Note: This is a developing story, and we will continue to provide updates. Former Argyle Fire Chief Troy “Mac” Hohenberger pleaded guilty to federal charges of theft and embezzlement on Wednesday morning. The final sentencing has been scheduled for a later date. Hohenberger was accused of stealing money from the department’s pension fund and spending over $490,000 of district funds to pay personal credit card bills along with other personal uses, according to the 13-count indictment. The FBI arrested and indicted Hohenberger in November 2022.  “This has been a difficult and dark...

The UIL academics team won the state championship meet with 269 total points, which is the most in any classification in the state. This was also the team's first year competing in the 5A division. Senior Rylan Wilson scored the highest total in accounting in all classifications, and the accounting team had the highest overall score. Junior Kate Vest had the highest score in the state in Literary Criticism with the team also achieving the highest overall score.   Congratulations to the students and coaches! Results are below.

Congratulations to the UIL academic teams for their performance at the Regional Meet in Lubbock this past weekend! The Team won with a total of 365 points with multiple students advancing to the State meet on May 18.

The National Scholastic Press Association, the nation’s largest association serving scholastic media, has named approximately 1,300 high school journalists as the first recipients of the new Leadership Award in Scholastic Journalism. The Editor-in-Chief of the Talon News, Ashley Henderson, was among the students honored. “NSPA is pleased to honor such a distinguished group of student journalists,” associate director Gary Lundgren said. “The leadership demonstrated by these students during their two years working on high school media will serve them well for careers in journalism...

Last night the UIL OAP company of Pride and Prejudice advanced to the Region contest in Lubbock! The company took home multiple awards including: All-Star Technician- Elaina Hildner Honorable Mention All- Star Cast: Franklin Arrington & Srimaan Kolanakuduru All-Star Cast: Hannah Oldham & Kennedy Webster Best Performer- Molly Hartjen27 Congratulations to the directors, cast and crew!

Green, lush, manicured lawns. Gardens full of exotic, and invasive plants. That is part of the American Dream, but now the country is facing the consequences of that dream. In the United States, insect, bird, and mammal populations have declined within 30 years. This is a result of issues including, habitat loss, environmental damage, and the introduction of invasive and exotic plants into the environment.  Scientists have been raising red flags about the decline of ecosystems, and species, but the usage of native plants can reverse the trend and support local wildlife.  Because of poor...

The UIL film team sent nine seniors to the UIL Young Filmmakers state festival representing five films, which is more state finalists than the program has ever had. Sam Gassaway and his crew of Garrett Neff also earned the first 5A state championship for Argyle since moving divisions. His documentary film “6 Minutes for a Lifetime of Honor” premiered at the festival in Austin, TX on February 22, 2023. "I am so proud of our UIL film team and Mrs. Short," Principal John King said. "They proved that we have the same expectation of excellence no matter what classification we are in." The...

U.S. Highway 377 has been slowly moving towards breaking ground in Argyle throughout the last five years. 377 is a rural highway and is a major artery for the region connecting the two major cities of Denton and Fort Worth together. Sections of the highway have been slowly expanded from their original two lanes as urban sprawl creeps outwards.  “A lot of factors go into upgrading roads, including public need, population growth, and state funding. Funding and resources play a major role because different projects can come from different sources of funding," Kendall Sloan, The Texas Department...

The College Football National Championship is finally upon us as the teams will face off tonight. After 15 weeks we are finally down to the final 2 teams, #3 TCU and #1 Georgia. Both teams went a combined 27-1 this season with Georgia going undefeated while TCU was handed their only loss by #10 Kansas State at the time.    Let’s see how both teams got here… Georgia Bulldogs (14-0, #1) The Georgia Bulldogs have been the definition of dominance this season. The Bulldogs are the reigning champions of college football and opened the 2022 season ranked #3 with 6 of the 65 first-place...

Seeing the world from a brand new perspective, both literally and figuratively, is something Caroline Robertson is very familiar with. From her relationships with her foster care siblings to her development of glaucoma at the age of 25, consistency is something she has had to find within herself.  Majoring in English and Literature at the University of North Texas, Robertson began her teaching career at Lindsay High School, a small-town school with under 200 students. At age 22, a retina detachment followed by eight eye surgeries over the course of the next three years led her to lose vision...