April 2023

Revenue from the global video industry totaled over $184 billion in 2022, beating both global film and US sports markets, and Sherman High School’s new after school esports club is preparing students for this emerging market and even teaching more widely applicable skills.

A Pottsboro woman was indicted on several charges this week from a wreck that happened back in February. Rhonda Elaine Lucas, 57, was indicted on two counts of failure to stop and render aid, two of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.

Austin College students will hold their 13th annual GreenServe Saturday, April 22, in a morning of volunteer projects focused on environmental responsibility and sustainability. Over 3,500 service hours have been contributed since the project began in 2010. GreenServe is co-sponsored by Thinking Green and the Austin College Service Station. All Austin College students, organizations, staff and faculty members are encouraged to participate.

When the United States became independent in 1776, Texas was far from the scene. However, one of the key figures of that era, Benjamin Franklin, still had an impact on Texas and its own independence decades later. Richard Bache, Jr., Franklin’s grandson, fought in the Texas Revolution, served in the Texas navy, and served in the first sessions of the Texas State Senate.