Tests in two Denton County cities have found mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. Lewisville and Flower Mound officials this week alerted the county of the results as well as plans for ground spraying to counter the threat before it can get out of hand. “We collected two this week that came back positive for [...]

The Flower Mound Foundation is holding a contest to design a new logo for The Flower Mound. The Flower Mound (the Mound) was created some 66 to 144 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. Once the oceans receded from this region of Texas, the Mound towered some fifty feet above the adjoining Blackland Prairie. [...]

Marking the beginning of construction on the Town’s first mixed-use development, Realty Capital Management representatives along with Flower Mound officials participated in a special groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday evening. The 150-acre project will change the face of the Lakeside Business District and overlook picturesque Grapevine Lake. The development includes high-quality shopping, dining, and office space opportunities [...]

The Flower Mound Environmental Conservation Commission took a field trip Tuesday, visiting the Town’s lightly used outdoor educational area to brainstorm ideas on how to improve the 13 acre property and perhaps make it more accessible through the community.  The site, named the Town of Flower Mound Tree Farm and Outdoor Learning Area, has housed [...]

Denton County’s early voting turnout has been slower than the coming of spring. County elections administrator Frank Phillips said that as of noon Saturday, a little more than 4,500 of the county’s estimated 380,000 registered voters had cast ballots since Monday in local elections. Races in the town of Flower Mound and the city of [...]

Over objections from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound, the Town Council Monday approved a zoning change for property near the existing hospital that will allow for a number of uses that could potentially include a hospital.  The actions are not in response to any immediate sale or development of the property, but simply provide [...]

Since receiving the call of her professional life just before Christmas, things have been quite hectic for Double Oak’s Lynda Barnes. There was the removal of her husband Chris’ gall bladder in December and hers in April. One of their twin fifth-grade sons, Troy, had had two ear surgeries. In January, their water heater broke [...]

Who in their right mind would delay millions of guaranteed dollars to go back to college? Marcus Smart, that’s who. The former Marcus High School star opted to wait at least one more year to play in the National Basketball Association when he announced April 17 he would return to Oklahoma State University. The decision [...]