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Mayor Pro Tem Joel Marks loses Place 6 seat, and seven votes separate the Place 5 candidates

Unofficial Denton County results show challenger Matthew Wheeler unseating Marks, Brian Wade keeping Place 3, Dan Rainey leading a three-way Place 4 race and Perry Schrag barely ahead in Place 5.

Quincy UnderwoodNovember 4, 20261 min read

Community & Events

Friends' fall book sale, a storm chaser's weather talk and online author chats fill the library's November calendar

The Friends of The Colony Public Library open their fall sale with a $5 preview night Nov. 13 at the City Hall Annex. The library also closes Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and Nov. 25-29 for Thanksgiving.

6 days ago

American Heroes Festival - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Smash Mouth and Fastball will headline the Nov. 14 American Heroes festival, with a drone show after dark

The city's free salute to veterans and first responders at The Athletic Club now has its full lineup: Fastball at 4 p.m., a veterans ceremony at 5:45, Smash Mouth at 6:30 and drones at about 8.

10 days ago

Holiday Park Festival - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Parade of Lights entries and stage tryouts are open for the Dec. 5 Holiday in the Park, with performer applications due Nov. 6

The free Perryman Park event runs 5 to 9 p.m. with a lighted parade at 6:45, and it kicks off the city's Christmas Spectacular light show at the Central Firehouse, which runs into January.

11 days ago

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Teacher Certification Support - illustration, Jake Team LLC

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The Colony

Mayor Pro Tem Joel Marks loses Place 6 seat, and seven votes separate the Place 5 candidates

Community & Events

Friends' fall book sale, a storm chaser's weather talk and online author chats fill the library's November calendar

Smash Mouth and Fastball will headline the Nov. 14 American Heroes festival, with a drone show after dark

Parade of Lights entries and stage tryouts are open for the Dec. 5 Holiday in the Park, with performer applications due Nov. 6

Schools

Lewisville ISD teachers can get help paying certification exam and application fees from a new foundation fund

Lewisville ISD hearing Monday on state-required plans for three campuses, including one rated D or F four years running

Lewisville ISD's foundation is urged to launch its first endowment campaign, with a $2 million working goal through 2029

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The Colony Announces Holiday Closures and Trash Delays

Wastewater sludge would go to a closer, cheaper landfill under a $350,000 spending item up Wednesday

Fire department would carry whole blood to trauma scenes under a state-funded regional pilot up for council approval

Denton County hospitals face about $107.9 million in yearly payments under a revised 6% health care assessment set for a Tuesday hearing

Lewisville ISD named a state CTE 'District of Distinction' for the third year running

Patterson seeks a fifth term in Texas House District 106 against Democrat Joe Mayes, an Air Force veteran running for office for the first time

Glow-in-the-dark painting, a costume dance party for little ones and a peer support group fill the public library's Halloween week

Young artists have one week left to enter the city's 50th anniversary art contest, with the top piece going on a parks catalog cover

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