Guyer High School’s anti-bullying committee took its message on the road Tuesday. Three Guyer staffers on the committee and the committee’s student representative, senior Ashley Thompson, were accompanied by the Guyer varsity cheerleaders to Harpool Middle School, where they led sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students in the “Bully Proof Pledge” during an afternoon pep rally.
The City Council kept its finger on the pause button for Denton’s convention center project, even though the staff relayed a breakthrough in the deal Tuesday afternoon.
The case of the Bartonville Water Tower took a surprising turn at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting. Council members voted to approve a conditional use permit for an elevated water tank and related facilities on a 4.7-acre tract of land known as Lot 1, Block A of the Bartonville Water Supply Addition and a zoning change from residential to public/semi-public.
Denton County commissioners received some positive news on the Ebola front Tuesday. Matt Richardson, director of the Denton County Health Department, and Jody Gonzalez, emergency services director, made a joint presentation to commissioners about monitoring for the virus and preparations emergency officials have made in case anything happens.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Readers of Texas Highways magazine have chosen San Antonio as their favorite destination in a countdown of the top 40 places to visit statewide.
Denton County’s chief death investigator on Tuesday identified April Moore, a 30-year-old Sanger resident, as the victim of a head-on collision Monday.
Leticia Van de Putte, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, speaks from the back of a pickup on Hickory Street in front of the Denton County Courthouse on the Square on Tuesday during a rally sponsored by the Denton County Democratic Party. Van de Putte’s Republican opponent, state Sen. Dan Patrick, has yet to make a public appearance in Denton County.
A woman’s threat to burn down a house prompted a domestic disturbance call to police Monday morning.
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City officials and University of North Texas students are working to try to find ways to promote local businesses impacted by street construction.
City Council member John Ryan took some new numbers on Denton’s proposed convention center project for a trial run Monday night, in anticipation of presenting them to fellow council members today.
Early voting began and started strong in Denton County on Monday. A steady stream of voters heading in and out of polling locations in Denton County added up to 5,367 ballots cast as residents made gubernatorial decisions for the state on down to fracking ban decisions locally in Denton and several races in between.
One person died at the scene of a Monday afternoon accident on FM455 near Sanger High School.
April Jones’ voice cracked as she described the final days and moments of her husband, Northeast police Officer Johnnie Jones, before he succumbed to a bacterial infection Monday morning. “To hear your best friend tell you they are tired and they want to go is the worst pain ever,” she said.
Just one table saw was not enough for a thief this weekend. Denton officers were dispatched to a hardware store in the 1200 block of South Loop 288 in reference to a theft report.
The Denton school district will host a discussion on secondary school grading practices at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Guyer High School.
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, will return to Denton at 12:30 p.m. today for an early voting public rally on the southeast side of the Courthouse on the Square lawn.
The Bartonville Town Council’s regular meeting today will include two public hearings to discuss and consider ordinances that would amend the comprehensive zoning ordinance and the town’s code of ordinances, according to a news release.
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Nine-year-old Chrissy loves her little sister, Amanda. They used to play with building blocks in their grandparents’ living room in Justin before disease took away Chrissy’s use of her legs.
A dispute between the Denton Fire Fighters Association and the city has come to an end after more than a year. Arbitrator John Barnard ruled this month that then-Fire Chief Ross Chadwick’s appointment of Fire Marshal Laura Behrens last year did properly fall in the guidelines of the association’s meet-and-confer agreement.
Two Denton County health officials will brief the Denton City Council on Tuesday afternoon on local response to the Ebola virus.
A man told police his car window was shattered by his stepdaughter’s boyfriend, according to a report. Police received a call of criminal mischief Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of Londonderry Lane. The caller said his stepdaughter’s boyfriend punched the vehicle’s window with a closed fist, causing an estimated $800 in damage.
A “suspicious death” Denton police were investigating Saturday in the 3900 block of Kirby Drive has been declared a suicide, officials said.
The Justin Planning and Zoning Commission will be holding three public hearings on zoning changes Tuesday at City Hall. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Chrissy Grube hangs just above the gym floor, the tips of her ballerina shoes flat on the floor as she dances with the help of a harness attached to the ceiling. She moves her arms to the music, but her hands refuse to follow. A princess crown perches atop her short brown kinky hair, and her red-rimmed glasses only enhance the sparkle in her golden-brown eyes.
Sometimes, good stories present themselves when you least expect them.
Neighbors were in shock Saturday to find crime scene tape surrounding a home in what is “usually a quiet neighborhood.”
The Denton County Democratic Party is fielding a hefty slate of candidates, both county and statewide, in an attempt to unseat Republican incumbents in the general election.
Denton police responding to a welfare call Friday night left with a suspect in handcuffs, police said.
The Denton County Republican Party is hosting a screening of the documentary FrackNation at 3 p.m. today in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Courthouse on the Square.
Brave Combo will headline a “Polka the Vote” kick-off party for early voting at 7 p.m. Monday at the amphitheater in Quakertown Park.
The Denton Parks Foundation is holding an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Denton Civic Center for the new playground that will replace the Eureka Playground at South Lakes Park.
Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams says humor saved his life. During his last two years of high school in the 1960s, the 69-year-old said he was beat up almost daily because of his refusal to be silent about the racial injustices around him. Before the age of 20, he had spent three stints in a mental hospital for attempting suicide, he said.
Voter registration has hit a record high statewide and Denton residents, particularly those younger than 25, did their part to boost the numbers.
Denton County health officials are working to fight Ebola fear with facts. Even as a trio of confirmed U.S. cases have occurred, and the public’s trust is in question, Denton County Health Department Director Matt Richardson is urging calm and providing information to deal with the virus threat.
In October 1862, a local militia in Cooke County hunted down and arrested 150 farmers suspected of being Unionists, Indian sympathizers or abolitionists living among residents of a Confederate North Texas.
The Lewisville Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man officers say could be linked to at least three assaults on women in the past two months.
A 33-year-old woman evaded police officers who responded to a disturbance report at an apartment building in the 2500 block of Charlotte Street at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, according to a police report.
Firefighters at Denton’s Central Fire Station are shown Thursday wearing black T-shirts with pink, breast cancer awareness logos. The shirts are on sale at the station, 332 E. Hickory St., this month from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for $15 each or two for $25 (cash or check only). Proceeds will be split between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
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Mailers, fliers and door hangers about the proposition to ban hydraulic fracturing in the city limits have papered Denton homes in recent weeks.
WASHINGTON — Warning that Americans are losing faith in their government’s ability to stop Ebola, Republican lawmakers on Thursday pressed for a ban on travel to the U.S. from the West African outbreak zone. The White House said other measures are more effective.
DALLAS — Staff and consultants with the University of North Texas have straightened out the university and system’s finances for fiscal year 2013 after months of work.
As Texas Woman’s University officials continue talks about expanding the campus on the east side of Bell Avenue, the closed pedestrian bridge is re-entering the planning conversation.
A 21-year-old man with bloody wrists came into an area business in the 3200 block of Elm Street late Wednesday, police said.
Corinth recently opted out of it’s contract with CodeRED — a mass emergency notification network — and will now use Notify Me, a feature that’s built in with the city’s website and maintenance company, CivicPlus, city officials said.
