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Trustees recognized staff from Perrin Early Childhood Center, Jefferson Learning Center and Crutchfield Elementary at Monday's board meeting, the district says.
The Republican Senate nominee is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille. Admission is free with a reserved ticket. Democrat James Talarico is on a 21-stop tour of his own before the Nov. 3 election.
The city says the preparation work near U.S. 75 and FM 1417 is complete, including construction of Aston Drive. H-E-B has not said when it will start building the store.
The Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority award covers a Motorola plate-reader project for Grayson County, with a $4,000 local match. A condition in the same document says reimbursement for such cameras is paused, possibly indefinitely.
With the ban off, the county still requires anyone burning outside city limits to call its communications center first and to follow fire marshal rules on hours, wind and materials.
The DEA's locator shows the Sherman Police Department taking unwanted medicines from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24. Five pharmacies in Sherman and Denison accept them year-round.
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Resolution 7682 ends Sherman's lease of automated license plate readers and requires council approval, plus a public hearing, before any are installed again. State and county cameras in town are not affected.
Sherman police arrested Matthew Ponce after a homeowner reported a suspicious individual, leading to charges related to online solicitation.
The Hidden Meadows tract on the 3900 block of West Houston Street is zoned for single-family homes. City staff made no recommendation ahead of Tuesday's planning commission hearing.
A construction update for tonight's board meeting puts substantial completion of the campus at Nov. 25. Five consent items would buy its network gear, Wi-Fi, classroom panels, computers and phones.
The city-initiated update would give each part of the 2022 planned development a base zoning district and a new list of allowed uses. Staff wants car washes dropped and closer review of businesses next to the planned park.
RPMX Construction wants a temporary batch plant and equipment yard at 1300 S. Sam Rayburn Freeway for TxDOT's highway rebuild. Planners also weigh renewing the Texoma Parkway Motel 6 permit with on-site security Tuesday.
Auditors found no weaknesses or questioned costs at the Sherman-based regional agency for the year ended April 30. Section 8 vouchers and help with energy bills made up most of what it spent.
A report to trustees Monday counts 732 students in the district's Spanish-English dual language program and 1,336 more in ESL. Dillingham, Parker and Washington earned the full four points on the state's English-growth measure.
The new pumper would replace a 2013 engine, and five patrol SUVs and a K-9 unit would retire 2019 and 2020 Tahoes. All are routine consent items for the 5 p.m. meeting.
The district held $279.2 million in investments on June 30, and $231.2 million of it was in its capital projects fund. Trustees review the annual report Monday.
The 1945 Foundation wants a permit for a senior activity center on 9.37 acres at 1400 S. Gribble St. Planners take it up Tuesday, but city staff recommends tabling it.
The 4-0 vote came after a closed session on the city manager job. The minutes, released ahead of Monday's meeting, name no firm, cost or timeline.
Rudy Reynoso will give a free lecture on Houdini on Thursday, Oct. 22, and a free magic show the next night in Hoxie Thompson Auditorium, where the escape artist performed 102 years ago today.
The Sherman nonprofit popped balloons Thursday to mark its anniversary and is asking supporters to give $50 a month for a year. It answered 2,957 hotline calls in 2025.
The planned development in the 2400 block of South Highway 75 would allow a hotel up to 100 feet tall, a conference center and up to 210 apartments over shops, with more housing west of Gaba Drive.
