As monkeypox continues to spread across the world, the state of Texas released information showing that most cases of the virus in the state are in North Texas. But as of Friday, there are no reported cases of Monkeypox in Grayson County.
A Sherman man was indicted this week for attempting to set the home he lived in on fire. The indictment is a formal charge and not an indication of guilt.
Donations are needed for the 26th annual School Supply Drive and Fair hosted by the Fannin County Children’s Center. The Children’s Center will once again be giving away free school supplies to Fannin County students on Saturday, August 6 from 9 am to noon.
A Texoma non-profit is reporting difficulties keeping volunteers amid increasing fuel costs and high inflation. Officials with Meals on Wheels Texoma this week said that rising prices for fuel and other expenses have created a shortage of drivers who are willing to run routes and deliver food to elderly residents and those in need.
It was a cloudy but warm Thursday morning out at Frontier Village as Sherman ISD elementary students moved about the historical preservation site. Teacher Lilly Pappas pointed at an old wooden house and talked about its roof.
The Grayson County Jail was recently issued a variance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to allow the county to put an additional 10 beds in the jail. That solution does not impact the number of inmates the county is currently housing in other counties.
The Oklahoma State Legislature has approved $6.5 million in pandemic relief funds to assist Southeastern Oklahoma State University in renovating and updating classrooms and labs in the University’s Science and Biology buildings. In addition, furniture and equipment may be included in the improvements package.
Grand jurors in Grayson County returned a number of indictments this week on charges that ranged from theft to assault. The indictments are formal charges and are not an indication of guilt.
H. Bentley Glass was at one time one of the most famous scientists in the nation. His life was a journey that began with missionary parents and a Texas education. Glass traveled the world, wrote volumes of books, made important scientific discoveries, and in the 1950s and 1960s, helped the entire nation start thinking about science and the ethics of the latest discoveries.
“Wade is a thriving little town 20 miles east of Durant, 10 miles west of Bennington, and 2 miles north of Red River. It has two Dry Goods and Grocery stores, one blacksmith shop, one Church and School house, a W. O. W. hall, also a gin and sawmill operated by H. D. Felmet and Y. Tigue. We have two good doctors, Dr. Howard and Dr. Gee.” The Bokchito Success, March 22, 1906.