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Grab that cowboy hat and pull out those boots, July is rodeo time in Western Grayson County. Whitesboro will host its 66th annual rodeo July 5-6 starting at 8 p.m. nightly at 35 Noland Road in Whitesboro.

The city of Sherman made moves to prohibit the future construction of billboards within city limits. The City Council unanimously voted amend the city zoning ordinance to prohibit new billboards Monday night during a City Council meeting.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University has announced the launch of two new Master’s of Science degree programs in the Allied Health field, beginning in the Fall I session in August 2024.

A Beaumont man has been charged with federal violations related to a carjacking in the Eastern District of Texas.

A fatality wreck affected travel on US Highway 75 South Wednesday. In a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, the Sherman police said they were dispatched to the 4100 block of South Highway 75 in Sherman around 11 a.m.

The Sherman Economic Development Corp. is reevaluating a program aimed at assisting entrepreneurs and fledgling companies. Officials with the economic developer recently recommended refocusing efforts this week following three years of the Raising Innovative Sherman Entrepreneurs program.

This week the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma area is part of a large area of the country that is expected to be dealing with its first major heatwave of the summer.

The Sherman Economic Development Corp. will assist a local manufacturer update its machinery. The SEDCO Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $50,000 incentive agreement to Mueller Construction Company for the purchase and installation of new fiber technology.