Camila Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle

The Confederate monument that was once located on the lawn of Denton County's historic courthouse is finally on display inside the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum.

The 2026 Denton Black Film Festival will include films about Quakertown, Christian rapper and UNT graduate LeCrae and Stax Records, the label known for distributing Otis Redding’s music. The festival will take place Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, and this year’s programming centers on the theme “Hope & Courage.”

A former Lewisville police officer was arrested in Heath on Friday morning on a charge of sexual assault of a child, the Lewisville Police Department said in a release Sunday evening.

The second 31 Days of Denton Halloween brought hundreds of thousands of people to the downtown Square in October.

The Texas Rangers are currently investigating a shooting that involved four Denton police officers and left one man dead early Sunday morning.

As the government shutdown continues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will run out on Nov. 1.

Because Denton County is rapidly growing, the county government has to expand to keep up. The county approved a request for another district court a couple of years ago but that there was not enough room for this expansion.

In Denton, Halloween lasts for the entire month of October. The second 31 Days of Denton Halloween, a monthlong spooky celebration that helped solidify the city’s new designation as the Halloween Capital of Texas, begins on Wednesday.

Soma Massage Therapy, which has been operating in Denton for about 15 years, is now expanding by offering franchise opportunities.

Denton County commissioners approved a total budget of $452.2 million on Tuesday for the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Recent statewide redistricting will not affect Denton in the way large cities like Dallas, San Antonio and Austin will be impacted. However, it will affect representation in the county for some voters.

Denton Public Library operates three libraries: Emily Fowler Central Library in downtown Denton, North Branch Library on North Locust Street and South Branch Library.