Game Wardens recover two bodies from Lake Lewisville

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/20 5:15A Micah Pearce

The bodies of a male and a female were recovered from Lake Lewisville on Thursday by the Texas Game Warden Underwater Search and Recovery Team and other local agencies. A search by Texas Game Wardens in Denton County began Tuesday when the...

Lantana Update – June 2025

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/19 3:36A Max Miller

Lantana General Manger Kevin Mercer was recognized for 25 years of service at a surprise party on May 8 at the Lantana Community Event Center. The event, organized by nonprofit Lantana Cares, was attended by more than 50 of Mercer s friends and...

Flower Mound approves homestead exemption increase

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/18 9:26A Micah Pearce

Flower Mound Town Council unanimously approved an increase to the Town s homestead exemption from 12.5 percent to 20 percent at its meeting on Monday . The original plan, according to the agenda, was...

Southbound lanes of I-35E reopened in Denton County after 18-wheeler caught fire

CBS DFW Local News 6/18 2:41A Julia Falcon

An 18-wheeler caught on fire early Wednesday morning, prompting a portion of I-35E to shut down. The accident happened in the southbound lanes of I-35E between Swisher Road and Hundley Drive near Corinth. As of 7 a.m., all southbound lanes were...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign property tax relief bills that would save homeowners thousands of...

CBS DFW Local News 6/16 3:15A Lauren Crawford

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will travel to North Texas on Monday to sign two bills into law that could save homeowners thousands. The two bills he is signing will lower property tax burdens in fast-growing areas like Denton County, where he will be...

Hundreds attend Flower Mound “No Kings” protest

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/15 4:27A Contributing Writer

By Jenna Stephenson, Contributing Writer Hundreds of Flower Mound residents protested along Cross Timbers Road as part of the “No Kings” rally, one of many held across the United States on Saturday....

Congressman Gill votes yes to pull funding for NPR and PBS

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/13 9:14A CTG Staff

Congressman Brandon Gill (R-Flower Mound, TX) and the House of Representatives voted 214-212 to pass a rescissions package that would take away a billion dollars in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, specifically its entities...

Denton County Sheriff’s Office helps recover $1 million in stolen property

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/13 6:17A Micah Pearce

Two suspects were arrested and booked into Denton County Jail as part of the Texas Department of Public Safety s operation to investigate organized retail crimes in Denton County. 36-year-old Neeraj...

2 arrested in Denton County after police find $1 million in stolen merchandise, $636,000 in cash

CBS DFW Local News 6/13 5:06A Julia Falcon

Two Denton County residents are in jail following a massive retail theft bust this week. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, $636,000 was seized and about $1 million in stolen...

Council Discusses Pilot Knoll Park Improvements, Authorizes Construction Manager At-Risk Contract

City of Highland Village (News) 6/12 6:22A

Kroger in Bartonville closed due to fire

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/6 7:20A Micah Pearce

The Kroger at Lantana Town Center has been closed due to a fire, which was put out by the Denton Emergency Services District. The fire started near the checkout area at a beverage cooler. There is a lot of smoke and one employee was treated for...

Flower Mound Police Blotter

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/5 7:07P CTG Staff

On March 30, officers took a report from a subject in the lobby of the Police Department that a porch pirate had struck around 6:55 a.m., pilfering a package off their front porch. On April 4, FMPD was dispatched to Texas Health Presbyterian in...

Man fatally shot by Denton County deputies after pointing gun during arrest attempt

DFW Scanner 6/5 3:58A dfwscanner

On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at approximately 2:45 pm, Denton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were serving an arrest warrant in the 10000 block of Field Lark Lane in unincorporated Denton County. As the deputies contacted the 58-year-old individual,...

Highland Village Police Blotter

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/4 7:01P CTG Staff

On April 1, a resident reported that a naked man was running through his yard and had fallen off his roof. Officers located the man, who was intoxicated and only wearing a jacket, and arrested him on charges of public intoxication, criminal...

Eden Ranch developers share updated design with community

Cross Timbers Gazette Local News 6/3 4:05A Mark Miller

Following multiple discussions with members of the Flower Mound Town Council and staff, the development team overseeing the Eden Ranch project on the west side of town has submitted an updated plan revealed at a public informational meeting May 29...