The Texas Department of Transportation is still working on expanding US Highway 75 and the work continues this week to reconstruct the entrance and exit ramps and the bridges at Taylor and Lamberth Streets as well as the US 75 mainlanes over US 82.
Next week, members of the Grayson County community will come together for a rally in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis.
Pay increases, facility repairs and other improvements to city parks top the needs and requests for Denison Parks and Recreation officials for the upcoming fiscal year. Parks and Recreation Director Amanda Parsons highlighted the department's needs last week during the city's annual budget retreat.
The friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge have found a way to raise some funds to help geese ahead of this winter's migration. The adopt-a-goose fundraiser is meant to help provide food for the thousands of geese who travel thousands of miles to get to Hagerman each winter as they migrate to warmer conditions.
The Texoma Regional Blood Center is open from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The blood center is located 3911 Texoma Parkway in Sherman.
Katherine Anne Porter was one of the most noted of Texas novelists. Her career spanned decades, and though her output was limited, it had a profound impact on many aspiring writers from the 1930s through the 1970s.
The Grayson County indictments released at the end of June included several charges for possession of methamphetamine as well as many crimes against children.
The Van Alstyne Public Library has released its schedule for July activities. The library is located at 151 W.