Gainesville News

Funeral services celebrating the life of Shirley Ann Thomas Biberdorf will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2 P.M. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 4933 S. 7th under the direction of North's Funeral Home.

Gainesville High juniors A.J. Johnson and Thomas Niles have both been to picked to take part in the Army All-American combine from Jan.

Students at Headstart Academy got a surprise Friday when volunteers from Coats for Kids delivered approximately 69 new winter jackets to the school.

What would happen if there was an emergency or disaster and you went to use your cell phone and it no longer worked because the system was out, overloaded, or whatever? Would you even know a phone number "in you head" or "by heart" to call? Do you even have everyone's phone number written down somewhere so you could contact family, friends and ...

Drama students from North Central Texas College are performing Dr. Jekyll and Mr.

A special dedication ceremony was held Saturday, Oct. 24 to honor the Clark Cemetery where Nathaniel Miles Clark, a Great Hanging victim, and his family are buried.

For Cooke County Judge John Roane, restoring the courthouse is an act to preserve both the county's history and his own.

Two suspects reportedly fled the Family Dollar store without taking any money after an armed robbery attempt Saturday night.

The Gainesville Civic Center was rockin' Saturday night when the Butterfield Stage Players, donors and staff members celebrated the organization's 30th anniversary.

A group of children's theater performers took the stage Thursday night during a dress rehearsal for "Wiley and the Hairy Man" at the Butterfield Stage Theater.

The Morton Musem of Cooke County will host its second annual Ghostin' Around Gainesville tour beginning Thursday, Oct.

Gainesville fire fighter Brad Thompson learned drag racing from his father, Bill Thompson and he passed that love for competitive racing to his daughter, Shelby.

Gainesville Police are warning residents that a bat found in a south central Gainesville neighborhood has tested positive for the rabies virus.

It's time again for the 2nd Annual Ghostin Around Gainesville Tour. This event is a big fundraiser for the Morton Museum.

Approximately 5,500 people attended this year's Depot Day on Saturday, Oct. 10 in downtown Gainesville.

With chemical burn scars on the right side of his face, Cynthia Stout's 15 year old son Brian testified in 235th District Court Wednesday about the acid burn incident which left him, his brother and two of his sisters seriously injured in Woodbine last January.

Assistant District Attorney Lisa Decker's opening statement was cut short after a juror in the Darlene Stout trial had to leave the courtroom to be with her parents who were injured in an auto accident in Gainesville Tuesday morning.

Noah's Ark Animal Shelter is having its big annual fund raiser on Oct. 15 starting at 6 p.m. at the Gainesville Civic Center.

As the days get shorter and the weather cooler, the American Red Cross is reaching out to blood donors.

The North Texas Medical Center board of trustees voted 9-0 to approve the FY10 budget for the hospital during their meeting Sept.