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The Argyle football team prays after defeating Celina 41-29 at Eagle Stadium Sept. 12.

Top-ranked Eagles facing Dallas Pinkston at home on Friday

The Argyle Eagles (8-0, 3-0) pulverized Carter, 56-14, last Friday at John Kincaide Stadium. Seven players scored for the team. In the first quarter, Argyle scored two touchdowns.

Nebraska Furniture Mart in The Colony takes shape for spring opening

Restaurants including Mi Cocina, Cheddars and Hard Eight BBQ, along with two hotels, are in the works around the huge store and warehouse.

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Family from Little Elm goes all out with Halloween display

After two years in Little Elm, Chris and Jennie Fuller had never decorated the outside of their home for the holidays.

The almost 81,000-square-foot building is under construction south of S.H. 121. (Myers & Crow)

Developers start speculative Lewisville office project

Developers in Lewisville have broken ground on a speculative office project that's part of a large business park.

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Flower Mound youth swimming coach dies in car crash

Texas Highway Patrol say Kyle Tilley died after his car was struck by another car late Saturday on Sam Rayburn Tollway.

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Flower Mound council approves measure to attract town’s first hotel

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City will spray College Parkway area after positive West Nile trap

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Free flu clinic set for low-income residents in Lewisville

The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps is conducting a free flu clinic for low-income residents from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Lewisville High School, 1098 W. Main St.

Police: Man recorded nearly 1,000 videos on cameras hidden in Dallas-area restrooms

Andrew Crawford Boden was arrested in June on an improper photography charge after Grapevine police found a camera disguised to look like a wall plug in a Braum's restroom.

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Sounding Off: Southern Denton County readers tell us whether Flower Mound should change Bunn Gourley East designation

In a 4-2 vote, the Flower Mound Planning and Zoning Commission approved a motion to recommend to the Town Council that 152 acres of the Cross Timbers Conservation Development District, in an area known as Bunn Gourley East, be relabled medium-density residential and retail. The council has to approve the change with a supermajority. Should the council approve the master plan amendment?

Volunteers preparing native grasses to be planted on the prairie.

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180 volunteers work to restore Texas native prairie

Keep Lewisville Beautiful teamed up with Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area earlier this month to help restore Texas native prairie land.

The Colony quarterback Andrew Lotz (14) avoids a tackle deep in The Colony end in the fourth quarter during a high school football game between The Colony and Frisco Wakeland at Memorial Stadium in Frisco on Oct. 9.

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Little Elm faces off against rival

Little Elm (1-6, 1-4) comes off an idle week to face off against rival The Colony (5-3, 3-3) at 7 p.m. Friday. It’s a home game for Little Elm.Last week, The Colony played and won against Frisco Liberty....

The Lewisville Lake Symphony presents a gala night on Nov. 1 at the Royal Affairs Ballroom in Lewisville.

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Phantom gala

Gala night for the Lewisville Lake Symphony is heading over into a touch of the “pops.” “Music of the Night: The Phantom’s Gala,” hints that at least one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbusters will get a good turn at the gala (in theme, and perhaps by special guest vocalist Don LeBlanc). The regional symphony has had a relationship with the University of North Texas College of Music since its founding 31 years ago.

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Free flu clinic set for low-income residents

The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps is conducting a free flu clinic for low-income residents from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Lewisville High School, 1098 W Main St.

It’s National School Bus Safety Week, and state troopers in many areas across Texas will be riding on or following school buses to catch motorists who don’t heed the law.
Lewisville police urge drivers to obey state law by not passing any school bus that is stopped and operating a visual signal — either flashing red lights or a stop sign.

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Lewisville police target drivers who illegally pass school buses

The Lewisville Police Department will target drivers illegally passing school buses this week, particularly at bus drop-off and pick-up areas.

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Lewisville police say attack isn’t the first in recent months

Police say an attack in which a woman was dragged under a bridge earlier this month is not the first in recent months.

Carey Sisson stands with her partner Brad Gerleman at a taping of The Price is Right on Aug. 4.

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Local takes stage on ‘The Price Is Right’

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County briefed on Ebola

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.

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Construction on FM423/ Main Street project in The Colony begins

The project, expected to last 36 months, will widen the road to eight lanes north of Sam Rayburn Tollway to Cougar Alley/Ridgepointe Drive and to six lanes north of Cougar Alley/ Ridgepointe to U.S. Highway 380.

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Alcohol, sales taxes among local options on Dallas-area cities’ ballots

The proposals include late-night alcohol sales in Frisco and a proposed ban on fracking in Denton.

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SPAN/Meals on Wheels celebrates 40th at benefit

SPAN/Meals on Wheels Denton County will host a 40th anniversary and fundraising event to benefit client programs from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday at Witherspoon Distillery in Lewisville.

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Small-business center will host QuickBooks session at Flower Mound library

The North Central Texas College will offer a free workshop hosted by Small Business Development Center to teach QuickBooks basics from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday in the Flower Mound Public Library, 3030 Broad-moor Lane.

Pancake (right) lays in the shade at Becky's Hope Horse Rescue with Marshmallow (left), his new girlfriend. Pancake and Marshmallow were both rescued by Sue Chapman to live on the ranch in Frisco. (Photo courtesy of Becky's Hope Horse Rescue)

Pancake, the pig at Becky's Hope, has a new girlfriend

You might remember the story from earlier this month about Becky's Hope Horse Rescue, and the menagerie of animals you'll meet there, including Pancake, the lonely pot belly pig rescued from the Garland dog pound.

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Highland Village City Council approves lease purchase of fire engine

The Highland Vilalge City Council has approved the lease-purchase of a new fire engine.

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Lewisville Public Library to offer free mini-comic books

The Lewisville Public Library, 197 W. Main St., will hold a Halloween ComicFest on Saturday.

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The Colony seeks volunteers for Make A Difference Day

The Colony will join millions of volunteers across the nation to improve community on Saturday.

Jan Balekian, owner of the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch, stands in front of her Flower Mound home last Friday. The pumpkin patch offers pumpkins for sale and a variety of activities from bounce houses to hay rides. It is located at 5100 Cross Timbers Road.

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Flower Mound resident keeps improving business devoted to pumpkins, people

While the Pumpkin King may only exist in movies, Jan Balekian is the closest thing to a Pumpkin Queen in Denton County. When she ordered her first truckload of Florida pumpkins 14 years ago, her husband...

$Direct mail pieces, door hangers and informational flyers from both sides of the debate over the proposed ban on fracking in Denton, Saturday, October 11, 2014, in Denton, TX. David Minton/DRC$

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Energy companies, environmentalists fund Denton fracking fight

The group fighting to ban the drilling practice is badly outgunned in the latest campaign finance reports.

Lewisville have released this composite of a suspect in a string of attacks in the last two months.

Lewisville police release composite drawing of suspect in three attacks near Highway 121

Lewisville police are asking police to help them apprehend a man believed to be linked to string of attacks around Highway 121 and Valley View Lane.

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Flower Mound P&Z to recommend Master Plan amendment

Flower Mound Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend that the Town Council approve a amendment to the city’s master plan allowing a new residential/retail development on 152 acres in an area...

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Lewisville worker on leave over Ebola contact

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Atmos to conduct gas flaring near I-35E bridge

Atmos Energy and contractors will oversee a controlled natural gas flaring Saturday.

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Flower Mound Community Orchestras plan joint fall concert

Flower Mound Community Orchestras’ two free, educational orchestras will host their joint fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church.

$Direct mail pieces, door hangers and informational fliers from both sides of the debate over the proposed ban on fracking in Denton are shown Oct. 11.$

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