Denton officials announced Monday, Jan. 26, that the trash schedule for the week is delayed or updated due to icy road conditions caused by Winter Storm Fern.

The details: Trash will not be collected Jan. 27 as a safety precaution. With Monday and Tuesday trash collections delayed, city officials announced the following trash schedule for the week:

• Monday's trash collection will move to Wednesday, Jan. 28
• Tuesday trash collection will move to Thursday, Jan. 29
• Wednesday's trash collection will move to Friday, Jan. 30
• Thursday's trash collection will move to Saturday, Jan. 31

Bespoke Undertakings, a business that provides guidance on permanent placement for cremated remains, will open in Denton in late January, owner Joe Bell said.

The gist: The business offers options and assistance in managing cremated ashes for the long term. It is not a crematorium or a funeral home and only serves families who already have cremated remains, Bell said.

“If there’s no place to visit, we lose that person’s history,” Bell said. “They’re so much more than just a box of ashes."

Zooming in: The company also offers personalized urns and can connect clients to providers that offer nontraditional memorials, like infusing the ashes with tattoo ink and or into vinyl records.

• Opening Jan. 28
• 501 S. Carroll Blvd., Ste. 101, Denton

The Dallas-Fort Worth area can expect roads to stay icy until Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. 

The overview: While roads may have melted throughout the day Monday with sunny skies, the DFW metroplex won't see "long-lasting improvement" until Tuesday when highs are expected to be in the upper 30s and 40s, NWS meteorologist Brennen Darrah said. Some ice could linger though on backroads, which may not see improvement until Wednesday into Thursday, he said. 

See weather-related airport impacts and stay updated on ongoing road projects in Denton County.

1. Winter Storm Fern continues to hamper flights at Dallas Love Field, DFW Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport leads the United States in cancelled flights as of 10:08 a.m. Jan. 26.

According to Flightaware.com, 349 flights were scheduled to land at DFW Airport, and another 276 were slated to depart from DFW Airport. The number of flights into a destination is the most of any airport in the country, and the combined total is ahead of Boston's Logan Airport by more than 100 flights.

Dallas Love Field Airport has 37 cancellations into Dallas, and 44 flights out of Dallas have been called off.

2. Denton Street
Project: The road has been closed due to reconstruction of the street and replacing water and sewer lines from Hickory Street to Congress Street.

Update: Gas line work from Atmos has delayed the city’s construction on Denton Street. This delay is currently estimated to last until mid-March, with roadway reconstruction to follow.

In the upcoming March 3 primary, voters will select the Republican candidate in the race for Texas governor. Eleven Republicans are seeking the nomination.

The overview: Republican incumbent Greg Abbott is seeking a fourth term in the governor's office. He is challenged by ten Republican candidates: R.F. "Bob" Achgill, Evelyn Brooks, Pete “Doc” Chambers, Charles Andrew Crouch, Arturo Espinosa, Mark V. Goloby, Kenneth Hyde, Stephen Samuelson, Ronnie Tullos and Nathaniel Welch.

Stay tuned: If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the Republican primary, a runoff election will be held between the two top vote-getters May 26.

The winning Republican candidate will face the winner of the Democratic nomination in November; the winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.

In the upcoming March 3 primary, voters will select the Democratic candidate in the race for Texas governor. Nine Democrats are seeking the nomination.

The big picture: Patricia Abrego, Chris Bell, Bobby Cole, Carlton Hart, Gina Hinojosa, Jose Navarro Balbuena, Faizan Syed, Zach Vance and Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz will appear on the Democratic primary ballot for Texas governor.

Stay tuned: If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff election will be held between the two top vote-getters May 26.

The winning Democratic candidate will face the Republican nominee in November, and the winner of that race will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.