City plans Stream Clean event on Saturday
City officials are seeking help to keep the city’s waterways clean with a Stream Clean on Saturday.
As good as gold
When she was 3 years old, Kay Goodman’s mom took her in a wagon from their home on Locust Street to the Little Chapel-in-the-Woods.
Lawsuits follow fracking outcome
Both the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association sued the city of Denton on Wednesday in two separate actions that challenge the city’s new ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing.
School safety issues arise
In the past, Jennifer Travis has always been an early voter. But after she was sick for a string of days, missing her early ballot window, Travis ventured out among the thousands of others on Election Day.
Les Cockrell: A twist on shopping
An alternative gifts fair is planned for Friday through Sunday at Miller Center, located inside Denton’s First United Methodist Church, 201 S. Locust St.
Rainy days
Student Jasmyne Marshall walks around a large puddle of water in a parking lot at Texas Woman’s University on her way to class Wednesday after rains that began early Tuesday continued through Wednesday morning in Denton. Denton Enterprise Airport registered 1.43 inches of rainfall over the two-day period.
Blotter: One hospitalized after fire damages apartments
One resident was taken to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton with possible smoke inhalation after an apartment complex was discovered emitting heavy smoke Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday, Nov. 6 Calendar
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Fracking banned
Denton became the first Texas city to ban hydraulic fracturing Tuesday after a citizen-driven proposition cruised to a landslide victory at the polls. Final returns showed the fracking ban passing by a whopping 59-41 percent margin all night long. While dozens of cities in New York and elsewhere have banned fracking, Texas is oil and gas country. So Denton’s proposition over the rights of a Texas city to police what happens within its borders pushed it into the national spotlight.
Denton sued over fracking ban ordinance
The Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association sued the city of Denton over its new ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing in the city limits.
Hotel, center deal dies
The Denton City Council walked away from the convention center deal Tuesday, citing a loss of community support for the project. During its work session Tuesday afternoon, the council flirted briefly with taking the item off the meeting agenda. Instead, they kept it for residents who planned on attending the evening session.
City ballot measures approved
Liquor sales are now legal in Denton, after thousands of voters chose to make all alcoholic beverages legal to sell. The vote means that Denton bars and restaurants no longer have to get special permits as private clubs to sell hard alcohol, and that businesses can start selling bottles of hard liquor starting Jan. 1.
Abbott trounces Davis
AUSTIN — Texas overwhelmingly elected Republican Greg Abbott as the first new governor in 14 years on Tuesday night and elevated tea party leaders to powerful statewide offices in a forceful rejection of the most optimistic and heavily funded challenge from Democrats in decades.
Citation over flags dismissed
A citation issued to a local business owner that caused more than its share of controversy was recently dismissed, according to Denton city officials.
Lake Dallas shifts tax to street work
Lake Dallas residents voted Tuesday to dissolve the Economic Development Corporation. More than 76 percent of voters approved Proposition 1, abolishing the sales and use tax of one-half of one percent for the EDC.
GOP cleans up in county
It was six Denton County Democratic Party challengers up and six Denton County Democrats down as Republicans cruised to several victories at the polls Tuesday, highlighted by Denton state Rep. Myra Crownover maintaining a lock on her Texas House District 64 seat.
Blotter: Suspect on the loose
Be wary of someone asking to borrow your cellphone. A 24-year-old woman was a victim of theft Monday afternoon while she was outside an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Centre Place, police said.
Argyle band wins fourth straight
It was dreary outdoors Tuesday, but that didn’t stop Argyle from celebrating the high school band, which brought home its fourth straight state championship.
Officials ID body
A victim of a deadly fire in Hickory Creek last month has been identified. Robert John Basinski, 52, was found dead in his Hickory Creek home Oct. 14 after officials discovered a raging early morning fire.
Wednesday, Nov. 5 Calendar
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Donor helps fund percussion program
In addition to a memorial concert and a drum room in memory of former University of North Texas student Jon Kellis, an anonymous donor has also established an endowed faculty position.
Poll watchers keep eye on skies
Denton voters will need to bring boots and an umbrella along with their voter guides to the polls today. Meteorologists expect a steady rain, with an occasional embedded thunderstorm, as a cold front arrives in time for Election Day. Whether it affects overall voter turnout remains to be seen.
