WASHINGTON – The size of a bipartisan package to provide fresh spending to combat COVID-19 could shrink to $10 billion, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday, and the chamber’s top Democrat also suggested its price tag could fall.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. Ron De- Santis on Thursday to block a new law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
Relief efforts continue in the Sherwood Shores area as residents try to pick up the pieces of their lives after an EF-2 tornado damaged homes in the area on March 21. A report from the Grayson County Office of Emergency Management released Thursday said Grayson County Disaster Relief is still working in the area to assist those who have needs.
KYIV, Ukraine – Russian troops began leaving the Chernobyl nuclear plant after soldiers got “significant doses” of radiation from digging trenches at the highly contaminated site, Ukraine’s state power company said Thursday as heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.
Piner Middle School Art Teacher Stephenie Anderson stands next to one of her pieces of art during an art show at Sherman ISD Monday. Works from art teachers from throughout the district were on display at the district's service center this week. MICHAEL HUTCHINS / HERALD DEMOCRAT
United Way of Grayson County is looking for a few local students to become interns for the nonprofit. UW of GC Director of Development Katie Eubanks said students picked for the program will complete a 32-hour internship from June 6-16.
Grayson County grand jurors returned indictments against a number of local people this week for crimes against other persons. Indictments are formal charges and are not considered as evidence of guilt.
ARLINGTON, Texas – A Texas city has settled a lawsuit with the parents of a 3-year-old boy who died last September after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that was found at a splash pad he’d visited.
When Gov. Greg Abbott created a task force this month to look at teacher and school staff shortages, he was wading into an issue that has long plagued public schools in the state.