Southern Denton County Local News
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Friday saw biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) on Friday announced 152 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Denton County. This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 3,184 confirmed COVID-19 cases. DCPH is also reporting 19 newly-recovered case...
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Denton County Sheriff won’t enforce mask mandate
Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree said Thursday that the sheriff's office will not enforce the new mask mandate issued by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Governor issued the executive order Thursday afternoon mandating people cover their nose and mouth in p...
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81 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Denton County
Denton County Public Health announced 81 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Denton County, as well as 26 new recoveries. There are now 1,805 active cases in the county and 1,190 total recoveries. The death toll remains at 37. To minimize spread of COV...
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Abbott issues mask mandate
As new coronavirus cases surge in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a mask mandate Thursday that will require nearly all Texans, including all in Denton County and around the Metroplex, to wear a face covering in public. The order applies to all Texas c...
Southern Denton County Life
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Denton County United Way celebrates longest-running charity golf event
The United Way of Denton County celebrated 30 years of its annual "People Helping People" Golf Tournament last mont...
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June’s rain gauge runneth over
June was another remarkable month, not necessarily for severe weather but for some exceptional summer rains. Our wa...
Southern Denton County Schools
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Local school districts surveying parents about next school year
As local school districts continue to make several different plans for the 2020-21 school year, they are asking par...
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Denton ISD’s Wilson named Regional Superintendent of the Year
Dr. Jamie Wilson, Superintendent of Denton ISD, has been named the 2020 Region 11 Superintendent of the Year. The S...
Southern Denton County Voices
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From the desk of Bobbie Mitchell — July 2020
New Portal for Non-Profit Grants In the past few months, we have spent almost $2 million from the CARES Act funds t...
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Bartonville Town Update — July 2020
Greetings from Bartonville, As Texas continues to reopen, we need to remain aware and safe. The Town of Bartonville...
Southern Denton County Sports
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What’s next for high school sports?
With the coronavirus pandemic still a huge wildcard for the coming school year, area coaches are doing their best t...
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NASCAR coming to Texas Motor Speedway in July
NASCAR races have been rescheduled at Texas Motor Speedway for mid-July. The NASCAR season was interrupted in early...
Southern Denton County Business
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Senior apartments break ground in Flower Mound
Watermere at Flower Mound, an apartment community for residents 55 and older, is starting to take shape. A groundbr...
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Ground broken on $1.5B Lakeside Village Project
Officials on Tuesday morning ceremonially broke ground on Lakeside Village, a mixed-use development encompassing ab...
Featured Columnists
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Stroup: The corona lockdown experience
Pretty sure we’re all exhausted from hearing about the virus. Probably we’re all sick to death that we might catch...
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Something to Muench on: In a word, priceless!
“You’ll need to dress up for this tonight.” These were the only instructions my son Allen-Michael gave to me the a...