In Double Oak, a petition has been submitted to allow alcohol sales. The petition's organizers gathered a significant number of signatures, exceeding the required amount.
The required number of signatures was determined by the town's most recent gubernatorial election turnout. Organizers had a limited time to collect these signatures.
Further details about the petition and its verification process are available from the Cross Timbers Gazette.
Local
Just beyond the southern border of Denton County, a multi-state program that could bring air taxis to the skies nationwide began its first phase of testing. Project Nexus kicked off Thursday at AllianceTexas in far north Fort Worth with a showing of next-generation aircraft that ...
government
Marcus 45, Richardson Pearce 14 Marcus got back into the win column Friday night with a 45-14 victory over Richardson Pearce in its final game of the non-district season. Cash Davis hit Caleb Steen on a 21-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-0 Marauders, and Santiago Diaz kicked a 3...
safety
When the planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Sophia Thomas was 18 years old, six months pregnant and working on the 92nd floor of the South Tower. After 25 years, she now lives and works in Denton County, and has made the bold choice...
schools
Event date: September 11, 2026 Event Time: 09:11 AM - 10:15 AM Location: Marcus High School Stadium 5707 Morriss Rd. Flower Mound, TX 75028 Description: Join us for a special remembrance ceremony dedicated to those who lost their lives and the heroes who responded to the terroris...
News
Lantana resident Sujo John and his wife both worked in New York’s World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and both lived to tell the tale. Twenty-five years after the attacks, he is encouraging Americans to remember not only what happened that day, but the unity that followed. Befo...
business
Southern Denton County restaurateur Marty Bryan continues to make his mark in Ponder, this time with a dessert shop. Marty B’s Ice Cream is expected to open in Ponder before the end of September, right across from Ranchman’s by Marty B along West Bailey Street. According to a soc...
Local
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) is reporting the fifth human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Denton County this year.
parks
Kevin Atkinson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease on a Friday. As a head football coach and athletic director, not much could take his mind off the football game that night, but a life-changing diagnosis did. “That was the day the world stopped,” said Chrissy Atkinson, Kevin’...
safety
Do you remember where you were at 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, when American Airlines 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center? A short time later, at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:37 a.m., Amer...
business
In place of a popular retail store, a tax office will move in at The Shops at Highland Village. According to a filing with the state, Intuit TurboTax will begin leasing a space at The Shops at 1501 Cottonwood Creek in suite 110. The space was previously occupied by Francesca’s, w...
Local
A tragic terrorist attack took place in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, but the effects were felt all across the United States, and the world. Southern Denton County will offer ample opportunities for residents to come together and remember those that lost their lives and those ...
