Denton

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.”

The Oak Grove-Johnston Cemetery in Graham sat for decades nearly forgotten. Now, a Denton woman is trying to preserve the cemetery — and its Black history — but says the county is preventing her.

Prosper ISD voted in favor of annexing a portion of Windsong Ranch, an affluent neighborhood in the town of Prosper.

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.

Current Assistant Chief Tony Salas has been named Denton’s acting chief of police, effective Jan. 10. Salas will assume the role following Police Chief Jessica Robledo’s retirement, which was announced last week.

Denton Police Chief Jessica Robledo plans to retire in February due to a recent death in her family, according to a city official.

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.

A council majority voted to approve all three requests by Craver Ranch developer Old Prosper Partners for amendments to the city’s 2040 comprehensive plan and mobility plan and a zoning change from rural agricultural to planned development.

Denton voters will have several options for the mayor’s seat now that two more candidates recently announced their intentions to seek the position in next year’s election.

City working on updates to encourage more spaces that are within reach for lower-income residents.

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

A former Denton officer allegedly made false statements under oath after he arrested a man in 2023, accusing the man of evading arrest, according to documents the Denton Record-Chronicle obtained Wednesday.