Fannin News

A 17-year-old Trenton High School student was stopped by a fake police officer who reportedly took off with his money.

Jack L. Daniels DeRidder Looking through some old newspapers, I located a special edition of The Times dated Feb.

By CASEY KNAUPP Staff Writer The Historical Preservation Board denied Wednesday a request to demolish three dilapidated houses in the Charnwood Residential Historic District.

Originally published September 30, 2009 at 7:09 p.m., updated September 30, 2009 at 7:10 p.m. Looking for some barbecue? Local restaurants include: Aunt Jo's BBQ 361-578-5900 Clint South Texas BBQ 1002 N. Navarro St.

From the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, and The University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, Tex.

Fannin County authorities are investigating a report of a missing man whose vehicle was found abandoned this week.

Originally published July 28, 2009 at midnight, updated July 28, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. The Goliad High School class of 1999 will gather for a 10-year reunion Sept.

San Angelo Independent School District leaders are smiling with results just in from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills testing.

The impact on UTPB remains unclear after Gov. Rick Perry signed an ambitious bill designed to make Texas more competitive by adding to the number of research universities in the Lone Star State.

The events of April 21, 1836, when the Texas army defeated Santa Anna's troops at San Jacinto, captured the attention of all Texans for weeks afterward, and for a time the man historian Clarence Wharton called 'The Phantom Dr.

The first 'glimpse' of Dr. Benjamin Harrison's presence in Brazoria County during the days of the Texas Revolution came in 'The Diary of William Fairfax Gray, from Virginia to Texas, 1835-1837.' Gray's diary stated that Harrison, who had been reported to have been massacred at Victoria, instead had been taken prisoner, then released and actually ...

Monday, June 1st was the last day of the 81st Legislative Session. Over the next several weeks I will talk about some of the bills that were passed during this session.

The 55th Annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course is scheduled for Aug. 3-5 at Texas A&M University in College Station, reports Blair Fannin, Texas AgriLife Extension communications specialist.

Austin College is now accepting applications for the tuition-free Center for Southwester and Mexican Studies 2009 Summer Institute for Gifted and Talented High School Students, with successful students receiving academic credit for two college courses .

On April 17, 1836, a bedraggled group of men reached a point on a road that was a proverbial "fork in the road." These men had been enduring rain, mud and numerous insects.

If the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, was the consummation of the marriage of rebels in the revolution that won Texians their freedom, the act that gave birth to their desired offspring and secured that freedom was the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21 that year.