Property Fraud Alert is a free online service offered to our property owners. This service monitors names of newly filed documents and notifies individuals when a document has been filed with that name on it. The Fannin County Clerk, Jenny Garner, encourages every property owner to sign up for this service.

The closure is scheduled from 9:00 p.m. on Feb. 26, until 5:00 a.m. on Feb. 27, to facilitate the removal of an existing overhead sign bridge.

The road closure will be at J P Cave Road on the north end and Webb Smith Road on the south end. The road will be open to local traffic only with extra barricades and signs at Choctaw Creek bridge.

Join us for an engaging and enlightening afternoon with Deborah Cornelius, a Dallas-born and Sherman-raised storyteller, who will be sharing her story at the upcoming meeting. Residing with her husband along the picturesque Red River, Cornelius discovered uncanny coincidences in her life regarding two special pioneer families. These families were among the founders of Dallas, Texas, and the first pioneers in Wichita County, where she currently lives.

Tiffane Chantial Volz, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant on February 18, 2025.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

The Melissa Police Department (MPD) begins the enforcement of commercial vehicle traffic laws to ensure the safety of all drivers and protect city roadways from excessive wear and damage. This initiative, made possible by the voter-approved Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD), will allow officers to conduct more frequent inspections and enforce weight limits on commercial vehicles traveling through Melissa.

Austin College will host its annual Dr. Kenneth Street Law Symposium on Thursday, February 20, 2025, with the theme, Ethical Challenge and Legal Reform in an Era of Incivility.

Out of an abundance of caution and for the safety of our seniors and volunteers, Meals on Wheels Texoma will be closed on Thursday, February 20, due to the anticipated severe weather.

The Denison Development Alliance will meet in a regular session beginning on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 4:00 P.M. in the Conference Room at the Denison Development Alliance, 115 N. Rusk Ave, Denison, Texas 75020

We are sad to report that our pipes are frozen, so we have had to close the center and cancel classes for today. Thursday's classes are tentative.

Unique by Nature is hosted by the McKinney Performing Arts Center, City of McKinney. Sponsors include citizen leaders dedicated to the growth of the arts in McKinney. The competition has two categories: Large Works Purchase Prize Competition, and Non-Purchase Prize Competition and Juried Exhibition.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced upcoming alternating lane closures of the northbound main lanes of US 75, beginning at FM 691. The closure is scheduled from 9:00 p.m. on Feb. 19, until 5:00 a.m. on Feb. 20, to facilitate the hanging of concrete deck panels on the new Spur 503 bridge.

The contractor was awarded the contract for the 1.70-mile US 75 Project, valued at more than $145.4 million, which is designed to provide long-term transportation and operational improvements on US 75 from US 82 to SH 91. The project will widen the four-lane roadway to six-lanes-divided from US 82 to SH 91. The project will include reconstruction of the frontage roads as well as reconfigure and improve the intersection at US 75 and SH 91.

This is official notice that there will be a Public Hearing at 5:00 pm, Monday, February 17, 2025, in the Community Room of the Sherman Police Department, 2600 W. Travis St., Sherman, Texas, for the following Ordinances.

Do you know the love stories of your ancestors? Join us at six o'clock next Tuesday evening, February 18, in the History Room at the Honey Grove Library.

***Here's a look at work planned in the district for the week starting February 17, 2025.

Representative Shelley Luther is excited to announce her appointment to the following critical committees...

The deadline to file as a candidate is Friday, February 14, 2025.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bobby Wilkinson, executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), to the FHLB Dallas Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council).

In a split decision, Fannin County Commissioners Court followed the recommendation of Bois d'Arc Lake Zoning Commission and denied a Change in Zoning application; from A&R, Agriculture & Ranching District to R&C, Retail and Commercial District on CR 2998 in Honey Grove, Property ID# 71025. There will be no regular meeting of Fannin County Commissioners Court next week.

It was standing-room-only at Mulberry United Methodist Church fellowship hall on Monday night as concerned residents in Fannin County met to discuss how to limit the damage being done to the environment, roads and quality of life by an ever-expanding sand mining industry.

You are welcome to call 903-583-7555 to get YOUR utility bill amount or visit Bonham City Hall located at 514 Chestnut St. to get a copy of YOUR utility bill.

Bonham City Council called for a general election on May 3, updated some ordinances and approved the purchase of a new fire truck at their regular meeting on Feb 10.

Candidate applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14.

Texoma Medical Center (TMC) is pleased to announce the opening of the region's first and only hybrid cardiac catheterization suite. The hybrid suite is a $11.8M investment by TMC aimed at continuing to offer advanced structural heart and vascular disease care to those living in and around the Texoma region.

The Perrin Air Force Base Museum will be showing the movie Red Tails on Tuesday at 1:00 at the museum. Free admission and popcorn will be provided.

Join us in welcoming Deborah Cornelius to The Sherman Museum, Tuesday, February 11 for an early evening (5:00 p.m.) discussion about her novel, Rivers and Destinies. Deb is a Dallas-born (and Sherman raised) storyteller who discovered uncanny coincidences in her life regarding two special families. Not ten miles from her birth home, these pioneers were among the founders of Dallas, Texas.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025 in the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

5:30 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2025

Courtney Green, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Green was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on January 30, 2025, by U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant. Co-defendant Tiffane Chantial Volz, 37, also of Denton, pleaded guilty to the same charge and is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Mazzant on February 18, 2025.

Here's a look at work planned in the district for the week starting February 10, 2025.

Rembrandt, Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh 1632, oil on panel, 29 x 21 15/16 in. (73.7 x 55.8 cm). Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Paintings by Rembrandt, Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jacob van Ruisdael, Maria Schalcken, and more, along with prints, maps, and decorative objects, explore how Dutch dominance in international commerce transformed life in the Netherlands and created a flourishing of culture.

A routine investigation about a suspicious vehicle on a residential street led to the arrest of three individuals and the removal of illegal firearms, high-capacity magazines, and drugs from the streets of Anna.

Tuesday, February 4, 2025, a crowd gathered for a ceremonial signing of the final section be installed on a 32-mile pipeline that will transport up to 54 million gallons of water per day from Lake Ralph Hall to the communities Upper Trinity serves in Denton and Collin counties. Located on the North Sulphur River near Ladonia, the 7,600-acre Lake Ralph Hall, scheduled for completion in 2026, will be Texas' newest lake and one of the state's largest water projects in over 30 years. photo by Allen Rich

The City of McKinney Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the McKinney Fire Department, will conduct a prescribed burn across nearly 80 acres in Erwin Park on Thursday, Feb. 6. Erwin Park will be fully closed on the day of the burn.

Sherman High School is hosting a blood drive on February 6, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Room C126 in partnership with Texoma Regional Blood Center.

DAV & RecruitMilitary will break down barriers for veteran employment at the Dallas Veterans Job Fair on Thursday, February 6 at AT&T Stadium from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central.

Bonham, Texas -- The Tenth Annual Captain Tim La Vergne Sr. Memorial Blood Drive will be hosted by the Bonham Police Department, City of Bonham, The La Vergne Family, and the Texoma Regional Blood Center, at the City of Bonham Council Chambers on February 7, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse