Recently, my wife and I attended a luncheon put on by the Denton Women’s Republican Club. The guest speakers were Denton County District Attorney Paul Johnson and the DA’s office special investigator ...

Most of us are aware of many compassionate non-profit organizations that serve residents throughout the county. It’s no easy job to reach out to those in need, while struggling to pay the bills in ord ...

It’s time for all good citizens to become aware of what’s going on in local politics. We have a Flower Mound Town Council election coming up on May 4, providing us with another opportunity to particip ...

The Summit Club of Flower Mound was officially formed in 1974 and has operated as a non-political service club ever since. The members strictly adhere to the founding principle that politics should be ...

By Cynthia Meyering All alone… it’s one of the primal fears we have for ourselves, and one that we try to protect our children from experiencing.  After observing children for many decades, I have com ...

On Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Bartonville Kroger, I was the recipient of a generous act of kindness. Perhaps she reads your paper and now will know that I did pay it forward. I could not convince her t ...

One of the most heinous acts against humanity is the crime of smuggling women across borders and selling them to sex traffickers. Unlike the crime of human smuggling that includes willing participatio ...

The Good and Unpleasant: The Good: As always, we are still in discussions with additional commercial and retail businesses to bring jobs and modern conveniences to the residents of Northlake. Having a ...

Valentine’s Day is upon us so do not forget to show the special one in your life how much they mean to you. I am sad to announce the resignation of Councilman Todd Mankin. We are very sad to see him g ...

8th Annual Denton County Mayors Crime Prevention Luncheon – Huge Success When I lived in Bay City, Texas (population 18-20,000), for six years I served as the City Attorney, Municipal Prosecutor, and ...

This month I’d like to provide an update on several projects currently underway or scheduled to begin this year. We also have some new business news I can share as well. We are close to beginning the ...

This year will be another productive one for the Town of Flower Mound. Construction on the Library expansion will kick off this year, as will work on Fire Station No. 7. In fact, we expect to break gr ...

Happy Valentine’s Day from Bartonville! Hard to believe we are already in February of 2019! Before we know it, the Super Bowl will be behind us and spring flowers will be everywhere. This winter the t ...

By Don Duff, Denton City Council, District 3 Cole & Hunter Ranch Development Hunter Ranch is owned by Hillwood (Ross Perot Jr). Stratford Land and the Cole family had a proposal a year ago to deve ...

After nearly 17 years working for the Town of Double Oak, Town Secretary Charlotte Allen retired on February 1. Charlotte started working for Double Oak on April 2, 2002. Our Double Oak community is g ...

Roads a Priority for First Month of Office Thank you to everyone who attended the recent reception celebrating my new role as your Precinct 4 County Commissioner. Only a month has passed since the swe ...

By Denton County Judge Andy Eads As we recognize Black History Month in February, Denton County also recognizes the importance of remembering the contributions of many African Americans in helping our ...

Receiving the Dr. Bettye Myers Humanitarian Award a Great Honor I want to express my sincere thanks to the United Way of Denton County and to the more than 930 people who attended United Tribute in Ja ...

If we look at the word “culture” from a technical narrative, it would summarize the totality of attitudes, customs and beliefs that distinguishes one group from another. Culture is transmitted from on ...

As the 86th Legislative Session gets underway, it is extremely important for our community to remain steadfast to its values, not those of us as individuals, but the values you, our community, have ou ...