Southern Denton County Local News
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Denton County sets new record for vaccines provided in one day
Denton County Public Health administered 14,947 COVID-19 vaccines at Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, breaking all previous DCPH vaccination clinic records and potentially setting a national record for most vaccines given at a single clinic locatio...
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Meet the Candidates: Copper Canyon Council Place 4
Southern Denton County residents will head to the polls this spring 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 make an...
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Registration opens for FMPD’s free safe boating course
Before people head to the lakes this summer, the Flower Mound Police Department will host a free safe boating course. The course will discuss lake preparedness and required equipment for a safe boating experience, as well as tips geared towards new a...
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Parker announces Reskilling & Upskilling initiative
State Senator Brandon Creighton and Rep. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, announced last week that they filed the Texas Reskilling & Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Initiative, an investment in Texas community colleges and technical institutions t...
Southern Denton County Life
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Travel with Terri: Texas Back Road Trip
There’s no better time to take a little road trip down the scenic back roads between Ft. Worth and Austin. Get off...
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Flower Mound Arts: Art in the Park Festival is coming soon
In the musical, Camelot, there’s a joyous song about the Lusty Month of May, a glorious holiday and darling month w...
Southern Denton County Schools
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Thousands of local students affected by STAAR test issues
Thousands of local students had their STAAR testing delayed due to widespread outages with the online STAAR testing...
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Lewisville ISD weighing interest in long-term virtual learning program
Lewisville ISD is asking families to submit an interest form for a potential virtual learning program, starting nex...
Southern Denton County Voices
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Weir: Habitat for Humanity — providing homes for the working poor
There are many families who are living in substandard conditions even though they are gainfully employed. They may...
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Dixon: Popular events returning safely to Flower Mound
After a long year, I’m excited to say the Flower Mound Senior Center is officially reopening its doors to our commu...
Southern Denton County Sports
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Argyle, Marcus and Flower Mound girls soccer teams reach regional finals
The Flower Mound and Marcus girls soccer teams will face off Friday night in a regional final rivalry match. "Marcu...
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Girls ready to dominate the diamond
As softball season gets underway, players and coaches are once again having deal with the omnipresent coronavirus....
Southern Denton County Business
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Korean-style fried chicken restaurant coming to Flower Mound
CM Chicken, a Korean-style fried chicken eatery, is coming soon to Flower Mound. Also known as Choong Man's Chicken...
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Dutch Bros Coffee coming to Lantana
A popular, West Coast drive-thru coffee shop is in the works for Lantana. Oregon-based Dutch Bros Coffee will be lo...
Featured Columnists
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The Soapbox: The King of His Castle
A wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands a foolish woman tears hers down.—Proverbs 14:1 Prince Henry C...
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Something to Muench on: Surviving Snowmaggedon
My dad called in early February to say he wanted to come down for a three-night visit. Having received his first do...