Cross Roads News

With little time passed since his last project, Bill Marquis is restoring another old building for the Denton County Historical Commission.

Jack Hearne of Cross Roads relaxes as he donates blood to Carter Blood Care on Wednesday afternoon.

Financial dominoes continued to fall at City Hall, as the City Council agreed to pay its audit firm, Gregg and Co., another $3,000 in order to finish the city's annual audit.

“We had things we needed to take care of”

Mayor Greg Landrum called off a regularly scheduled meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday evening after it became clear there would be no quorum. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“Our major roads, U.S. Highway 380, FM424 and U.S. Highway 377, are state and federal highways”

The cost of democracy has increased since the rough-and-tumble election that put local innkeeper Harv Kitchens in Cross Roads' mayoral seat in 2002. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“He was shooting up the inside of the house. He shot through the windows and at the doors”

A Cross Roads area man was arrested Sunday after a disturbance at his residence in which shots were fired. via Athens Daily Review

“Then, no one would be voting on anything.”

By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, Amy Dodd Thompson and Lowell Brown / Staff Writers A handful of area cities and one school district failed to post on their Web sites notices of regularly scheduled meetings in February, ... via Denton Record-Chronicle

Age: 100 on Feb. 15, 2008. Celebrating with family and friends at Luby's Cafeteria on Saturday, Feb. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“So it will take us a while to staff it.”

A day after many opened boxes filled with holiday presents, Denton County workers were packing boxes to move. via Denton Record-Chronicle

The following city offices will be closed Monday and Tues day for the Christmas holiday: Denton, Arygle, Aubrey, Bar ton ville, Corinth, Cross Roads, Highland Village, Little Elm, Pilot Point, Ponder, Sanger ... via Denton Record-Chronicle

“It simply means that they decided that no criminal charges should be brought forward at this time.”

The Denton County Grand Jury Thursday began looking into a complaint of abusive appraisal practices submitted by a Cross Roads man against the Denton County Central Appraisal District Thursday, only a week ... via McKinney Courier-Gazette

“This is going to be really beneficial”

Listening to the mayors of Little Elm, Pilot Point, Cross Roads, and Aubrey talk about their towns is like watching the growth spurt of a child. via Plano Star Courier

“This person is only a person of interest, and there are no active warrants for his arrest”

The Lewisville Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in providing information that may lead to the arrest of the person who robbed the Cross Roads Inn at 2151 S. Interstate 35 on Nov. via Plano Star Courier

“It's wonderful that there is recognition for the historical significance”

Two brothers from a Denton County pioneer family were given their final resting place during a quiet service Nov. via McKinney Courier-Gazette

Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Mid land, recently appointed Rep. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, as joint presiding officer of the Health and Human Ser vices Eligibility System Le gislative Oversight Comm ittee. via Denton Record-Chronicle