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02/09/2012

Les Cockrell: Program to eye old-time romance
Denton’s Bayless-Selby House Museum will offer a program exploring the ways Valentine’s Day may have been celebrated in the past.

02/08/2012

Sanger receives word on strays
SANGER — City leaders heard an informal report Monday from Noah’s Ark in Gainesville, the nonprofit animal shelter that has provided the city animal adoption services for more than a year. Shelter manager Jennifer Keahey did not submit any written materials, but gave a general overview of services and answered questions from the council for about 30 minutes during a workshop before the council’s regular session Monday night.

County denies PAC’s request
Denton County commissioners Tuesday denied a request from a political action group to set up shop in front of the Horn Government Center. The group, which is affiliated with controversial political activist Lyndon Larouche, had reportedly caused problems for residents in the past.

Accident with truck fatal for county man
A Denton County man was accidentally killed when his pickup rolled on top of him Saturday at his home in the 10000 block of Dyer Road, west of Sanger.

02/06/2012

Sanger police arrest Randy Travis

Randy Travis

Sanger police arrested country music star Randy Travis early Monday on a charge of public intoxication. Denton County Jail records show that Travis, 52, was brought to the jail by a Sanger officer at about 1:30 a.m. and was released on a Class C misdemeanor citation.

Les Cockrell: Group of quilters to take skills overseas
Several women from the local area are planning a trip to share their quilting skills with women in Tanzania. Four of the women — Barbara McCraw, Teresa Sherling, Carolyn Brittain and Hope Edwards — are members of the Denton Quilt Guild, and Elizabeth Kruger is a professional quilter. McCraw’s husband, Ernie, and Edwards’ husband, Wayne, are also making the trip.

02/02/2012

Les Cockrell: Special tours on tap at museum
The Denton County African American Museum will offer special tours during February, according to Robyn Lorraine Lee, manager of museums in the Historical Park of Denton County.

01/31/2012

Court of appeals rules against county in bondsman fee case
The 2nd Court of Appeals has ruled against Denton County in a suit filed by Vic and Eydie Burgess concerning a $60 fee charged by county and district clerks every time they mail a notification to a bail bondsman that a client has failed to show up for court.

01/30/2012

Les Cockrell: State park schedules nature programs
Programs at both the Isle du Bois and Johnson Branch units of Ray Roberts Lake State Park on Saturday will offer area families an opportunity to learn about nature. Birds will be the topic of a Ranger Talk planned at 11 a.m. at the Isle du Bois unit’s Interpretive Center. The program should answer questions about how birds take to the air and explain what makes feathers so special, according to an announcement from Kelly Serio, park interpreter at the Isle du Bois unit.

01/26/2012

Les Cockrell: Quilling workshop planned
A quilling workshop at Denton’s Bayless-Selby House Museum on Saturday will teach participants how to “twist and turn” a heart for their valentines.

01/25/2012

Crisis mode is their specialty
Denton County Sheriff’s Investigator Jeff Davis lay hidden in the back seat of a car for hours, advising a terrified mother on how to talk to a man on the phone who said he’d kidnapped her daughter and would kill her if a $100,000 ransom were not paid. The kidnapper kept changing locations, and Davis relayed the next meeting place to a SWAT team poised to catch him.

01/24/2012

Monaco’s contract renewed through 2015
AUBREY -- Aubrey school board members have extended Superintendent James Monaco’s contract through June 2015.

Man kills himself after being stopped by DPS
The Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting incident Saturday just north of the Denton-Cooke County line that appears to be a suicide after a traffic stop.

01/23/2012

Les Cockrell: Area students place in annual oratorical competition
Four area high school students competed Jan. 15 in the District 13 round of the 74th annual American Legion High School Oratorical Competition, held at American Legion Post 71 in Denton. The winner of the contest was John T. Brown of Graham High School, according to an announcement from Lee Keith, District 13 oratorical chairman.

01/20/2012

Unemployment rates continue slide
Denton’s unemployment rate continued to drop in December, both at the city and county levels. Denton is pleased that it’s maintained a rate below 6 percent over the past couple of months, but the true test will be whether it remains that way, said Erica Sullivan, economic development analyst for the city.

Court rejects redrawn maps
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection Friday of redistricting maps drawn by a federal court in San Antonio had drawn mixed reaction from Denton County’s political leaders. County Republican Party chairwoman Dianne Edmondson is elated at the decision and lauded it as a victory against judicial activism and federal overreaching.

01/19/2012

Oak Point hires project manager
OAK POINT — The City Council regrouped this week after bids to build a new city hall came in higher than expected. The council agreed during its regular meeting Monday night to hire Snyder Construction as a construction manager instead. If all goes well, Mayor Jim Wohletz said, the council may consider a construction contract with the company during its regular meeting in February.

01/18/2012

Les Cockrell: Volunteer set for White House honor

Les Cockrell

Brenda Gormley, Denton County Emergency Services’ Community Emergency Response Team volunteer coordinator, will be one of 17 people honored today at the White House as “Champions of Change.” The Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Barack Obama’s Winning the Future initiative, according to a press release. Each week, a different issue is highlighted, and groups of honorees, ranging from educators and entrepreneurs to community leaders, are recognized for the work they are doing to better their communities.

Blotter: Investigation of possible arson follows burglaries
A mobile home fire in the 6600 block of Grissom Road that began at about 1 p.m. Tuesday is being investigated as possible arson, Denton County sheriff’s Investigator Roger Griggs confirmed Wednesday.

Some I-35E requests on hold for now
The Regional Transportation Council accepted most of Denton County’s requests related to the expansion of Interstate 35E, but some of the county commissioners’ requests from last week have been held for now. Among the requests held was the provision that the project at the start would include a free lane for every managed toll lane.

01/15/2012

Hungry customers can fill up

DRC/Al Key

David Delcourt II, owner of the Magnolia Station, stands in front of his establishment Thursday in Pilot Point.

One block away from the Pilot Point downtown square, a decaying pump at former gas station offers a glimpse into the mid-1930s. At one time the station was home to the Magnolia Petroleum Co. A sign bearing the company’s name is prominently displayed outside. The pump still has the gas price set at 34.9 cents per gallon.

01/12/2012

Les Cockrell: Souper Bowl of Caring to kick off across area Friday
The annual Souper Bowl of Caring campaign begins Friday and runs through Feb. 5. This year’s goal is to collect $1.2 million in cash and food donations for the North Texas Food Bank and Tarrant Area Food Bank, and the 550 agencies they service.

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