When the final tallies are made, Sherman is projecting it could see about a 14 percent increase in its sales tax revenues over the previous year. The sales tax forecast was discussed as a part of one of the city council’s first budget talks last week in the leadup to the 2022-2023 budget season.
Mountaintop castles, Jurassic-looking sea caves, whitewashed buildings sprinkled along cobblestone streets – you might think you’d have to travel the length of Europe to spot scenes like this on a single trip, but actually you can find all these and more on a Portugal family vacation. • Accessible by several nonstop flights from the United States, Europe’s westernmost country is chock-full of storybook landscapes and easygoing activities for everyone in the family to enjoy. And as European vacations go, Portugal is a bargain — with affordable flights, hotels and activities. • Here are some reasons to put Portugal on your family vacation ideas wish list.
I have to admit, I was wrong about “Russian Doll.” The first few episodes of the dark supernatural comedy created by Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, which premiered in 2019, didn’t grab me in the same way it grabbed so many other critics and viewers. I was a little bored and a little turned off by the series’ sensibility, which didn’t totally line up with my taste.
The city of Sherman is taking steps toward reimbursing a developer for infrastructure in one of the city’s upcoming major developments. The city council voted this week to move forward with drafting two Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones for the 440-acre Heritage Ranch planned development.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg producers have been pondering lately as they try to be open about their product while also protecting chickens from a highly infectious bird flu that has killed roughly 28 million poultry across the country. The U.S.
DALLAS – U.S. airlines say they have hit a turning point: After a lousy first quarter, they expect to be profitable as Americans return to travel in the biggest numbers since the start of the pandemic.
TOKYO – Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan. They’re flying, starting Thursday, across the tiny Goto Islands, off the western coast of Kyushu, in southwestern Japan, delivering to pharmacies and hospitals.
Deputies: Florida bride, caterer served marijuana-laced food LONGWOOD, Fla. – A 42-year-old Florida bride and her 31-year-old caterer are accused of serving food laced with marijuana to unsuspecting guests at a wedding reception.
BERLIN – Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a full 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the average for the previous three decades. A report released Friday by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service found while spring 2021 was cooler than average, the summer months were marked by “severe and long-lasting heatwaves” that saw numerous new temperature records, including an unprecedented 119.8 degrees Fahrenheit measured in Sicily last August.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A senior U.S. delegation arrived Friday in the Solomon Islands to express its concern that China could send military forces to the South Pacific nation and destabilize the region.