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Kathy Duke and Trisha Sheffield are ready to help lead Lewisville ISD.

Kathy Duke and Trisha Sheffield have won the election for Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees.

On April 24, The Colony resident Stephen Edwards was seriously injured in a traffic accident while riding his motorcycle southbound on Main Street.

It's still several months away but a key component of this year's "American Heroes: A Salute to Veterans" event is already an important topic of discussion in city council chambers.

Early voting in the upcoming The Colony City Council election began Monday. Up for election this year is Place 1 on the council. Candidates are Kirk Mikulec and Stephen R. Edwards Sr.

The Colony Economic Development Corp. has received the 2011 Economic Excellence Award from the Texas Economic Development Council, according to a release from the city. The Colony is one of only 22 cities statewide to earn this honor.

The city of The Colony weathered ongoing economic turmoil last year just fine, say its accountants.

The Lewisville ISD Council of PTAs hosted a candidate forum Tuesday at Career Center East to allow each of the seven candidates running for LISD Board of Trustees a chance to share their views.

Kathy Duke, please stop wasting the time of our school principals. Personally visiting every school in the Lewisville ISD is improper.

It has been a privilege for me to serve the LISD community for nine years as a school board member.

Though the Cougars didn't win a state championship this year, there's been no shortage of accolades for the storied program.

Detectives from The Colony Police Department served a narcotics search warrant at Blue Phoenix Smoke Shop on Wednesday, seizing evidence that the business was selling K2 packaged as potpourri, according to a release from TCPD.

A plan that could mean more public funding for transportation projects was revealed Friday by Michael Morris, North Texas Council of Governments transportation director.

When it comes to singing, it's about spirit and community, not just experience.

Spc. Philip C.S. Schiller, 21, of The Colony, died Wednesday in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).

The city's Park and Recreation Department purchased a mobile stage in 2008 for use at various city or city sponsored events. In the years since, the city has received requests from private residents and organizations interested in renting the stage.

In an ongoing effort to bring city's ordinances in line with beautification efforts, The Colony City Council is considering updating regulations for vehicles parked around residential homes.

The Colony resident Terrie Gregory returned from work to her home on Norris Drive about 5:30 p.m. on March 12, just like any other day. The first thing she did was let her two Pomeranians out the back door into the yard.

The Colony playwright Janice Rose knows the toxic power of secrets. She also knows the transforming power of revealing secrets.

Residents in the east side of Lewisville ISD spent about two hours urging the board of trustees not to rezone a portion of Castle Hills into a different boundary.

ALLEN -- A motorcyclist, identified as Tyler Owens, 22, of The Colony, was killed Tuesday night while allegedly fleeing from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper.

Place 1 city council candidate Stephen R. Edwards Sr. feels he’s reached a point in his life where he can give back to the community in which he’s lived for the past 20 years.

Outgoing Place 1 city council member Allen Harris has been a fixture on the dais for nine years, and his pending departure leaves big shoes to fill. Former Place 4 council member Kirk Mikulec hopes his experience and cooperative attitude will help bridge the gap in the minds of The Colony voters.

Last week's The Colony City Council meeting included consideration of new city logos commemorating The Colony's 35th anniversary, which will be an ongoing theme during various municipal-sponsored events this year.

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