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County GOP opens Denton headquarters

With the American flag to her back outside the window of her new office, Dianne Edmondson predicted a Republican sweep in the upcoming general election.

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Some unsure of data in report

The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce released Wednesday the full report it commissioned from The Perryman Group for the current economic impact of Barnett Shale gas drilling and production on the region’s economy.

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Class learns about 9/11

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks happened before several seventh-grade students in Chelsey Ellis’ reading class were born.

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Les Cockrell: Program to explore genealogy research methods

Members of the Denton County Genealogical Society will meet today at Denton’s Emily Fowler Central Library for a program on using newspapers for genealogy research.

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Blotter: UNT police searching for clues in bike thefts

The University of North Texas police are searching for suspect information linked to recent bicycle thefts.

Hillwood Communities Chairman Ross Perot Jr. leads the groundbreaking Wednesday for Union Park, a 787-acre master-planned community in Little Elm.

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Subdivision breaks ground

Construction of a new subdivision in Little Elm is officially underway, and the first 400 homes will be ready by spring 2015.

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Thursday, Sept. 11 Calendar

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City plans for scaled-down project

Denton Mayor Chris Watts left room for City Council members to pull the plug on the convention center project, but they opted to keep it on life support for a little while longer.

United Way of Denton County intern Richanna Ean, center right, gives a “homework pass” to Shay Epting and her 5-year-old daughter, Madison, at the Community Room at Evers Park Elementary School during an open house Tuesday. The new community space will be a venue for meetings, parent support groups and other gatherings.

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Community space

United Way of Denton County intern Richanna Ean, center right, gives a “homework pass” to Shay Epting and her 5-year-old daughter, Madison, at the Community Room at Evers Park Elementary School during an open house Tuesday. The new community space will be a venue for meetings, parent support groups and other gatherings.

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Denton ISD tax rate goes up 1 cent

The Denton school board approved a 1-cent increase to the district’s property tax rate on Tuesday. The tax rate for the 2014-15 fiscal year is $1.54 per $100 property valuation.

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Sportsmen decry bill that would quash rule

Sporting groups representing anglers and hunters from across the country conducted a media teleconference Tuesday to discuss opposition to a proposed bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from establishing their proposed “Waters of the U.S.” rule.

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County details mosquito response

While Denton County has had a calm mosquito season so far, recent discoveries have prompted health officials to tweak response plans.

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Mentor Denton aims to increase its ranks

Mentor Denton is attempting to match 10,000 mentors with 10,000 at-risk youths from Denton ISD and is throwing a launch party tonight to inform the public about its initiative.The event is slated for 6...

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Blotter: Police make arrest after seeing seat belt violation

A gold-colored Chevrolet sport utility vehicle was stopped by police Monday after officers noticed the driver was not wearing a seat belt.

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Rhome woman killed in accident with semi

A 50-year-old Rhome woman was killed in a four-vehicle accident that closed State Highway 114 for several hours Monday night, according to Texas Department of Public Safety officials.

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Wednesday, Sept. 10 Calendar

Michael Pirtle walks on the dam at North Lakes Park on Monday in Denton. Summer-like conditions will continue today and Wednesday, with highs in the mid-90s, but changes are on the way. A cold front will enter North Texas on Wednesday night, bringing a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Rain chances drop to 30 percent on Thursday and Friday, but high temperatures are expected to be in the mid-80s on Thursday and the mid-70s on Friday, with lows in the low to mid-60s.

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Out for a stroll

Michael Pirtle walks on the dam at North Lakes Park on Monday in Denton. Summer-like conditions will continue today and Wednesday, with highs in the mid-90s, but changes are on the way. A cold front will enter North Texas on Wednesday night, bringing a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Rain chances drop to 30 percent on Thursday and Friday, but high temperatures are expected to be in the mid-80s on Thursday and the mid-70s on Friday, with lows in the low to mid-60s.

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New convention center design set

The city staff will present yet another redesign of the proposed convention center to the Denton City Council during a work session this afternoon.

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DISD to mull raising tax rate

It’s the recommendation of Superintendent Jamie Wilson that school trustees increase the tax rate by 1 cent, according to details in a Denton school board agenda.

