DURANT, Okla. - Sherman native Alan Burton was recently elected vice chairman of the Communicators Council, a statewide panel of chief public relations professionals from Oklahoma colleges, universities, technical branches and higher education programs.
The summer enrichment camps have been a long staple at Sherman ISD, offering morning classes that mix interactive fun and educational activities to elementary-age children in the Sherman-Denison area.
It started with an insurance salesman and one small airplane. From there, it became an aviation empire and one of the most noted names in Texas aviation. From Braniff Airline’s humble beginnings, Tom Braniff’s story became one of many colorful tales of Texas pilots and businessmen and the quest to conquer the skies.
We know through previous research that music was important to our ancestors and that many traditions, such as singing classes and music clubs were popular in Indian Territory days. After statehood many of our schools took up the challenge of organizing talented singers and musicians and sharing them with others. Southeastern State Normal School, renamed the State Teachers College in 1921, was assisted in their efforts by an amazing young woman from Indiana. Julia E. Stout was born in 1879 to Dr. Henry H. and Mary Ann Dewey Stout. She moved to Oklahoma in 1910 and began a fifty-year career that influenced the lives of hundreds of students.
Denison water and sewer bill increases are possibly on the rising due to coming infrastructure upgrades and inflation. The city received an update and possible rate scenarios this week that could see the average residential water rate increase by about $9 to $10 a year for the next five years.
Religious Americans are deeply divided in their views on abortion, and reactions from faith leaders ranged from elation to anger after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide.
For many communities, the coming years could be an important turning point as area cities face growth and expansion. While this growth could be a boon to many growing municipalities, it also brings increasing needs and demands to support the growth.
The Denison City Council has given the green light to a new aggregate sales yard despite opposition and concerns from neighboring residents. In a nearly 45-minute heated discussion, nearby residents voiced their frustrations and concerns about what impacts the proposed 12-acre sales yard could have on their nearby homes.
The Sherman Police department will soon have new leadership at its helm. The Sherman City Council unanimously confirmed Monday that Asst. Police Chief Jason Jeffcoat will be the new chief of the Sherman Police Department.
A Sherman man has been indicted on ten counts of child abuse this week. Stacie Ryan Hollis, 38, was indicted on one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, two counts of sexual assault of a child, and seven counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.