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Third positive WNV mosquito sample found in Flower Mound

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|Date: Friday, July 24, 2015
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Third positive WNV mosquito sample found in Flower Mound

Another mosquito sample in Flower Mound has tested positive for West Nile virus. This sample, collected i ...

Another mosquito sample in Flower Mound has tested positive for West Nile virus. This sample, collected in the 6200 block of Madeline Lane, is the third positive mosquito test confirmed in the town th ...

Friday, July 24, 2015
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Local Experts: Views from a former FAT MAN: Can something this boring really be fun?

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|Date: Sunday, July 5, 2015
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Local Experts: Views from a former FAT MAN: Can something this boring really be fun?

By Mark Perry, My Ideal Weight Center Everybody seems to be talking about weight today. Pick up any newsp ...

By Mark Perry, My Ideal Weight Center Everybody seems to be talking about weight today. Pick up any newspaper, turn on the TV, or visit your doctor and weight always seems to be the topic of conversat ...

Sunday, July 5, 2015
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Out to make a change

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|Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015
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Out to make a change

Imagine a 22-year-old young married gal with husband and a 2-year-old daughter in tow. Mom details: healt ...

Imagine a 22-year-old young married gal with husband and a 2-year-old daughter in tow. Mom details: healthy, 5’6” tall, medium brown hair, blue eyes, round face. Could be anybody, right? Tylar Hill-Tr ...

Sunday, June 21, 2015
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No West Nile cases reported in Denton County

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|Date: Friday, May 29, 2015
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No West Nile cases reported in Denton County

Along with all the rain southern Denton County has seen over the past few weeks comes the threat of healt ...

Along with all the rain southern Denton County has seen over the past few weeks comes the threat of health and safety concerns due to stagnant water. When the rain stops, areas of pooling become excel ...

Friday, May 29, 2015
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Ryan’s wish: Local boy heads to dream trip

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|Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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Ryan’s wish: Local boy heads to dream trip

Ryan Holliday is just like any other child loving life at the ripe young age of 9. He likes to laugh, pla ...

Ryan Holliday is just like any other child loving life at the ripe young age of 9. He likes to laugh, play Minecraft and talk with his friends. The Flower Mound boy is in second grade at Prairie Trail ...

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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Local Experts: Sitting is the new smoking

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|Date: Friday, May 1, 2015
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Local Experts: Sitting is the new smoking

by Dr. Raul A. Santos One of the most frequent questions I hear is, “How can I prevent a heart attack?” I ...

by Dr. Raul A. Santos One of the most frequent questions I hear is, “How can I prevent a heart attack?” In most cases, the answer is simple: The most effective way of avoiding cardiovascular disease i ...

Friday, May 1, 2015
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Mosquito Joe takes the sting out of summer

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|Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Mosquito Joe takes the sting out of summer

Hollie and Lee Woodham, a couple who met on a Southwest Airlines flight not once but twice, are now opera ...

Hollie and Lee Woodham, a couple who met on a Southwest Airlines flight not once but twice, are now operating their own business together. With more than 30 years combined business experience, the cou ...

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
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Local Expert: Protecting your foot and ankle

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|Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Local Expert: Protecting your foot and ankle

Some of the most common ways to get injured while playing sports are ankle sprains and breaks. A 2014 sur ...

Some of the most common ways to get injured while playing sports are ankle sprains and breaks. A 2014 survey by the American Podiatric Medical Association showed that one out of every four adults feel ...

Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Once Snakebit, Twice Shy

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|Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Once Snakebit, Twice Shy

After dark one day last fall, Lantana resident Phillip Herr was moving the recycling bin from his front y ...

After dark one day last fall, Lantana resident Phillip Herr was moving the recycling bin from his front yard to the back when he felt a small bite on his ankle. At first, he thought it must be a lizar ...

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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