Southern Denton County Local News
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Study says Flower Mound is the safest city in Texas
Flower Mound has ranked highly in another study of crime statistics and safety. SafeHome, a research organization that studies home security equipment and monitoring plans, recently published a list of the 65 safest cities in Texas with populations o...
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Safely dispose of unwanted prescriptions Saturday
Several local police departments will be collecting unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. National Take Back Day is a nationwide effort by the DEA to provide a safe, convenient and responsible me...
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Burgess recognized by Center for Effective Lawmaking
U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess (R-TX), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, was recognized earlier this month by the Center for Effective Lawmaking for his long streak of “exceeding expectations” in lawmaking for...
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Meet the candidates: Copper Canyon Place 4
Southern Denton County residents will head to the polls starting this month to decide a plethora of municipal and school board contests. The Cross Timbers Gazette asked each candidate in a contested race to answer a brief questionnaire to help voters...
Southern Denton County Life
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Voices of Flower Mound to put on ‘Diamonds and Desperadoes’ concert
The Voices of Flower Mound chorus is inviting the community to its spring concert, this time themed "Diamonds and D...
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Pastor’s Place: Look Up and Live
By Calvary Callender, Lead Pastor, Lantana Community Church The word “gospel” literally means good news. That is wh...
Southern Denton County Schools
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VIDEO: Lewisville ISD Candidate Forum
The Lewisville ISD Council of PTAs held a candidate forum for LISD school board candidates April 18. Three seats on...
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LISD condemns STAAR test, spends $11.8 million on iPads
By Leopold Knopp, Contributing Writer The Lewisville ISD’s April 15 trustee meeting was filled with new installment...
Southern Denton County Voices
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LETTERS: In Support of Ron Robertson
I fully endorse and highly recommend Ron Robertson for Mayor of Copper Canyon. His background and experience brings...
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Tejml: Robertson falsely accuses Copper Canyon of illegal acts
Submitted by Copper Canyon Mayor Sue Tejml RON: (From a Letter drafted about the FM 407 Town Center that he had rea...
Southern Denton County Sports
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Flower Mound boys soccer team finds success in talent, unity in prayer
By Clairissa Cooper, Contributing Writer It’s no secret that the Flower Mound High School boys soccer team has a pe...
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Guyer runner defies career-ending injury
In 2018, Guyer High School freshman Brynn Brown finished second in the 1,600-meters at the State Track and Field me...
Southern Denton County Business
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Three to-do’s before selling your business – Part 2
Last week, I covered two important milestones that will ease some of the anxiety that might arise in the run-up to...
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Four new businesses come to Flower Mound
The town of Flower Mound is welcoming in four new businesses, according to the town's website. The town issued Cert...
Featured Columnists
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The Soapbox: Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
It was the 1 a.m. phone call that nobody wants. Mama cell. From a dead sleep to my greeting of what’s wrong, the re...
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Something to Muench on: The warmth of family connection
Tom’s dad recently passed away. Skip was in his early eighties, he’d been ill for awhile, however I don’t know if...