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Falling into Fall

Friday Night Lights! Fall Festivals! Homecoming Mums! Pre-Dawn School Practices! Pumpkin
Spice Everything!! Cooler weather???

No matter the activity, fall has something for all of us. Fall ushers in a flurry of fun with the holidays in sight. For now, here's what September has for y'all:

TWO National Merit Scholar Semifinalists! That's right - TWO!
A guest "baller" at our Golden Agers' Bingo Luncheon
Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
Argyle Olympians and their medals
Restaurants open and almost open
New street signs improve responder visibility
Tree Rebate Program kicks off
Developer sites on SW corner of I35 & Robson Ranch Road for commercial
6th Annual Argyle PD Trunk or Treat next month

Find out what's been keeping your staff at town hall busy... and what's coming up in Argyle.....

Argyle's National Merit Semifinalists

Argyle has TWO National Merit Scholars this year! Let's put this into perspective...

Less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors are named semifinalists! Argyle has TWO of them!!!

Liberty Christian School's Samuel Aton and Argyle High School's Drew Mackereth were named National Merit Semifinalists this month.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation selected Drew & Samuel from more than 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools nationwide. They made the cut with their 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. About half of the semifinalists will be named finalists and half of those finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the title of National Merit Scholar. Nearly $26 million will be awarded to all winners this Spring, 2025.

Interesting tidbit: Drew is a legacy Semifinalist. His older brother was also named a National Merit Semifinalist two years ago.

Local Olympic Medalists

A celebration of four local Olympic Medalists was a blast in September. The community was invited to a meet & greet at Northlake Shooting Sports, the training location for the athletes. The Olympic Medalists in attendance were: Austen Smith (2024 Bronze Men's Skeet, Silver Mixed Team Skeet), Vincent Hancock (4X Gold Men's Skeet, Silver Mixed Team Skeet), Conner Prince (2024 Silver Men's Skeet), and Amber English (2020 Tokyo Women's Skeet).

P.A.C.E. Meeting Sept 19

PACE, the Program for Argyle Community Engagement, hosted a developer/community forum on Thursday Sept 19 at 5pm. Meeting at Town Hall, the informal conversation offered community members the opportunity to learn details and give feedback on a proposed development at I35 & Robson Ranch Road. Interpreters offered Sign Language translation at the meeting.

Not Over Yet!

The inaugural year of Argyle Farmers Market gave Argyle great times and good food! Keep your market bags ready for more in October and a special November event!

Golden Agers Ballin'

Argyle's Golden Agers dove into fall with bingo vigor and a good old-fashioned tailgate at Town Hall this month! Featuring guest "baller" Argyle Police Chief Emmitt Jackson, bingo was lively and prizes were grabbed quicker than primo parking spaces at a Cowboys game! Guest Speaker Edwena Potter shared invaluable tips on downsizing and fielded lots of questions about property . Coming soon - a workshop with Edwena for creating Emergency Info Binders. This group loves to laugh and welcome newcomers. Over 55? Join the next luncheon scheduled for Thur, Oct 24 - it'll be a spoooooky lunch so wear your Halloween costume! Register Here to receive Golden Ager invites and news.

Branded Bowls - Now Open!

The long-awaited Circle Star Brands restaurant, Branded Bowls, opened for business in August! Get ready to go 'bowling' and create your favorite dish. Better yet, try one of their house specialties and get ready for a taste sensation! Open 7 days a week 10:30a - 9pm at 125 FM 407 next to CVS in Argyle. Visit the website here.

Chick-fil-A - Now Open!

Congratulations to Argyle - we finally got a Chick-fil-A! Thanks to owner operator Kenny Arthur, the location in front of Harvest Community had its ribbon-cutting ceremony with the town's leaders from churches, schools and government. Mayor Bradford gave a celebratory address and the crowd enjoyed a ceremonial 1st Biscuit Bite!

Stay on top of CFA events on their Facebook page.

Coming Soon!

Argyle anxiously awaits the opening of three - THREE! - fantastic establishments in our town.

Starbucks continues construction on US 377 - no forecasted open date yet.
Little Joe's Farmstead is in final inspections - will open any day now!
Cactus Canyon, another Circle Star Brands Restaurant, will be open in Nov.

Cactus Canyon

Starbucks

Little Joe's Farmstead

Arbor Day - Nov 1

Arbor Day in Argyle = FREE TREES!

It's Argyle's favorite time of year: Arbor Day! Being a designated Tree City USA, Argyle not only has a Tree Ordinance but we also have reforestation funds used to maintain and increase our tree canopy. Ready for your free tree this year? Our town will continue the annual tree distribution of more than 150 free trees to Argyle's residents and HOAs on Nov 2. This year will feature more Crape Myrtle types and Oak types. Argyle residents can register for a free tree by visiting our website here.

