Whitewright News

In 1880, Mexican soldiers killed Apache chief Victorio, Thomas Edison tested an electric railway and Wabash, Indiana became the first city in the world to be lighted electrically.

The community will pay tributes to Rudolph Bergfeld and John Franklin "Doc" Witt today when two Half Mile of History stones are unveiled in downtown Tyler.

This past weekend the Bonham 5-6 Boys All-Stars won second place in District 1A Tournament in Whitewright.

Last week the Godwins said hello to a new grandson when daughter Jamie gave birth.

Senior members of the Garland Senior Activity Center, Garland, Texas visited the Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum on Friday, June 12, 2009.

The Whitewright Civic Center was packed on Saturday to carry on the legacy of the Franklin family and listen to some of the region's finest old-time Texas breakdown fiddlers compete for the coveted Louis Franklin Championship.

On Friday afternoon, Sheriff Keith Gary read off the names of the 17 officers who have died in the line of duty in Grayson County.

The fiddle came over on the boat with the first settlers, generally with the Scot/Irish settlers.

Shawn A. 'Tank' Edwards, 40, of Roxton went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, in Paris.

A two story farm house in Grayson County burned to the ground Tuesday night. Just after 9 p.m. fire fighters were called to a house at 3961 Rose Hill Rd, that's south of Highway 11 between Tom Bean and Whitewright.

Enjoy "old roses and new friends" beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2009, in Whitewright, Texas.

Noticed any strangers in your neighborhood lately? Anyone carrying what might look like those fancy new electronic meter readers, but you know it's not the meter reader? Well please don't holler at them or call the police, they're doing their jobs and are not nicely dressed crooks casing your neighborhood.

Six local people recently completed thirty hours of training in order to become volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in the custody of the state.

From news release: Air Force Airman Preston G. Brooks has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

But the discussion is much deeper than surface water. Fannin County Commissions Court met with Sherman Mayor Bill Magers, Whitewright Mayor Dee Welch and the staff of Representative Larry Phillips to define just how Fannin County should align in regard to TCEQ's mandate to form Groundwater Conservation Districts.

Bonham Mayor Roy Floyd, along with mayors of cities across North Texas took time out of their busy schedules March 18 to deliver meals for local SNAP Centers as part of the "Mayors for Meals" campaign in 2009.

The 2009 Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off will take place on Saturday April 4, 2009.

We've finally "sprung" forward. I love the few extra hours of daylight after getting off work.

Cooke, Fannin and Grayson counties - Tri-County Senior Nutrition Project, Inc. announced today that it will be participating in the national 2009 March For Meals campaign.

The Shorthorn reporter Sohana Kutub stands in front of the plane that she jumped out of minutes earlier Sunday at Skydive Dallas.