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US 75/691 Update

August 3, 2009May 17, 2011 Dan Acree

When the economy tanked in 2008, progress slowed on plans to develop the intersection of US Hwy 75 at FM 691 across from Texoma Medical Center in Denison.

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Kim Blake: Sonic Sensation

By Dan Acree

Want a tip? Work hard and remember what people like. With a cheery personality and a knack for customer service, Kim Blake has been raking in tips at the Sonic Drive-in at US 75 and FM 120 in Denison for eight years. But new technology is changing the way people tip, or can tip.

Category: Business

Emory “Johnny” Perry

By Edward Southerland

It seems appropriate that one of the voices behind the Doo-Wop classic “Cherry Pie,” Emory Perry, grew up on Music Street in Sherman. “Everybody on Music Street played an instrument,” he said. His mother took in extra work to make the $45 to buy him an alto saxophone.

Category: FOB

Black Texomans Honored

By Dan Acree

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.

Category: FOB

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