Come again some other days

With rain projected through Wednesday, the mid-June forecast is finding some friends among farmers and ranchers alike. With an estimated half inch of rain Monday morning and more on the way, the extra moisture is replenishing crops and filling up a few stock tanks.

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Title I funds likely to drop

Denton school officials are projecting a 15 percent reduction in Title I funds for the 2013-14 school year. Chris Shade, director of school improvement and support, who oversees the district’s federal programs, told trustees at a board meeting last week that Title I funds allocated to Denton are projected to total more than $2.1 million for the 2013-14 year, a projected reduction of nearly $379,000.

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