Denton

Denton ISD plans to bring back its online programming after pulling the plug on its successful virtual academy in 2023 when two laws meant Texas schools wouldn’t get funding for online schooling.

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.

Lhexa D’Avignon, a university teaching fellow and Department of Mathematics graduate student, was called in for an “informational interview” by the Office of Compliance on Jan. 16.

The saxophonist is among the contributors to "Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico" which is up for Best Latin Jazz Album.

The local film Quakertown U.S.A. screens tonight at a red carpet event.

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.”

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

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.