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Council approves 140 new homes coming to W’boro
After a public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Whitesboro City Council approved the annexation of property that will bring 140 new single-family homes to the area. In the hearing, Council addressed the annexation of a property that would expand city limits and allow for the construction of 140 single-family homes in Whitesboro in the next two to three years. The property, generally located on Locust Street between Hwy 377 and Depot Street, is to include a 30-acre tract within the city’s territorial and jurisdictional limits.
Whitesboro elementary schools start year under new leadership
A new school year brings new leadership for two Whitesboro schools. Josh Hammock, former Vice Principal of Whitesboro Middle School, will be the principal at Hayes Primary School. The position was left vacant by James Worley, who has been hired as the principal at Whitesboro Intermediate School. Hammock grew up...
City of Tioga set to levy higher property tax rate
The Tioga City Council Monday moved forward with a proposed 10 cent-per $100 of valuation tax increase. If eventually ratified, the city property tax rate will be set at .493255/$100 of valuation. This is an increase for the current rate of .394634/$100 of valuation. Mayor Craig Jezek said the increase would be the first local tax hike in several years.
KCB 6th annual memorial brick installation event a success
Saturday, August 10 marked the sixth Keep Collinsville Beautiful (KCB) Memorial Brick installation event in the Collinsville downtown square around the flagpole. Members and brick donors gathered at 7 p.m. to remove blank bricks and replace with newly engraved ones in their designated space. Since the program’s inception in 2016,...
Texas woman who left state for abortion to back Harris at convention
DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas woman forced to leave the state for an emergency abortion is urging other voters to back Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, and will advocate for her at the party's national convention next week.
KCB names Davis Volunteer of the Year
Dr. Vicky Davis received the Keep Collinsville Beautiful (KCB) “Volunteer of the Year” award at the organization’s August meeting. The honor covers events of the KCB year running from July to July. “Vicky shows up to lend a hand, or get up on the bed of a...
WPD’s Wayne Vaughn promoted
Last Thursday at 2:30 p.m., friends, family and members of the community gathered at Whitesboro City Hall for a ceremony recognizing the promotion of Wayne Vaughn from Officer In Charge/Investigator to Corporal. Vaughn was born in Dallas and grew up in Mesquite. His family moved to Grayson County in the...
Citizens gather to celebrate Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Morelan, 103-year-old ‘community matriarch’
Last Thursday, First United Methodist Church Wesley Hall was filled with friends, family, community members and political leaders to celebrate the long life of 103-year-old Liz Morelan. Born on April 24, 1921, Morelan was raised a farmer’s daughter in Oklahoma. She attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University where she was named...
Heartbreak for Bristol Palin as Son Tripp, 15, Moves Out of Her Texas Home to Reunite With Dad Levi in Alaska
Bristol Palin is heartbroken after her teenage son Tripp left her family home in Texas to live with his father in Alaska.RadarOnline.com can reveal Bristol – Sarah Palin’s 33-year-old daughter – announced the emotional news in an Instagram post on Wednesday.The former reality TV star wrote: “This has been the hardest ‘first day of school’ yet with one of the biggest pieces of my heart missing.“Tripp has decided to finish out high school in Alaska to be closer to his dad and our entire family.“If you know Tripp, you know he lives for hunting/fishing and I honestly can’t blame him...
Texas women denied care for ectopic pregnancies proves exceptions are a "farce", experts say
Several days after Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz found out she was pregnant in Texas, she started to experience bleeding and cramping. When she went to the emergency room, she was told that she was likely having a miscarriage and to seek medical care if the symptoms continued. Over the next...
High school student beats cancer, grows hair back – now school says he has to cut it
VALLEY VIEW, Texas (KXII/Gray News) – A Texas high school student who beat cancer and grew his hair back after chemotherapy is now being told he must cut it to comply with school dress code policy. Trent Sampson was diagnosed with cancer at the end of his freshman year,...
Fire at tornado-swiped Dollar Tree warehouse in Marietta, OK; no hazard, sheriff says
Firefighters battled a large fire Friday at the closed-down, tornado-wrecked Dollar Tree warehouse in Marietta that had southbound traffic on Interstate 35 shut down temporarily because of billowing black smoke. Love County Sheriff Andy Cumberledge told KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas, there was an "all call" for all fire departments in Love County...
Gunter ISD bus damaged in minor accident
GUNTER, Texas (KXII) - A Gunter ISD school bus was damaged in a minor accident Friday morning. The district shared that at the morning drop off at Gunter Middle School, the driver of another vehicle tried to go around the bus as it was activating its stop signs. The driver...
Burkburnett School Board recognized as ‘Top 5 School Board in Texas’
BURKBURNETT, Texas (KAUZ) - Top 5 School Board of the Year, that’s the recognition the district has received from the Texas Association of School Administrators. We spoke with the district’s superintendent about how their hard work pours back into students. A school board is responsible for a number...
$15,000 Offered For Info Regarding Destroyed Bald Eagle Nest Near Dallas
Texas state and federal authorities are looking for information regarding the destruction of an active bald eagle nest last year near Dallas, and they are mean business. The Center for Biological Diversity has offered a $15,000 reward to whoever can lead them to the person responsible. Ring any bells?. A...
Pottsboro mother killed in Anna crash, funeral to be held in Denison
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (KXII) - The woman killed in a crash on Hwy 75 in Anna has been identified as a woman from Pottsboro. Katrina Shelby, 45, a wife and mother of two, who was allegedly on her way to take graduation photos with her daughter when she was involved in the multi-vehicle crash.
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