

New animals coming to Sharkarosa
Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch in Pilot Point has a sizable herd of 17 camels and is expecting even more. Five females are pregnant, with two due in the next few weeks. Though Sharkarosa’s camels seem to be breeding like rabbits, park co-manager Kelsey Adams explained that camels don’t usually have a highly successful birth rate. She co-manages the ranch with her partner, Brandon Wornick. There are two herds of camels at the ranch: a herd of young camels that can be viewed along t


Police chase in Denton County through the Ranch Cities
A man was released from the Denton County Jail on $395,000 bond following a multi-jurisdiction police chase Saturday night. Brandon Allen Pruett, 39 of Sanger, was spotted by the Krugerville Police Department, which initiated the chase. "Nobody got hurt; the guy was arrested," KVPD Chief James Edland said. "It worked out, best case scenario, short of the guy stopping and giving himself up at the time." A neighbor had reported being harassed by Pruett repeatedly, and KVPD arri


Last minute shopping in Ranch Cities
By Tatiana Ambrosio Staff Writer Living in the Ranch Cities often means traveling 20-30 minutes to major retail hubs for many things, including most Christmas presents. However, there are many shops within Aubrey, Pilot Point, Krugerville, Cross Roads and Providence Village that offer residents a quick place to pick up those last-minute gifts without the one-hour round trip. Shoppers may consider Call to Arms in Krugerville for their gun-loving friends and family. The owner o


Pilot Point freshmen take ninth at state FFA
By Tatiana Ambrosio Staff Writer Pilot Point High School has three more reasons to be proud of their students. On Saturday, three freshmen, Cara Christensen, Grayson Brown and Hannah Warren took home the prize of being ninth in the state for their leadership contest for Future Farmers of America. The three began their journey in one of the agricultural sciences classes taught by Blake Hesteande at PPHS. Over 400 of Pilot Point’s approximate 450 high school students are enroll


TxDot US 380 construction in Denton County
By Basil Gist Staff Writer TxDOT eyes 380 shift Projected growth in traffic within the area by 2045 was the primary focus of the Texas Department of Transportation’s third U.S. 380 Denton County Feasibility Study meeting. The documents, still available on keepitmovingdallas.com, detail a proposed alternate route for the highway, citing regional and local concerns about traffic flow and safety. “US 380 provides vital connectivity between Collin and Denton counties, similar to