller, FMFD Fire Chief Eric Greaser, ESD Commissioner Clifford Travis, ESD Commissioner Jon Donahue, AFD Fire Chief Mac Hohenberger, ESD Commissioner Jim Carter and ESD Commissioner Jay Haynes.Aft...
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Restaurant, smoothie shop, hair salon coming to shopping center on FM 407
Three new businesses are set to move in soon to the Highlands Plaza shopping center at FM 407 and Chinn Chapel Road in Flower Mound. Marty Bryan, sole owner of the popular restaurant Marty B's in Bartonville, is partnering with Alan Mann of Argyle to...
Southern Denton County Life
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Um-um, good homegrown tomatoes
Let’s talk tomatoes. Who doesn’t associate a backyard-garden with tasty ‘maters, or if you must get technical, lyco...
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Pastor’s Place: Party at my church
By Doug Walker, senior pastor, Fellowship of the Parks Growing up, my experience was that church was an event where...
Southern Denton County Schools
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LISD makes teacher raises official in special meeting, Mill Street uncertain
By Leopold Knopp, Contributing Writer The Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees approved districtwide raises for the 202...
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Lantana foundation oversight changing
The Lantana Education/Charitable Foundation will soon be solely in the hands of Lantana residents. The Foundation w...
Southern Denton County Voices
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Weir: Dr. Anjelita Cadena — Denton County Democrat Party Chair
With politics on the minds of many people these days it’s important to know the leaders of the major parties becaus...
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Tax reimbursement not in cards for Flower Mound’s Lakeside Village
Perhaps the only thing less understood than a TIRZ (Tax Increment Reimbursement Zone) is Frankenstein’s monster. Bo...
Southern Denton County Sports
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Mayfield is king of the mound
Division I athletes are considered the crème de la crème, reaching the second to last stop on the road to a profess...
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Man shoots 17 under his age at Robson Ranch golf course
By John Burkholder I had the great pleasure and opportunity to sit down with three Robson Ranch “featherheads” (mor...
Southern Denton County Business
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Restaurant, smoothie shop, hair salon coming to shopping center on FM 407
Three new businesses are set to move in soon to the Highlands Plaza shopping center at FM 407 and Chinn Chapel Road...
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Construction begins on Lakeside International Office Center in Flower Mound
Realty Capital, in partnership with Dallas-based Staubach Capital, has begun construction on Lakeside International...
Featured Columnists
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The Soapbox: The ‘Treasures’ of the Gift
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. —Thomas Aquinas Several years ago, a friend...
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Something to Muench on: Finding joy in the journey
I’m calling this the summer of “in between.” My daughter is in between middle school and high school, this is the s...