Families in southern Denton County are getting ready for the new school year. Some organizations are offering help with school supplies.
A local event will provide backpacks filled with supplies to students. This will take place at a location on Stapleton Street in Flower Mound.
Further details about the event and other back-to-school deals are available through information about participating organizations and locations.
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...
government
Waxahachie 44, Guyer 30 Guyer knew it would have its hands full Thursday night against Waxahachie, and the Indians proved to be a little too much. The Wildcats scored first when Braylon Moss returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown with 7:09 remaining in the first quarter. Waxa...
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 ...
