August 2022
Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode
When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life. On-base housing wasn’t an option — the waitlist for a four-bedroom home in the neighborhoods they qualified for was 14 to 16 months.
Gardener’s mailbag: What can I do about new crape myrtle sprouts after tree disposal?
Special to the Herald Democrat Dear Neil: We paid someone to dig up a crape myrtle two years ago, but they left some of the roots behind. Now I have sprouts coming up all over the yard.
Euphorbia marginata: Presenting Snow-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia marginata is one of our most striking native plants as summer draws to a close. Despite drought or heat, this tough plant stands tall and proud, waving stems full of variegated leaves in white and green (sometimes totally green or white) in the gentle Oklahoma breezes. This member of the spurge family hides its tiny petal-less flowers inside modified white leaves. The baby blossoms form clusters on top of the stems.
Nicaraguan national extradited for drug trafficking violations in Eastern District
A Nicaraguan national has been extradited from Honduras to the United States to face drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Raduan Omar Zamora Mayorga, also known as Jose Luis Oliva Meza and “El señor de los cielos” and “patrón de patrones” (in English “the lord of the skies” and “the boss of bosses”), 41, of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 10, 2020, and charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine knowing it would be imported to the United States and manufacturing and distributing cocaine knowing it would be distributed into the United States.
Denison man gets 30 years for family violence assault
Delmar Price, 43, of Denison, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to Assault Family Violence– Choking and Violation of a Protective Order. The sentence resulted from a plea agreement with the Grayson County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. The 397th District Court Judge Brian Gary pronounced sentence.
Van Alstyne native opens 2nd Texoma Chic-fil-A
When Chick-Fil-A opened its newest location in Denison this week, it was a long awaited celebration for owner and General Manager Rob Medders. Medders, a Van Alstyne native, worked for the local Texas Instruments site for 13 years before making the move to owning his own business.
Grayson College is dropping the tax rate
Grayson College is proposing dropping its tax rate by just over two cents for 2023. The proposed rate for 2023 is 0.146704 per $100 valuation.
Good Morning: Thankful for the rain
My goodness how good did that rain feel this week? I am still a little disappointed in the amount we goy here on Sherman but we will take what we can get and go on down the road. Dallas, it seems got much more rain than we did and I had the unhappy experience of driving through some of the thickest rain on the highway down there.
Week 1 Texoma High School Football Previews
By Jason Della Rosa, Herald Democrat Note: All games are non-district and begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday unless otherwise indicated. Sherman at Denison When: 7… Login to continue reading Login…