Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle

Denton City Council members have approved early voting and election day polling locations for the May 2 municipal election.

The city of Denton announced on Tuesday evening that Deputy City Manager Cassey Ogden is the new interim city manager, effective April 1.

Endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott in her bid for a third term, Edmondson now finds herself facing three Republican opponents in the March 3 primary: Gerard Hudspeth, the current Denton mayor; Valerie Roehrs, a former corporate executive turned rancher; and David Wylie, a Denton County GOP precinct chair, election judge and committee member of the state Republican Party.

Gerard Hudspeth, who's in his last term as mayor of Denton, is working to secure the Republican nomination for Denton County Precinct 4 commissioner. He's facing the incumbent and two other challengers in the March 3 primary.

Denton mayoral candidates gathered for a forum Monday night at the Village Church near the University of North Texas to discuss how they plan to tackle such topics as growth, homelessness and affordable housing.

Because of a “cyber incident” with vendor BridgePay, Denton utility customers haven’t been able to pay their bills with credit or debit cards since Friday, including the Pay as You Go option, according to an update from the city Monday.

So far, 19 people have been arrested and face a range of federal and state charges that include hindering prosecution of terrorism in connection to what authorities called a “North Texas Antifa Cell.” The most recent arrest occurred last week in Weatherford.

Here’s a look at who has announced their plans to run on social media since the mayoral candidates’ announcements in early December.

Denton County agencies face uncertainty as HUD considers rule changes that could shift resources away from permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing programs.

Certainly not the first nor the last sighting in Denton, a pack of coyotes were seen not too far from McKinney Street in early December and soon led to a Reddit post that warned people to “keep your small animals and livestock (chickens) safe.”

For nearly two years, Denton resident Jeff Wilson has been setting up this Cousin Eddie as part of his family’s Christmas decorations. Late last week, Wilson returned home to find that Cousin Eddie had vanished from the lawn.

Enhancing service delivery and strengthening taxpayers’ investment into the city’s workforce led the Denton City Council on Tuesday to give staff direction to move forward with a one-year pilot program to close the city’s administrative offices at noon on Fridays.