Skyward bound

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From left, brothers Floyd and Garrett Shockley and their friends Jacie Thompson and Randie Newton, all from Krum, fly a kite at South Lakes Park on a warm, windy Tuesday afternoon in Denton.

Council votes to create tax zone 05:54 AM

Even though many residents came out Tuesday night to speak against the financing measure, the City Council unanimously agreed to create a tax-increment reinvestment zone for a proposed convention center on university land.

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