More Than 700 Lions Receiving Their Degrees This Weekend
August 6, 2025 – COMMERCE, TX, August 6, 2025— The newest crop of East Texas A&M University alums will graduate at commencement ceremonies held on August 9 and 10 at the university Field House—1804 Lee Street—in Commerce, Texas. In total, 756 graduates will receive degrees in one of three ceremonies held over the weekend. Below are the stats on this year’s summer graduating class: Youngest graduate: Age 16 Oldest graduate:...
Back to School: CHRISTUS Health Reminds Parents of Required Immunizations as Kids Return to Classrooms
August 5, 2025 – (EAST TEXAS) – As the summer break comes to an end and students across the state prepare a return to the classroom, CHRISTUS Health is reminding parents about required immunizations and their role in limiting transmission of illness. “In the simplest of terms, immunizations are helping the body build an immune response,” said Dr. Evelyn Chou, family medicine physician with CHRISTUS...
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
August 4, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Governor Greg Abbott orders the arrest of delinquent Texas House Democrats. In August 2025, over 50 Democratic state representatives flew to cities like Illinois and New York, denying the House the two-thirds quorum required to hold official votes. Their goal was to block a GOP-backed redistricting plan supported by Gov. Greg Abbott and former President Trump that could net Republicans five additional...
Sulphur Springs ISD Announced Policy to Comply With new State law Preventing Students From Using cell Phones
August 4, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs ISD has announced its policy to comply with the new state law preventing students from using cell phones and other personal communications devices in class. Included in the policy are cell phones, smart watches, tablets, radios, pagers, fitness trackers with messaging capabilties, Bluetooth earbuds or headphones, A-I glasses, personal (non-school issued) computers, gaming devices and two-way...
Increasing Tomato Production During This Heat From Master Gardener David Wall
August 3, 2025 – Tomato production and may stop during the summer heat. Day temps of 95° and night temps not lower than 75° cause pollen to hardens to an extent that bees can’t do their job. Further, tomatoes have great difficulty manufacturing ethylene, which is necessary to trigger the ability to turn red. To get around this, one can put green tomatoes with ripe or ripening tomatoes and perhaps a ripe...
Boil Notice Rescinded for Brashear
August 2, 2025 – The boil water notice for Brashear has been rescinded. On July 31, 2025, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required Brashear Water Supply Corporation, public water system #1120010, to issue a Boil Water Notice (BWN) to inform customers that due to a broken water line feeding into our system, the water from our system had to be boiled prior to consumption. We are pleased to report that the...
Paris District Road Report for Week of August 4, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting August 4, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach...
The Dinosaur Company Moving to Greenville
August 1, 2025 – The Dinosaur Company, a manufacturer of life‑size animatronic dinosaurs based in Allen, is relocating its operations to the old YMCA building on Moulton Street in Greenville, Texas. The move brings an exciting new presence to the city and transforms a long-vacant neighborhood landmark into a hub of creative manufacturing. The company plans to officially open its Greenville facility in mid-September 2025. To gear...
Texas Farm Bureau says Domestic Sterile fly Production Facility is ‘Emergency Necessity’
August 1, 2025 – (WACO, Texas)—A joint letter today to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) and more than 175 other leading state and national livestock, dairy, wildlife, agribusiness and landowner organizations across the country expresses strong support for USDA’s leadership and calls for immediate federal action to strengthen the nation’s defenses against the growing threat of the New...
Texas A&M System to Lead $59.8M Autonomous Helicopter Wildfire Response Initiative
July 31, 2025 – BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use pilotless Blackhawk helicopters to combat wildfires. The project is intended to revolutionize how Texas responds to the wildfires that ravage the state every year. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,...
