Southern Denton County Local News
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Voting begins to name park in Argyle
The town of Argyle is asking residents to vote to choose a name for its park. The park, located on Crawford Road near Hwy 377, opened in spring 2018, but it doesn’t have an official name. It’s been casually called Argyle Community Park or Unity Park,...
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Eat at Dairy Queen, support homeless pets in Flower Mound
Customers of a local Dairy Queen restaurant next week can help support homeless pets at the Flower Mound Animal Adoption Center with just their receipt. Between Sunday, July 21 and Saturday, July 27, customers at the Dairy Queen at 2000 Long Prairie...
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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 Office Center in Flower Mound. The project will include two Class A office buildings: 777 International Parkway, a four-story, 120,000...
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Twin Coves Park to re-open Thursday
The town of Flower Mound is re-opening Twin Coves Park, which has been closed since May. A lot of rain in the spring caused flooding in the park, located at 5001 Wichita Trail on the shore of Lake Grapevine, forcing the town to close it in May. The t...
Southern Denton County Life
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North Texas Fair & Rodeo announces country music lineup
The 91st annual North Texas Fair and Rodeo will bring lots of live country music to Denton next month. The event, w...
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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 Schools
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Marcus teacher to attend C-SPAN conference in Washington
Marcus High School Teacher Carey Petkoff is heading to the nation's capital soon for a C-SPAN Educators' Conference...
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Denton ISD board named Outstanding School Board
The Denton ISD Board of School Trustees was selected as the 2019 Region 11 Outstanding School Board by a panel of s...
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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Floorball sweeping southern Denton County
When Tyler Radichel moved to Flower Mound in 2013, he was looking for a sport to play. Six years later, the high sc...
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Argyle is home of hardball champions, again
It was another clean sweep for the Argyle baseball teams this month. Argyle High School and Liberty Christian Schoo...
Southern Denton County Business
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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...
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New coffee shop to open soon in south Denton
A new coffee shop will open later this month in south Denton. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 3220 Teasley Lane, Suit...
Featured Columnists
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The Soapbox: Top Ten Reasons to Return to Fulton’s Folly
There is no unhappiness like the misery of sighting land (and work) again after a cheerful, careless voyage.—Mark T...
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Something to Muench on: Putting the Father in Father’s Day
I have always felt dads underestimate their importance in kid’s lives. I grew up in the Midwest, in a very traditio...