While the Father’s Day is ubiquitous with ads for neck ties, power tools and grills, it wasn’t always so popular. The idea of honoring dads for all that they do arose after Mother’s Day was an established holiday.
A Colombian lawyer has been convicted of federal obstruction violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez, 48, was convicted of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting following a week-long trial before U.S.
Sherman laid the foundation for a new $5 billion GlobalWafers production plant in Sherman Thursday when it approved the creation of a tax abatement reinvestment zone for the project. The new zone sets the stage for Sherman and other taxing entities to offer abatements in support of the proposed project by GlobalWafer, the parent company of Globitech.
Local eateries are doing a good job of following the rules for cleanliness and food preparation set out by the state. The most recent round of inspections by the Grayson County Health Department saw no establishment make anything below a “C” grade.
With its brilliant new facilities dedicated to teaching students the latest in career pathways, technology and the fine arts, Sherman High School is a testament to the impact the investment the Sherman community made in 2017.
After the COVID-19 pandemic’s education disruptions caused Texas students’ standardized test scores to drop, their performance is beginning to turn around toward pre-pandemic levels in three subject areas, according to test results released Thursday by the Texas Education Agency.
“A good man is always learning,” is an old Latin Proverb. Sages and thinkers since the days of the first schools thousands of years ago have recognized the importance of education in shaping and informing the minds of students from their earliest lessons and throughout their lives. Leaders of schools and colleges play a special role in developing the culture of a learning community. One such education leader, native Texan John Brown Watson, became an important figure in shaping colleges across the South.
In the late 1890s a group of young men known as “Teddy’s Terrors” wandered the streets of Caddo, Indian Territory. Thankfully their goal was to make music rather than mayhem. Their director and sponsor was Prof. W. H. Wheeler, a talented musician and the father of Clarence Wheeler, who played the piano, violin, and mandolin. In 1894 the band included: Pete Bloom, E flat cornet; Arch Russell, E flat cornet; Dick Grayson, B flat cornet; Jim Council, B flat cornet; Charles Manning, 1st alto; Frank Lawrence, 2nd alto; Jim Sims, 1st tenor; Ira Smith, B baritone; E. G. Lloyd, B tuba; R. E. Burkes, bass drum; Henry Richards, snare drum.
Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close