Walter E. Potts was born in Denison in 1892 and lived to be 105 years old. The son of William and Mollie Potts distinguished himself in World War I serving as one of thousands of “Buffalo Soldiers” assigned to the U.S. Army’s 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions. The 92nd was attached to France’s 4th Army.
The Salvation Army raised $6,000 and served 300+ people at the Sherman Municipal Ballroom on January 26th. Area restaurants donated their signature dishes. Participating restaurants included Angela’s Cafe, The Jalapeno Tree, The Boiler Room, Carol’s Red Apron, Cracker Barrel, The Metropolitan Cafe, Travis Street Grille, Ya-Hoo Baking Company, […]
CASA of Grayson Co. is a service organization dedicated to area children who have found themselves in the court system, not for what they have done, but as victims of abuse and neglect. The goal of CASA is to represent these children as Guardians ad Litem to protect their rights and to ultimately place each into a loving and protective home.
In neither Hollywood nor New York do many celebrities have the distinction of saying that they have appeared on television regularly for twenty years—Oprah Winfrey, Bill O’Reilly, David Letterman maybe. Joining those ranks this year is Texoma’s own Blake Utter.
Leadership and inspiration are what make the annual NFL Alumni Charity Golf Classic stand out in the North Texas area, and the board directing tournament activities credits those attributes to Tournament Director and Board President Jimmy Jack Beale. One of the things that stand out about Beale in the past six years of the tournament’s existence in Grayson County is Beale’s physical challenges.
Ladies and Gentlemen! Texoma Living! presents three rounds for the Electronic Championship of Texoma. In the Sherman Town Center, sporting the blue and gold sign, the current Texoma Big Box Electronics Champion—Best Buy. The challenger, in Sherman Commons, wearing red and white—Circuit City.
On Thursday, February 7, a fire at the Imperial Sugar Company near Savannah, GA sent dozens of workers to the hospital, eight lost their lives. The Port Wentworth, GA plant is one of the largest in the U.S. and refines sugar products marketed under the brands Imperial, Dixie Crystals and Holly.
Seventy-seven women wore red and joined together to kick off the Texoma Health Foundation’s First Annual Go Red Luncheon in support of the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day for Women. The event, sponsored by the American Bank of Texas and the Texoma Heart Group, was held at Tanglewood Resort to increase local awareness of cardiovascular disease […]
Hillary Clinton is in a serious race for the White House. She feels pressure to appear sophisticated, scrupulous, and sedulous. After all, the world has serious problems! Now just hold on. Who says you can’t be serious minded, savvy and lighthearted at the same time? In fact, the press and political consultants gave Hillary feedback that she needed to lighten up, laugh more and not be so stiff.
All too often the holiday season can be completely overwhelming— gifts to buy and wrap, cards to mail, meals to prepare, parties to plan. With so much to do, there is little time left for anything else. As daunting a task as it may seem, holiday decorating does not have to contribute to the stress level.