Mark Smith

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Local church to pack a shipping container with meals for The Philippines

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

Trietsch United Methodist Church in Flower Mound is seeking well over 1,000 community volunteers to help pack nearly 300,000 meals to feed hungry people in The Philippines. “This summer we’re doing something big!” the church said on its website.
Lewisville police investigating shooting

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

The Lewisville Police Department is investigating a reported shooting that left one person being transported to the hospital. LPD responded to the victim on Tuesday evening in the 100 block of South I-35E, but police believe the shooting actually occurred in or near the 1400 block of Dogwood Trail. The victim’s injuries are believed to not be life-threatening. Police did not release information about a possible suspect. “This incident appears to be isolated,” LPD said in a statement.
Scammers impersonating Denton County Sheriff's Office - Cross Timbers Gazette

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

The Denton County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a new scam targeting local residents. “We have received reports that there are individuals falsely claiming association with the Denton County Sheriff’s Office and making fraudulent demands for payments related to purported outstanding warrants for missing jury duty,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Dirt moving on future Flower Mound Whataburger

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

Early construction work has begun on the future Whataburger restaurant coming to Flower Mound. The Flower Mound Town Council approved the proposed Whataburger restaurant at 3201 Long Prairie Road back in April 2023. The $2.5 million, 3,335-square-foot restaurant will have two drive-thru lanes and will be open 24 hours a day, according to a company project filing with the state.
Suspect in fatal jet ski hit-and-run arrested

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

The suspect in the weekend’s Lake Grapevine jet ski hit-and-run that killed a teenager has been arrested, the Grapevine Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon. “Texas Game Wardens and the Grapevine Police Department have Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez, the suspect tied to the death of Ava Moore in custody,” the department said in a statement.
Denton repeals pot decriminalization ordinance

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

The Denton City Council last week voted to repeal the 2022 voter-approved ordinance to decriminalize low-level marijuana offenses. In November 2022, more than 70% of voters approved a proposition that stated the city would direct the Denton Police Department to no longer enforce low-level marijuana offenses. Soon after, however, City Manager Sara Hensley said that the ordinance was unenforceable because it violated state law.
Teen turns himself in for Lewisville hit-and-run

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

The Lewisville Police Department announced Friday that it has arrested the suspect involved in Sunday’s hit-and-run that injured a child on College Parkway. At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Lewisville police responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision in the 1200 block of College Parkway. Witnesses reported hearing a loud noise and then discovering a child lying in the alley, according to a LPD news release. The child was transported to a local medical center with injuries.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Denton County

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

The National Weather Service has added Denton County to its Severe Thunderstorm Watch through 4 p.m. Thursday. Storms are developing and moving south from the Red River area and could reach Denton County, according to the weather service. Possible hazards include hail up to 2.5 inches, damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and frequent lightning. Not everyone in the area will see severe weather, or even rain, according to the NWS.
Flower Mound Council approves Golf Everywhere site plan

1 month ago | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

This week, the Flower Mound Town Council approved a site plan for Golf Everywhere, a new indoor golf facility on FM 2499. Construction on the 31,471-square-foot indoor golf facility, on the northeast corner of FM 2499 and Aberdeen Lane, is expected to begin this summer. The campus will have 12 simulator bays, a short game area “and the ability to play over 300 rounds of golf a day,” the applicant previously said in a letter to the town.
Denton ISD announces inclement weather makeup days

Mar 4, 2025 | crosstimbersgazette.com | Mark Smith

Due to inclement weather cancelations earlier this school year, Denton ISD students won’t be getting an extra-long weekend next month, the district announced Monday. School districts build possible student holidays into the academic calendar each year; if several school days get canceled due to bad weather, some of those missed days will be made up later in the year. If there weren’t many weather-related closures, students will get extra days off later.