According to the Texas Center for the Missing, there were 48,008 missing persons reports with 35,181 of those children in Texas in 2023. For children, the Center notes 80-85% of those are believed to be runaways, 10-15% are believed to be family abductions, 3-4% are believed to be non-family abductions and less than 1% are believed to be stranger abductions.
The city of Sherman is creating a new subcommittee to help guild city regulation regarding special districts within the city. The city council appointed its first two members — Juston Dobbs and Josh Stevenson — to the new special districts subcommittee Tuesday night following a brief discussion.
Texoma can expected a continued taste of fall this weekend as moderating temperatures are expected to remain in the forecast. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service said daytime highs are expected to remain in the 80s going into next week, bringing some relief to late-summer heat.
The Grayson County Health Department handed out "C" grades to a few local eateries in inspections done in the last month or so.
I’m starting a series of sermons this week from the New Testament book of James. It’s a book I have always been drawn to. This short letter seems to speak to so many things I experience and struggle with day in and day out. Anger, wisdom, harsh language, prejudice, pride, and money are all topics James touches on as he leads believers into a faith that demonstrates itself through the everyday living of life. Our faith, if genuine, must make a difference in how we live and how we navigate all the complexities of being human.
The theatre department of Southeastern Oklahoma State University will offer its first production of the Fall 2024 semester – “Silent Sky” by Laura Gunderson – from September 26-28. This captivating show delves into the life and achievements of pioneering astronomer Henrietta Leavitt.
Starting in September, please support your local student athletes each week by voting for your favorite hometown sports stars. An online voting contest will collect nominations of students who had outstanding accomplishments in their sport the previous week. Please vote 1 time a day. Winners will be determined by weekly voting results and the polls will be open each week. We are excited to have you, our loyal readers, partner with us to spotlight deserving high school athletes. More information will follow in the coming days and weeks on how and where to get your votes in. Thanks, as always, for your support.
Even though it is still a bit warmer than I would like to see it be this time of the year, it has cooled off enough to make me begin to plan for the fall.
Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of a story that appeared in the Sun. Dec. 7, 1975 edition of the Sherman Democrat.