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Forum to focus on voting rights

Regional and national experts will gather for a forum and panel discussion on voting rights tonight at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in Denton.

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County chooses new elections administrator

Denton County officials have found a new elections administrator. A little over a month after Frank Phillips resigned, Lannie Noble has been selected to succeed him. The county is preparing for a November general election that could see a large turnout due to several local items on the ballot, including an initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing within the city limits of Denton.

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Blotter: Thief hid out in loo

Denton police are still on the hunt for a man who used a portable toilet in his escape plan Sunday.

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One-car accident kills woman on I-35E

A woman died in a one-car accident Sunday night on Interstate 35E in Carrollton.

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Community center at school open tonight

Evers Park Elementary School will have a joint open house this evening for the school and its new community center.

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Republicans plan rally at fairgrounds Sunday

The Denton County Republican Party will have its 2014 Victory Kickoff Rally from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the North Texas Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd. in Denton.

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Road work

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Tuesday, Sept. 9 Calendar

A stream that flows into a holding tank Tommy Calvert’s family farm in south Denton. The stream is created by a retaining tank less than a mile upstream, near a housing development behind the farm. Calvert, president of the Farm Bureau in Denton County, is worried about the implications of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the U.S.” proposed rule.

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New water rule worries those who work the land

A new proposal expanding the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory control over surface water has caused more than 12,000 farmers, ranchers and landowners across the country to submit comments demanding abolishment of the proposed rule in the federal register.

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DCTA assesses bus stop needs

There are 400 bus stops on the Denton County Transportation Authority’s Connect routes serving Denton, Lewisville and local universities. A group of residents is seeking additions to that number so riders can more easily reach needed resources several blocks south of the Square.

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Les Cockrell: Library programs tailored for special interests

A workshop for parents of children with special needs and programs about U.S. presidents and landscaping are among the opportunities planned by the Denton Public Library this week.

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Blotter: Mother, daughter charged with shoplifting

Police said a mother-and-daughter shoplifting team returned to the location where they had been previously arrested on theft charges and were picked up for allegedly committing a similar crime.

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Registration drives enliven voting pool

Of the 3,900 people who have registered to vote in Denton County in the past six weeks, nearly 1,000 of those new voters registered in the city of Denton.

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Voters approve tax rate changes

Voters in Krum ISD and Sanger ISD overwhelmingly approved 13-cent maintenance and operations tax rate increases in two separate elections Saturday.

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Monday, Sept. 8 Calendar

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Caring solution

The Denton school district and Fred Moore Day Nursery School have partnered for what some parents and school administrators are saying is the best of two worlds — half-day prekindergarten and full-day child care.

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Blotter: Lake Cities agencies warn of area thefts

In the past week, vehicle burglaries have been popping up throughout the Lake Cities area, law enforcement officials said.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis takes a waves to supporters after her speech at the Library mall on the UNT campus Friday September 5, 2014, in Denton.

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Davis makes case to crowd

Wendy Davis told a crowd of hundreds that Texans face a choice, not just between two very different candidates, but a choice between two starkly different paths in this upcoming election.

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Council agrees on goals for Denton

The Denton City Council agreed to focus its time and energy this year encouraging the city’s growing technology sector, a healthier mix of housing stock and downtown development, particularly on the east side of the train station.

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Argyle ISD OKs contracts for bond projects

ARGYLE — The Argyle school board has awarded the first contracts for bond projects approved by voters in May.

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Blotter: Teen taken into custody after high-speed chase

A 13-year-old in a stolen vehicle led police on a high-speed chase Thursday afternoon. Northeast Police Chief James Edland said the teenager jumped into a vehicle while he was at a juvenile camp and drove off near New Hope and Arvin Hill roads. The stolen vehicle reached speeds estimated at 100 miles per an hour, Edland said.

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Corinth City Council OKs spraying

The Corinth City Council gave its approval during Thursday night’s meeting to have the city spray for mosquitoes following a West Nile positive test result.

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Hunter Bonner / Technology

Computer security. I can almost sense that just from the title of this article people’s eyes are glazing over with the familiar, “Do we have to discuss this stuff again?” The answer is yes, and the reason why is that you are likely to be the one at fault if your data is compromised. Read on, because I know I’ve already enraged you by implicating you as the source of trouble.

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