Shady Shores News

The Shady Shores Town Council will consider an ordinance on parking and storage of cars, RVs, boats and personal watercraft.

The Friends of the Lake Cities Library is in need of donated books for an upcoming sale that will also be an anniversary celebration.

A Houston man celebrating his impending wedding drowned in a friend's pool at his bachelor party in Corinth early Saturday, police said.

“Deana just wants them to acknowledge they did it wrong”

Blake Dwyer, 17, of Shady Shores, had an epileptic seizure while at a friend's house in Corinth last July 18. via Denton Record-Chronicle

By Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe and Lowell Brown / Staff Writers Voters will decide city and school district races across Denton County today, including the hotly contested Denton mayoral race. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“We try to not move or disrupt kids that we don't have to”

Denton school district officials will present a second option to school board members concerning proposed elementary school zones for the 2009-10 academic year at the Tuesday evening board meeting. via Denton Record-Chronicle

Lester "Muleskinner" Murray Jr., 77, of Shady Shores, Texas, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home in Bonham, Texas. via Sedalia Democrat

“We are hearing you loud and clear”

"Oakmont's upset again," said one parent in an understatement at a public meeting Wednesday presenting the school district's proposal for 2009-10 elementary attendance zones. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“What were trying to do is establish continuous boundaries for all our schools so that it [zone changes] won't be so frequent in that area”

With the early opening of Olive Stephens Elementary School, Denton school district officials are proposing new attendance zones a little earlier than usual. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“I love opening new schools [and] setting new traditions”

School board members approved five new principals for the Denton school district Tuesday evening. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“I thought it was time to step down and allow someone else the chance to look at different options and ideas for the city”

Dozens of incumbents have no opponent in their bid for re-election in many area cities, including several mayors. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“I'm real honored that they have chosen me for this”

The Denton school board is naming the district's new school in Shady Shores after the town's mayor of 35 years. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“We try to use our space and get out of the portable business”

Elementary School No. 20 on Garza Road in the Denton school district may open early. via Denton Record-Chronicle

Today is moving day at the new Shady Shores Town Hall - a long-awaited day for a short trip. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“However, the average assessed value of homes posted for foreclosure in Corinth last year climbed 5 percentage points”

As Denton County foreclosures hit another high watermark, Eddie and Brenda Larkin have found themselves among more than 500 new families caught in the maelstrom. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“We needed to be good neighbors and do the right thing”

Years of squabbling over how to pay for the Lake Cities Fire Department may well be at an end as Hickory Creek, Lake Dallas and Shady Shores hand over the truck keys to the city of Corinth. via Dallas Morning News

“This has just become an issue in the last few years.”

Most of June Road has been closed for as long as many residents remember - and memories can stretch a long way in old Shady Shores. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“There were so many nuts and psychics who showed up and called and sent letters. It all took up months of our time, but we had to chase down every tip in case there might be some truth in there.”

The seventh-grade teacher gave an assignment for her students to write an essay on "the worst thing I could imagine." Suzanna Marie "Suzie" Mages, 12, wrote a story about a girl being kidnapped. via Denton Record-Chronicle