Arbor Day 2023

Tree Rebate Program

Continuing in 2024 is Argyle's Tree Rebate Program. The program opens October 1 and offers rebates to residents and Homeowner Associations for the cost of newly planted trees. Information on the program and details for rebates can be found on the website here under Our Community.

Johns Well Court Repairs

Sink Holes & More

Erosion at 789 Johns Well Court was forming a sink hole that is now fixed.

The road section at 902 Skyline Drive needed repair - a temporary patch was in place while the road is prepped for hot mix asphalt to ensure a durable, long-term repair.

Unity Park

The utility building at Unity Park sustained damage last month but is now all fixed. Park management in coordination with Argyle Youth Sports Association is currently accepting estimates for installation of surveillance cameras at the park.

in other Public Works news....

The Public Works facility reconstruction has been completed. Damage was sustained in last month's storm which flooded the facility.

A damaged signpost at Stonecrest and Westover has been repaired.

North Texas Contracting was brought in for emergency sewer line repairs on FM 407 in front of Point Bank. A new pipe was successfully spliced in to prevent service disruption.

Street signs were replaced at the following locations:

Harpole Road
North Gibbons Road
Stonecrest Road and FM 407 Stop Sign

A total of 209 new street signs, including 100 block information signs, have been ordered. These will improve visibility for emergency responders.

Town Hall TLC

Our Town Hall required some maintenance in September. Those in attendance at the last Council meeting were probably heated... and it wasn't the presentations! A new A/C unit was installed to replace the broken one that serviced Council Chambers.

The dumpster enclosure gate was repaired with hinges being welded to the frame.

Landscape beautification is underway on the front of Town Hall.

NOTE: BIG thanks to our Public Works Director Bobby Johnston. Under his leadership these last few months, improvements have been made across the Town's facilities and roads. He has enhanced the operational efficiency of the department and... most importantly: enhanced community safety.

Give Bobby a pat on the back when you see him around town!

Argyle Business Coffee

Town Hall hosted a group of Argyle business-owners last month for their monthly networking breakfast. Local Chick-fil-A Marketing Expert Mandy Ferguson visited and shared information about advertising and successful promotions. To learn more about ABC Networking and get involved, visit our website here or go to the ABC Facebook Page.

Point Bank Business Breakfast

Oct 1, 2024 8:00am

Argyle's Point Bank hosts bimonthly business networking breakfasts for light bites and special speakers. The next event is October 1, 8am, with guest speaker Dr. Courtney Carpenter, AISD Superintendent. Guests enter the Community Room doors on the south side of Point Bank building located at 302 N. Hwy 377 in Argyle.

ABA Visit us online and submit your company information to be included.

Looking for more ways to network with area business owners? We've listed several ideas on our website here. If you have other business networking opportunities, contact Jessica Sommer for free advertising opportunities offered by the town of Argyle - jsommer@argyletx.com.

Grocery inflation circa 1945

This month's bit of Argyle history focuses on a well-worn book that is housed at Town Hall. The Meadows Grocery Store (now known as the blue building with Gypsy Wagon inside!) and the grocery tab of Silas Harpole. As in Harpole Road....

News from the Station

Argyle's finest had a busy August with wrapping up summer and kicking off back to school! Looks like all of us need to slow down because they performed 366 traffic stops. Additionally, PD responded to 395 calls for service or close patrol.

Police Station Ice Cream Party

Ice Cream Party!

Several Argyle civic-minded youth kicked in to the school donation drive held by Denton County Friends of the Family. To reward that effort, they received a private ice cream party at the police station! Touring the cars and station was a blast for everyone.

Honoring Officers Loyd and Mullinax

Hometown Heroes

On July 9th, Officer Loyd was dispatched to a construction site regarding a worker that had fallen from a roof. She arrived to find an unconscious individual with no pulse. Officer Loyd administered CPR for several minutes while Officer Mullinax got an ambulance to the scene. The construction worker was rushed to the hospital and survived the fall. Several surgeries for broken bones are upcoming yet the man's life was saved. For that lifesaving measure, Officer Loyd received a formal department commendation, the Lifesaving Award, and Officer Mullinax was awarded a Certificate of Merit. The awards were presented at the August Town Council meeting by Sergeant Miller.

UNT Police Academy

Emergency Preparedness

Touch a Truck

In other police news...

Did you know that the UNT Student Police Academy is an Argyle PD class? Did you know that our own Chief Jackson started the classes at the university? Impressive! Our own Argyle police teach the class, too!

In preparation for the school year starting, both Argyle PD and Argyle ISD PD toured all schools to familiarize themselves with the layouts. Emergency preparedness is always a top priority for our community.

At September's wildly popular Argyle Farmers Market, the police brought some fun cars for residents to see. The Touch a Truck Event is a highlight for all ages!

While we still miss Sophia in the Argyle PD Property Tech position, the station was buzzing with interviews for the open Property & Evidence Technician job. Open positions are posted on the town's website!