Texoma High School Football Player of Week
Herald Democrat Rylan Newman, Jr., RB, Collinsville Newman helped the Pirates win their 2A Division II Region II semifinal, 32-28, against Windthorst. Newman finished with… Login to continue reading Login…
November 2022
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post-FTX cryptocurrency
The supposedly responsible face of cryptocurrency turns out to have been anything but punctilious in his dealings — which should be a wakeup call to sleepy regulators and legislators alike. Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire died young last week, when his cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy.
Sherman reforms aimed at the heart of city
As Sherman prepares for growth from new development on its borders, city leaders are also focusing on investing in the city’s core. City officials spoke on plans to both invest in downtown while adjusting city ordinances to be more friendly to downtown users and development.
Santa’s back in town with inflation, inclusion on his mind
NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this year. The jolly old elf is back, pre-pandemic style, and he’s got some pressing issues on his mind.
Alvin Dean Tupper
Alvin Dean Tupper, age 89, arrived in the arms of his Heavenly Father November 23, 2022. Alvin was born May 22, 1933, in Leedy, Oklahoma, the son of Archie and Florence Tupper.
Kasey Baldonado
On Nov 10th, one month after turning 42, Kasey Baldonado suffered a sudden brain aneurysm in her Sherman, TX home, leading to her tragic death. A funeral service will be held at 2pm December 3rd at Waldo Funeral Home, 619 N Travis St.
John Eastman’s Jan. 6 comments
In the lead-up to the Jan. 6 riot, John Eastman gave President Trump legal advice that was terrible, and now he’s trying to argue it was merely awful. In a letter to these pages on Nov. 14, Mr. Eastman, a former law professor of some distinction, denies he argued that Vice President Mike Pence “could unilaterally reject electoral votes and simply declare President Trump re-elected.”
Cop27 outcome
The Cop process often seems to encapsulate the broader global reaction to climate breakdown. Leaders make grand but vague pledges of action; fossil fuel lobbyists (600 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, this year) schmooze and press governments into maintaining the status quo; and scientists, civil society groups and those most affected by the climate emergency have to scream to be heard at all. The results are predictable: indecision, evasion, obstruction and buck-passing followed by desperately needed – but desperately inadequate – last-minute action.
Good Morning: Making holiday memories
Waking up on the Friday after Thanksgiving is like waking up in a whole other world sometimes. From everything you hears and sees on media it is as though Christmas had exploded in the night and that is all anyone is allowed to talk about.
County nixes solar farm request
Grayson County commissioners Tuesday decided against a tax abatement and reinvestment zone for Galactic Solar, LLP. According to county residents who spoke out against the matter in the public hearing held before commissioners voted, the tax abatement had previously been turned down by the city of Southmayd and S&S Consolidate School District.