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ERCOT meteorologist Chris Coleman recently made the legacy/corporate news media circuit warning Texans of possible extreme cold during the 2024/2025 winter. The Texas electric grid managed by ERCOT in the...
by Kendall Davis on 12/19/2024
The construction of Bel Air Village in Sherman, Texas, is progressing well, with several elements of the community already completed. This master-planned community spans over 300 acres and features a variety...
by Kendall Davis on 11/6/2024
When it built Lake Texoma, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), relocated 20 cemeteries and moved about 6,000 graves to new locations. This was part of the USACE’s broader effort to clear land that...
by Kendall Davis on 9/26/2024
I was thinking about Minnie Pearl’s hat with its tag hanging out on the TV show, Hee Haw. Minnie’s price tag hanging outside on her hat proudly showcased how much she had spent on her straw crown...
by Kendall Davis on 9/18/2024
Despite the heavy rainfall this spring in Texomaland, we are also witnessing an overabundance of grasshopper nymphs. Those of us who farm, garden, and ranch loathe seeing the copious amounts of mostly green...
by Kendall Davis on 5/23/2024
The federal nationwide Cooperative Extension System works with State Agriculture Commissions, which in turn, work with University Agriculture Departments, who establish offices with County Agriculture...
by Kendall Davis on 5/1/2024
Do you like to find unique pieces of designer furnishings? Or a local artist’s paintings, photography, and sculptures? What about handcrafted textiles? Or jewelry? Texomaland radiates when it comes down...
by Kendall Davis on 4/24/2024
Bois d’Arc Lake is Texas’ newest lake, and the first Texas lake built in almost 30 years. It was quite exciting to watch the April 8th eclipse there, even though it officially opened Wednesday,...
by Kendall Davis on 4/18/2024
Grayson County is growing big. The entire U.S. saw a significant outflow of people with earning potential from major cities between 2020 and 2021. In April 2022, the Texoma Council of Governments (TCOG)...
by Kendall Davis on 4/2/2024
Sherwood Shores, TX (Gordonville) - After months of anticipation, Gone Fishing RV Resort is thrilled to announce its grand reopening under new American ownership. Situated in the heart of Sherwood Shores,...
by Kendall Davis on 3/7/2024
Foghorn Leghorn was a favorite of Baby Boomer children in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies TV cartoons and films produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Today, the famous animated rooster, affectionately called...
by Kendall Davis on 3/1/2024
On January 4, 2024, The San Antonio Express-News reported on what it called a fake viral Facebook post. This particular post claimed, “2024 will begin with an arctic freeze coming at the end of the...
by Kendall Davis on 2/1/2024
The 88th Texas legislature passed 31 bills that took effect on January 1, but that is not the total number of bills passed in 2023. Over 700 bills passed and took effect in September, October, November, and...
by Kendall Davis on 1/4/2024
Texomaland history is a mere part of the Great Plains history. But, one thing the whole Great Plains region can count is unstable weather all in four seasons. It really depends on which map designates the...
by Kendall Davis on 12/8/2023
See gators too! As promised, laketexoma.com was blessed because Ray and Kristi Caperton invited us on a highly educational and superbly entertaining tour of their farm they named Crocodile Creek. Crocodile...
by Kendall Davis on 11/30/2023
Have you ever heard of Gunter, Texas? Gunter is a big little prairie town on the crossroads of SH 121 and SH 289, 10 miles east of Tioga, Texas, which is on US 377. If you go north on SH 289, you will end up...
by Kendall Davis on 10/17/2023
Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III is better known as “Sully” from the movie, Sully: Miracle on the Hudson. He recently visited Denison for a dedicatory event celebrating a mural in historic downtown...
by Kendall Davis on 9/21/2023
Denison, Texas (September 12, 2023) – Join us as we celebrate, welcome, and honor a true American hero. Saturday, September 16th, Ambassador "Sully" Sullenberger will be participating in his homecoming...
by Kendall Davis on 9/14/2023
Can you believe Martha Reeves and the Vandellas released that song 60 years ago on the Motown record label in 1963? What a class act these ladies portrayed! Even though Martha’s Heat Wave told a whole...
by Kendall Davis on 8/17/2023
All the Denison City Council members voted to approve a “new” development agreement with Waterfall Development Partners for Preston Harbor on May 15, 2023. The Preston Harbor development has sat on...
by Kendall Davis on 7/10/2023