Flower Mound High School Principal Chad Russell is improving after being hospitalized weeks ago with severe complications from COVID-19. Russell was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus around...

Marcus High School Teacher Carey Petkoff is heading to the nation’s capital soon for a C-SPAN Educators’ Conference. Petkoff, a social studies teacher, is one of just 29 teachers from around the...

Lewisville Superintendent Dr. Lori Rapp has been named the Texas PTA 2023 Superintendent of the Year, the organization announced Friday. The Texas PTA Outstanding Educators awards go to “those...

Flower Mound High School Principal Chad Russell is in critical condition from a long battle with COVID-19, according to his wife. Jennifer Russell posted on Facebook on Monday that her husband Chad...

Cowboys legend Jason Witten has been named the new head football coach at Liberty Christian School in Argyle, the school announced Monday morning. The future NFL Hall of Fame tight end announced his...

Erin Peterson’s softball journey has taken her from elementary school bat girl to one of the best high school infielders in the state. The Guyer shortstop was selected as the District 5-6A Offensive...

By John English Sean Watson recently received some news that served as the crowning jewel of an impressive academic career. The Marcus High School senior was selected as a National Merit Scholar...

Flower Mound Marcus Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has been named the Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football Player of the Week for Class 6A. Nussmeier had 26 completions out of 37 attempts, 457...

On New Year’s Day, the Flower Mound High School Marching Band will step out with its first performance of 2019, down five-and-a-half-miles on Colorado Boulevard … in Pasadena, California. The...

The Flower Mound and Marcus girls soccer teams will face off Friday night in a regional final rivalry match. “Marcus is a very tough opponent,” said Flower Mound Coach Misail Tsapos. “We expect a...

Flower Mound High School Principal Chad Russell couldn’t help but laugh recently while talking about a new stomach bug that made the rounds in the community. After everything he’d been through with...

The Liberty Christian volleyball team is the top-ranked TAPPs program in the state according to MaxPreps.com, and coach Kim Grizzle said there is a simple reason why. “We have a very mature roster,...

"What will replace lockdown ideology? We can hope it will be the realization that the old principles of public health served us well, as did the legal and moral principles of human rights and...

Alex Gonzalez believes that young people should show each other respect. The Argyle High School senior plays football and baseball for AHS and serves as a member of the Senior Leadership Club. But...

The local sports world lost one of the great ones on Thursday as Marcus Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Steve Telaneus passed away at the age of 60. Telaneus, who was selected as the National...

At the 8:23 mark of the first quarter, Austin Regents took a 3-0 lead over Liberty Christian in the TAPPS Division II State championship game. It would be the last time they led in the game, as Jason...

Alison Baird can remember just how close her team got to a state championship last season. The Flower Mound High School softball coach helped lead the Lady Jaguars to the state semifinals in 2020-21,...

The Marcus girls soccer team entered last Saturday’s regional final appearance against Southlake Carroll understanding exactly what they were up against. Facing the top-ranked team in the state at...

Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree said Thursday that the sheriff’s office will not enforce the new mask mandate issued by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Governor issued the executive order Thursday...

Lewisville ISD announced Thursday that Superintendent Dr. Lori Rapp has been selected as a 2023 Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). Rapp joins just 24...

“If I wasn’t coaching, I would probably be lost,” Ricky Griffin said. The Argyle baseball coach relayed these thoughts shortly after the Eagles had dispensed with Arlington Heights in the area round...

Hopes are high for a number of area programs as the 2022-23 soccer season gets underway. The southern Denton County region featured multiple teams in last year’s playoffs and this season holds a lot...

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the Flower Mound girls soccer team was having one of its best seasons, with one of the most interesting and accomplished group of players and coaches in school history....

As volleyball season hovers on the near horizon, the programs of southern Denton County are gearing up for what promises to be another great year on the courts. Six local programs qualified for the...

Hunter Teplanszky has been a bright spot for the Marcus baseball team over two seasons that have been fraught with peril and uncertainty. The switch-hitting shortstop has committed to Texas Christian...

Denton County Public Health announced Tuesday 22 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Denton County, as well as 65 newly recovered cases. For the first time, the total number of recoveries —...

Lewisville ISD announced that it plans to begin the 2021-22 school year “in a much more traditional way” by ending the face covering requirement. Effective June 21, masks will be optional at all...

As softball season gets underway, players and coaches are once again having deal with the omnipresent coronavirus. Many teams in southern Denton County appeared to be poised for postseason berths and...

Randy Mayes has made three significant career moves since he seemingly retired eight years ago. He’s confident this latest move will be his last — though he’s not looking for it to end anytime soon....

The ACA International Education Foundation recently awarded Argyle resident Trevor Arco, a student at Mississippi State University, with a $5,000 college scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year....

The Flower Mound High School Band is splitting up and heading out into the community this weekend to perform for several different parts of the community in its annual fall fundraising event, the...

The first high school graduation ceremony in Denton County is set for Monday at Texas Motor Speedway, as Argyle High seniors will receive their diplomas in Victory Lane. All Denton County school...

By Sam Mykel The boys’ basketball team took first place in the State Championship game on March 13. The Eagles entered the game with a near-perfect 29-1 record, leaving with a 30-1 record and a state...

Slim Chickens, a growing fried chicken chain, is pursuing new locations around North Texas, including southern Denton County. Slim Chickens recently announced that it has signed a multi-unit deal...

On Thursday, Denton County Public Health administered its 250,000th COVID-19 vaccination since the first vaccination clinic on Dec. 28, 2020. The milestone comes less than a month after county...

A memorial service will be held for Highland Village Police Sgt. Dennis Oliver at 6 p.m. this Friday, October 9 at the Village Church in Flower Mound. Due to social distancing, limited seating is...

State Rep. Kronda Thimesch, who represents part of southern Denton County in House District 65, recently received a 100% score from the Texas arm of the National Federation of Independent Business...

Jason Witten has turned the Liberty Christian High School Warriors into a powerhouse! With his sons on the team, Friday nights are a family affair.

Every Mother’s Day, Rose Palacios and her kids recreate a family photo that her husband, Abel Sr., took of them 18 years ago. In that original photo, Rose can be seen posing with a bouquet of flowers...