Local community support organizations are gearing up for a back-to-school festival that is expected to bring out barbecue lovers while also providing school supplies to children who attend the event. The Back-to-School Festival hosted by Beyond the Walls Outreach, Grayson United, local rapper TKoolz and others will be held Aug. 4 at the Sherman Municipal Building lawn.
Sherman's ongoing improvements to downtown utilities have been expanded to include water system upgrades. The city council approved a $264,000 change order to a contract for wastewater improvements along Travis Street to now include a relocation of water system lines along the same route.
Fannin County grand jurors returned indictments in July for 12 cases and passed on two for more information.
Dear Neil: We have a home property in East Texas where kudzu is threatening to cover entire yards – fences, even parts of houses. Is there any good way of controlling this stuff?
Grayson College announced the students who made this Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester this week. To be considered for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 hours (full-time) at GC during the semester. The Dean’s List is awarded to students earning 3.75 to 3.99 GPA.
Sparklight, a leading broadband communications provider, recently awarded $5,000 to Grayson College Foundation through the company’s Charitable Giving Fund. The organization was one of 25 nonprofits across the company’s 24-state footprint that received grants totaling more than $121,000 during the company’s most recent award period.
As Denison braces for incoming growth and the traffic that comes with it, city leaders are taking steps to better define the city’s truck routes. The city council recently approved the first updates to the city truck route ordinance in nearly 60 years.
Thomas O'Neal will continue to receive compensation for his role as interim superintendent for Sherman Independent School District. The school board voted in a special session Monday to continue adjustments to O'Neal's pay to reflect his role in serving as superintendent following the resignation of former SISD Superintendent in May.
Back to school time is just around the corner. I know that is hard to believe but the store shelves are full of school supplies and new shoes.