Pottsboro News

If you have ever had trouble parallel parking or turning around on a narrow road, imagine trying to do the same thing in a 30 foot vehicle, with load sirens going off in an emergency; That's what a group of Sherman and Pottsboro firefighters trained to do today.

I believe he was past 100 the last time he called. Dean Martin of Sherman would telephone me several times a year for a number of years, always pleasant, brief with his remarks, and usually with a joke.

Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Planning Organization directors approved Wednesday the 2010-2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan that sets priorities for highways, public transit, airports, railroads and even hike and bike trails.

It's been under construction for more than 18 months. Now the Highway 289 Extension is just days away from opening to traffic.

Contestant number one for our Healthy Holiday Cooking Competition is Beth Schnitker from Circle S Catering in Pottsboro.

A former Pottsboro coach and teacher has been indicted for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Denison, TX - The nationwide group Operation Lifesaver came through Texoma Thursday morning by rail, on one of the only passenger trains ever to take the tracks in this area.

I'm away wiping tears now, and it's all Danielle's fault. This granddaughter, now 20 but still my little girl, sent me a text message last night saying, "Listen to this song, 'The Best Day.' It reminds me of you and me." Well, I don't have one of those fancy, newfangled phones, so I sent her back a message that I'd have to look up the song and ...

"I don't have any regrets. I'd start over and do it again." That's what Pottsboro native Ronnie Hughes says of his retirement after 37 years with the Denison Fire Department.

There is a nursery rhyme that says little girls are made of sugar and spice. But I am not sure they were talking about the little girl who spends Friday nights and Saturday mornings with me and mine.

Tom Mc Holmes threw a party on Thursday, and a hundred or so of his friends showed up to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first edition of his newspaper, The Trenton Tribune.

On Tuesday we told you about a profanity-laced advertisement that appeared in last week's edition of the Pottsboro Press, a weekly community newspaper that bills itself as 'the conservative voice of Grayson." That ad, which contained the "F" and "S" words, had many parents we spoke to furious.

When a caller says, "There's something wrong in the newspaper today," our switchboard folks appear to automatically respond, "Hold please, I'll ring the newsroom." It's not always the newsroom's mistake, but we don't mind trying to track down the source of the problem if we can.

Pottsboro Press Publisher Frank Alvarez told KXII on the phone the printing of an ad in the newspaper was a mistake.

My husband witnessed an inspiring scene in a Van Alstyne restaurant a few weeks ago.

Yesterday, authorities issued an arrest warrant for a former Pottsboro teacher and coach after he was accused of sexual misconduct with one of his students.

An arrest warrant has been issued tonight for former Pottsboro teacher and coach Ryan Tate after accusations surfaced he was having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

The Ladies Bible Class and guests from the Pottsboro Church of Christ, Pottsboro, Texas recently visited the Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum.

Georgetown Baptist Church exists to glorify God and introduce people to Him. We utilize a contemporary style of worship that is exciting and engaging.

Fall enrollment figures at Grayson County College are the highest they have been since the mid-1980s, and increases are evident across the board.