New Sherman ISD elementary on West Travis Street goes to council Monday, with a request to shrink its storm shelter
The 712-student school planned for fall 2028 needs a permit to build on retail-zoned land, and the district wants shelter space sized to TEA's student limits instead of the building code's 2,227-person count.
By Vance Kowalski · October 27, 2026
Hack at a payroll and HR software vendor exposed Social Security numbers of some current and former Sherman ISD workers
Sherman ISD says an intruder got into Frontline Education's systems in August. The district's own network was not breached, and affected employees will get letters offering two years of free credit monitoring.
Delia Montoya · October 27, 2026
Seven Election Day vote centers are in Sherman; any Grayson County voter can use them Nov. 3
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at 24 Grayson County vote centers, seven of them in Sherman. Here is the list, plus the photo IDs Texas accepts and what to do without one.
Vance Kowalski · October 27, 2026
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Man who ran cash pickups in fake PayPal refund scheme gets 20 years, Grayson County prosecutors say
Prosecutors say the scheme cost five Texans about $150,000; a daughter's photo of a license plate after a 93-year-old lost $19,000 led deputies to a Killeen man now sentenced to 20 years.
Savannah Reed · October 24, 2026
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22 New Businesses in Sherman: Week of Oct. 26
Public records show 19 new sales tax permits and 3 business listings for Sherman businesses in the week of Oct. 26. Here is the full list.
October 27, 2026
Local BusinessApple says lasers from Coherent's Sherman plant drive Face ID on the new iPhone 18 Pro
Apple named the Sherman facility in an Oct. 20 list of U.S. suppliers for its newest phones, saying Coherent's lasers enable Face ID and the redesigned Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
October 21, 2026
Local Business30 New Businesses in Sherman: Week of Oct. 19
Public records show 26 new sales tax permits and 4 business listings for Sherman businesses in the week of Oct. 19. Here is the full list.
October 21, 2026
TexasTexas factories kept growing in October, but new orders cooled sharply, Dallas Fed survey finds
The Dallas Fed's production index slipped 14 points to 15.8 and new orders fell to 9.3 from 30.7, while executives grew more upbeat about the six months ahead and raw material costs stayed high.
October 26, 2026
TexasMissed the mail ballot cutoff? Texas still allows late ballots for a sudden illness or a family death, handled at the county office on Houston Street
A voter who falls ill on or after Oct. 22 can send a representative for a late ballot until 5 p.m. Nov. 3. A death in the family on or after Oct. 29 opens a separate in-person window Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
October 25, 2026
TexasSNAP enrollment in Texas sinks to its lowest level since 2009, with children making up most of the drop
About 2.8 million Texans received food assistance in September, 20.8% fewer than a year earlier, state data show. The state processed only 64% of applications on time.
October 23, 2026
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