Denton Record-Chronicle

A benefit dinner and silent auction is scheduled to be hosted by the Guyer High School girls basketball and volleyball teams and Peer Assistance and Leadership organization from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the gym concession stand on campus. Full Story »

A federal agency and an agency from another state recently honored several Denton County sheriff's investigators for their work in taking drugs and weapons off the streets and helping apprehend fugitives. Full Story »

With little discussion, the Dallas City Council has approved a development plan for a large swath of southern Dallas around the University of North Texas Dallas campus. Full Story »

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Denton schools will start on a Monday instead of a Tuesday next fall and students will have a full week off for the Thanksgiving break. The Denton school board approved the district's 2010-11 school calendar Tuesday. Full Story »

The University of North Texas Faculty Senate passed a resolution Wednesday opposing mandatory student evaluations of teachers. The online student evaluations - called Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness - are in use for the first time, universitywide, through Friday. Full Story »

Courtesy photo/Bruce Davis The tiniest dancers in the Festival Ballet of North Central Texas' staging of The Nutcracker, shown in a 2008 performance, are in the Mother Buffoon and her baby buffoons scene. All these tots fit under Mother Buffoon's hoop skirt.The annual production of The Nutcracker by the Festival Ballet of North Central Texas is a beloved local tradition. It has all the familiar ... Full Story »

Denton County sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent home invasion robbery that took place early Wednesday in the 100 block of Eagles Nest Circle in the Argyle area. Full Story »

American Pet Spa Resort in Argyle will host an open house from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday to benefit Ranch Hand Rescue, a not-for-profit farm animal rescue group. Full Story »

Lake Ray Roberts Area Elks Chapter 2862 will sponsor a benefit auction and lunch for Brion Taylor from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 910 W. Chapman Drive in Sanger. Full Story »

A plan to annex more than 9,000 acres of land will come before a Denton city panel for discussion today. The acreage includes four large tracts north and west of Denton, along with unincorporated pockets scattered throughout the city. Full Story »

The Denton Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 11:30 a.m. today for a special-called work session on proposed changes to the city's tree preservation and mitigation rules. The meeting will be in the conference room at the Denton Civic Center, 321 E. McKinney St. Full Story »

United Way of Denton County's 2009 campaign has reached 85 percent of its $2.45 million goal, but support from the community is still needed, officials announced Tuesday. Money raised during the United Way campaign is allocated to 26 partner agencies that provide services to Denton County residents. Full Story »

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Denton city leaders on Tuesday again postponed two decisions vital to the Denton County Transportation Authority's passenger rail project, as officials with the city and a Dallas transit group sent mixed messages about the status of an agreement over rights to the Denton rail corridor. Full Story »

Krum school board members are expected to consider and possibly vote tonight on offering a medical-based human sexuality curriculum to middle and high school students. If approved, the curriculum could be taught as early as next spring. Full Story »

DRC/Barron Ludlum Mike and Resa Harrison participate in a health care vigil Tuesday night on the downtown Denton Square.About two dozen people gathered Tuesday night on the Denton Square for a candlelight vigil to honor people who died in the past year because they didn't have health insurance. One recent study - conducted at Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance and published by ... Full Story »

Police are paying close attention to a neighborhood where a 15-year-old girl said a man tried to drag her into his car. The teen's mother contacted police Friday to report that she had just found out about the incident that occurred Nov. 30. Full Story »

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Donations to the 28th annual Spirit of Christmas Food Drive are being accepted through Saturday. Full Story »