Newsletter-Late-Week

This week, Grayson County commissioners declared Oct. 5-11 as National 4-H week in the county. Grayson County Judge Bruce Dawsey read the proclamation into county records during Tuesday's weekly meeting of the group.

Sherman residents can expect an increase in their water and sewer bills starting next month. The Sherman City Council approved an increase in water and wastewater rates that could increase water cost by 6 percent for residential users and about 9 percent for most commercial and industrial users, city officials said.

Grayson County commissioners approved resolutions for the county elections staff to run local elections for various other entities Tuesday.

The Sherman Independent School District is not raising its property tax rates for the upcoming year. Last week, the SISD School Board approved a total tax rate of $1.2342 for each $100 of value, the same rate it held for the current fiscal year.

An early cemetery that as served the Black population of Denison for more than a century is now a part of the city proper. In a quick series of voted last week, the Denison City Council voted to annex the Iron Ore Cemetery into the city amid efforts by Denison to maintain it.

Do you have a problem with potholes, street repairs and other issues in the city of Sherman? There is an app for that now. The city launched its new smart phone app this week, which brings together many city resources, information and the ability to report problems into a single place.

A local nonprofit aimed at ending childhood homelessness is combining that cause with the fun of a softball tournament to strike out homelessness.

The city of Van Alstyne has approved its budget and tax rate for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year. In a meeting held Sept. 9, city council members voted on the measures following public hearings on both topics.