Southern Denton County Local News
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Local doctor says masks aren’t used properly, not helping
The Centers for Disease Control is recommending Americans wear face masks to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. But a local doctor says the masks are not being used properly, and that is likely causing as much harm as it is helping. "Masks can help...
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Law enforcement searching for missing Lewisville teen
Authorities are searching for a 19-year-old man from Lewisville, who was last seen at Lake Texoma on Sunday morning. Julian "JJ" Olley was last seen at the Catfish Bay entrance to Lake Texoma State Park on the Oklahoma side of the lake. Oklahoma Stat...
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Denton County reports 28 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend
Denton County Public Health announced 28 new cases of COVID-19 among Denton County residents over the Memorial Day weekend, as well as six new recoveries. As of Monday evening, there were 582 active cases and 621 recoveries, according to DCPH. The co...
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Denton County United Way awarded $300k to aid veterans
United Way of Denton County has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The funds will support a new Denton County Veteran Stability Program, beginning July 1, designed to provide financial assi...
Southern Denton County Life
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Cultivating a champion
by Treva McFadden, Denton County Master Gardener Association There are many reasons for gardening including provid...
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Pastor’s Place: An Impossible Situation?
by Richard Wallace, Senior Pastor, Temple Baptist Church The Old Testament patriarch Jacob, when faced with a legit...
Southern Denton County Schools
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Foster care student overcomes lifetime of uncertainty to graduate high school
When Jainay Lockett-Rhodes showed up at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday for Fred Moore High School’s graduation, few...
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VIDEO: High school commencement ceremonies
Nearly three dozen Denton County and other local area high school commencement ceremonies have begun at Texas Motor...
Southern Denton County Voices
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Edmondson: What does Memorial Day mean to you?
by Dianne Edmondson, Precinct 4 County Commissioner Many of us celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend with barbecu...
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Highland Village Update — May 2020
It’s May and many will recall the last part of March and all of April as the longest six weeks they can remember. Y...
Southern Denton County Sports
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Coaches, student athletes reflect on lost seasons
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people in a way that most of us have never experienced or could ha...
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Lady Jags soccer optimistic for 2021 after stellar year cut short
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the Flower Mound girls soccer team was having one of its best seasons, with one of th...
Southern Denton County Business
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Real Estate Sales Reports
Here are the single-family home sales statistics for Argyle, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Highland Village and Lantana...
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KLA Schools: Flower Mound’s best kept secret for early childhood education
KLA Schools of Flower Mound has been on the corner of Bridlewood Boulevard and West Windsor Drive educating young c...
Featured Columnists
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The Soapbox: Doors
Dedicated to The Senior Class of 2020 In my little corner of the earth, it will always be a Friday, March the 13th...
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Something to Muench on: The greatest gift a mother can give
Even after all of these years, I remember the day like it was yesterday. The snowy, bitter cold Wisconsin March af...