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Three hundred Flower Mounders turned out on Saturday, April 27, 2013, to help paint the perimeter fence of The Mound and pull invasive weeds from among the lovely wildflowers that blanket this rare remnant of native prairie. Instigated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the day of service was estimated to be [...]
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Erleigh Norville Wiley of Forney as Kaufman County district attorney for a term to expire at the next general election. Wiley is judge of the Kaufman County Court at Law, an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas, and a former supervising attorney for the Dallas County District Attorney’s [...]
The Texas Senate, Wednesday, unanimously passed SB 11 by Texas State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, to ensure that recipients of TANF, the temporary cash assistance program formerly known as welfare, are drug-free in accordance with TANF guidelines. “Drug use tears apart families, hurts children, and prevents individuals from living healthy, productive lives. It is [...]
Multiple cardiac arrest survivor and author, Lisa Major Elders of Double Oak, recently released her intensely personal book, Shades of Sun: Living a Poetic Life with Heart and Soul, available through Hearts of Grace Publishing, Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. This is the true story of her life’s journey as a young woman with [...]
“This system will restore fairness to the tax code by treating everyone equally and incorporating the all-American principle of freedom,” says Congressman Michael Burgess. Every year, Americans spend over 6 billion hours preparing their tax forms. Additionally, the Internal Revenue Service has over 2,000 forms and instructions listed on their website. With Tax Day just [...]
Why is Lewisville ISD considering changing the school boundaries for elementary and middle schools within the Flower Mound High School feeder pattern? According to Lewisville ISD, the school district would like to better balance the student population among the nine elementary and three middle schools. Ideally, the district hopes to have all campuses at 90 [...]
On Wednesday, January 23, Speak Up for Texas Public Schools will host three community forums to provide area residents with important information on high stakes testing and vouchers, along with the impact pending legislation will have on our local communities, students, teachers, and public schools. Forums will include speakers from Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student [...]
Tuesday, Dr. Burgess released his 2012 Year End Annual Report. The report showcases his 2012 legislative work and accomplishments, media communication, constituent services, and correspondence with North Texans. “It is important to show constituents the work I am doing on their behalf, and this is my report to them on the accomplishments we’ve made in [...]
In less than three weeks, the Texas Legislature will gavel in for the 83rd Regular Session, which lasts for 140 days, in accordance with the Texas Constitution that calls for a citizen legislature to meet every odd-numbered year. Although some Texans joke they would prefer we meet for two days every 140 years, it’s time [...]
A funny thing happened when the Summit Club emailed out invitations for the Annual Summit Club Holiday Dinner. Members started replying to the email saying that they would come to a Christmas Dinner, but didn’t want a Holiday Dinner. Before long, there was a long email string about the subject of Christmas vs. Holiday, when [...]
Wes Lunt has decided to transfer from Oklahoma State after just one season, leaving Guyer-ex J.W. Walsh to battle junior Clint Chelf for the Cowboys starting quarterback spot. The school announced Lunt’s decision last week in a press release. The true freshman — who completed 81 of 131 passes for 1,108 yards and six touchdowns [...]
It is with great pride that I welcome you to the new and improved Allen Publishing website. Going forward, AllenPub.com is a sports specific website showcasing six area schools. We will continue to cover our original trio of Marcus, Flower Mound and Guyer but have also expanded our coverage to include Lewisville, Argyle and Argyle [...]
What we know about the Argyle football team is pretty simple, the Eagles are still loaded. The Eagles will take the field next fall with over 30 seniors, including eight starters on both sides of the ball. Last year, the team finished 11-2 and were two steps from another Class 3A state title game appearance. [...]
Guyer finished second in District 5-4A but only netted four players on this year’s all-district team. The Wildcats were led by ace Jud Kinzy, who shared the Most Valuable Player award with Wichita Falls Rider’s Payton Geisinger. He was joined by teammates Cole Wessling (first team) and the duo of Kyle Vochoska and Reid Battles [...]
Flower Mound’s Annelise Oswalt put up enough stats on the mound this season to make any opponent cringe. But it was her added prowess at the plate that helped her nab a share of the District 5-5A Most Valuable Player award on this year’s all-district team. The junior-to-be was named co-MVP with Hebron’s Chelsea Herndon. [...]
Lewisville softball coach Lori Alexander had been insisting all year that the Farmers were a team of destiny. They proved her right on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Humble Kingwood to claim the Class 5A state title at Red and Charline McCombs Field in Austin. “It’s extremely gratifying and I can’t describe how I [...]
Liberty Christian is starting to show signs of being a playoff contender. Heading into Friday’s game against Gainesville State School, the Warriors (3-2) have their first winning streak of the season, this after a 43-6 win over Anna last week. The team has won its last two games since starting the season 1-2. During that [...]
Flower Mound’s Annelise Oswalt put up enough stats on the mound this season to make any opponent cringe. But it was her added prowess at the plate that helped her nab a share of the District 5-5A Most Valuable Player award on this year’s all-district team. The junior-to-be was named co-MVP with Hebron’s Chelsea Herndon. [...]