City takes up another center decision
As Denton eyes early voting returns a little after 7 p.m. today, the Denton City Council is expected to take a convention center vote it delayed last week.
County election info website down
VoteDenton.com, Denton County’s main election information hub, has been down most of Tuesday morning with no end in sight.
Rheault's flag citation dismissed
A citation issued to a local business owner that caused more than its share of controversy was recently dismissed, according to Denton city officials.
GOP looks for big finish
AUSTIN — Stopping just short of a victory lap, Republican Greg Abbott on Monday made a raucous final swing through Texas on the eve of a potential landslide win for governor against one of the biggest Democratic stars on any ballot in the U.S.
Blotter: Man arrested on drug charge outside crowded bar
A crowded bar scene led to an arrest of a man on a charge of a controlled substance early Sunday morning. Denton officers responded to a bar in the 1700 block of Teasley Lane late Saturday night on what...
Council declines to order spraying for West Nile
A Denton resident has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, but the City Council declined to order ground spraying after a staff update on its monitoring of the disease Monday.
Tuesday, Nov. 4 Calendar
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Family pushes for Tiede’s return to prison
The family of a well-off East Texas widow is demanding that the man who confessed to her murder be returned to prison to serve his full life term.
Spreading warmth
An Aubrey fifth-grader is now seeing proof that kids can make a difference — contrary to what he once thought. In less than a month, 10-year-old Zachary Hamilton has collected more than 340 blankets for the less fortunate. He plans to deliver the new and gently used coverings Nov. 15 to Our Daily Bread.
School looks to boost IB ranks
Denton High School is looking at ways to increase the number of low-income students participating in the school’s International Baccalaureate diploma program. The diploma program is a rigorous college preparatory curriculum for 11th- and 12th-graders.
Parties clash over Obama
WASHINGTON — Claiming new momentum 48 hours before polls open across America, Republicans on Sunday assailed President Barack Obama in a final weekend push to motivate voters as Democrats deployed their biggest stars to help preserve an endangered Senate majority.
Blotter: Man injured by gunfire at Lake Dallas party
Gunshots fired at a house party early Saturday left one man in the hospital and officers searching for a suspect, according to a police report.
Prayer breakfast tickets on sale
The 12th annual Denton Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 18, will bring together community leaders, elected officials, school administrators, teachers and the public, according to a news release.
Denton plans public hearings on master plan
City officials will hold two workshops and public hearings on the final draft of Denton’s new master plan.
Wall divides landowners
HICKORY CREEK — Not all of the land being cleared for the new, wider Interstate 35E is firmly in the state’s grip.
Answers come at polls Tuesday
The time has finally come to settle things. After months of campaigning, debates and rhetoric, Denton County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to determine, among many other ballot issues, who will lead the state for the next four years and just what will be the fate of hydraulic fracturing within Denton city limits.
Scout dedicated to saving pets
Devin Bray, a junior at Denton Guyer High School, has been reaching for the gold since she was a Daisy — the youngest level of Girl Scouts — in kindergarten.
Blotter: Apartment building fire mainly contained to attic
Firefighters from The Colony and surrounding cities found themselves battling an apartment fire at about 1 a.m. Saturday.
Indictments
The following were indicted by a Denton County grand jury Thursday at the Denton County Courts Building. Listed are those indicted, the charges and the agency that made the arrest.
Ripple effect
The death of a child is a soul-shattering experience, leaving the strongest of men groveling in its wake. Some say it’s a weight that can never be lifted, while others say the hole can never be filled. “Our children are supposed to outlive us” is the motto most parents agree upon, but it’s one that death often ignores.
League’s generous history on display
What started as a Commissioners Court resolution has become a Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum exhibit honoring the Denton Benefit League.
On Calif. coast, fracking on ballot
SAN FRANCISCO — Voters in three coastal California counties vote Tuesday on whether to ban fracking and other intensive oil production, even as slumping prices globally are leading companies to start to scale back on production.
It’s on for Bake-Off competitor
Lori McLain is hoping to cook her way into the millionaires club. McLain is one of 100 contestants currently in Nashville, Tennessee, for the 47th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off. Along with the top prize of $1 million, the contest includes prizes in a number of categories for cooks to win for the recipes they have created.
United Way to pursue legislative action
United Way of Denton County continues to pave the way for the community it serves as the agency gears up to advocate for three key issues during the upcoming legislative session.
