This week more than 130 kids from first grade through high school descended upon the Park Avenue Church of Christ in Denison for its 22nd edition of Christian theater workshop. The program is a combination of an old-fashioned vacation Bible school with a musical production.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Facing massive public pressure, Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who has been blamed for the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students.
A pair of two-day-old North Texas wildfires continued to resist containment Wednesday after destroying 21 homes, officials said. The Chalk Mountain Fire near Glen Rose, Texas, destroyed 16 homes and damaged five others as it remained on the move Wednesday after scorching almost 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of mostly short grass, brush and juniper as of midday Wednesday, said Alexandra Schwier, a Texas A&M Forest Service spokeswoman.
At the end of April, the Mineral Wells Independent School District, located about 50 miles west of Fort Worth, lost one of its most treasured educators. After teaching there for decades, the teacher was a longstanding community member.
Burglary of a vehicle - On July 10, Sherman Police Department received a call in reference to a burglary of a motor vehicle. The vehicle was parked at the 6100 block North Hwy 75, when a wallet was stolen from the center console. A report was generated for burglary of a vehicle.
Austin College education faculty member Sandy Philipose has been selected to participate in the inaugural “Inquiry Initiative” sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). The Initiative is a first-of-its-kind collaborative exploration of teacher education practices and research, focused on “opportunity gaps” in education. Opportunity gaps are defined as the unequal or inequitable distribution of resources and options individuals or groups encounter in schools, colleges and universities, and employment and professional contexts.
Two Texas men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges for their roles in the deaths of 53 people in what officials have called the deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history.
A fatal wreck in Howe in September of 2021 has lead to an indictment in Grayson County. A news release from the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office said Guillermo Jesus Munoz Garcia, 21, of Dallas, was indicted on charges of manslaughter and criminal negligent homicide this week.
Grayson County grand jurors returned an indictment against a former Sherman Independent School District employee this week. A news release from the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office said Katherine Allison Morris, 42, of Denison was indicted on a charge of improper relationship between an educator and teacher.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” the White House said, as new variants of the highly contagious virus are challenging the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.