Updated: 7:30 AM Durant Main Street is excited about the fourth annual Downtown Holiday set for Saturday, December 5.

Updated: 8:01 PM SHERMAN, TX -- Every year the Salvation Army offers holiday shoppers the chance to adopt a child through their Angel Tree program, but this year the Salvation Army says Grayson County has gotten off to a slow start.

Posted: 7:58 PM VAN ALSTYNE, TX – The holidays are a time for giving, but one pastor in Van Alstyne is taking that philosophy to a whole new level. He’s braving the cold temperatures and going without this year so that others might have more this Christmas.

Posted: 6:46 PM DENISON, TX - Not only staff, but residents at the Grayson Homeless Shelter are also helping cook-up free meals for people who may not have a Thanksgiving dinner otherwise.

Updated: 7:45 AM It is time for the 15th Annual For the Kids Toy Run, big kids helping little kids. The need this year is greater than in years past for needy children.

Updated: 1:25 PM DENISON, TX -- Tickets to Saturday's Regional Semi-Final shootout between the Denison Yellow Jackets and the Marshall Mavericks go on sale Tuesday, November 24, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. at Parks Drug in Denison.

Updated: 1:15 PM ADA, OK -- An annual thanksgiving tradition will take place in Ada tonight as the community comes together for a fall feast.

Updated: 7:19 AM It is time for the Christmas tree lighting sponsored by Home Hospice of Grayson County.

Updated: 4:41 PM Tickets to the Denison Yellow Jacket Area State Playoff game against Dallas Conrad go on sale Tuesday morning at the Denison ISD Administration Building, the Denison High School Athletic Office, and Parks Drugs at 1926 W. Morton Street.

Updated: 7:47 AM Always Better Care is sponsoring their second annual Turkey Give-a-way. They want to provide an extra special gift for needy families this year.

Updated: 7:21 AM It is time for the Legends of Bluegrass Concert at the Choctaw Event Center. Its coming up Saturday November 14th. The Doors open at 6:00pm.

Updated: 7:18 AM If you want to get some good exercise and support a good cause at the same time, Northeast Medical home Home Health is calling on you.

Posted: 7:20 PM The outpouring on Wednesday at Veterans Day ceremonies across Texoma was both moving and powerful. Across the area local veterans received many thanks and words of gratitude for their service.

Posted: 1:11 PM Here are results from this year's Waterloo 5k Race Against Diabetes put on by the Texoma Health Foundation.

Updated: 5:37 PM We've compiled a list of Texoma Veterans Day events. If you have an event you'd like to see added to our list, email it to firstnews@kxii.com.

Posted: 8:17 AM The Sherman Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring their 3rd annual Vegas Nights event. It is a fundraiser for the chamber and the North Texas Youth Connection. It starts at 7:00pm on November 21st at the Municipal Ballroom. Tickets are $40 and they are also taking sponsorships.

Updated: 5:11 PM ANNA, TX -- There will be some larger than life aircraft in the skies over Anna this weekend. Josh Stevenson files this report on the goings on at the Anna Glow Fest Friday morning.

Posted: 11:12 PM Halloween trick-or-treaters are probably counting their candy hauls by now. But earlier this weekend families were out in the thousands to celebrate on Sherman's Municipal lawn.

Updated: 9:39 AM SHERMAN, TX -- Forget the monsters, ghosts and goblins, this Halloween the real scare is potentially spreading the H1N1 flu virus. Parties and trick or treating are just more opportunities for flu germs to reach more children.

Posted: 7:19 AM Calvary Baptist Church is hosting their fall festival Saturday October 31 from 5:00pm-8:00pm at the church 300 West Acheson St.

Posted: 10:59 PM Denison, TX - A new charity in Texoma kicked off its first fundraiser today in Denison, and that means more children and their families could be getting the help they need.

Updated: 11:36 PM Sherman, TX - Saturday the Children’s Advocacy Center teamed up with Red River Firearms for the first annual charity “Shootout.”

Posted: 7:35 AM Its Halloween time at Midway Mall. Lana Bernardin aka Cookie Monster is here to talk about what kids and their parents can expect this year. From 6pm to 8pm Saturday October 31st parents and kids can wear their costumes to trick or treat at the mall. There is a silent costume contest,plenty of candy, and a safe environment for kids to enjoy.

Posted: 7:30 AM It time for the U.S. Army Field Band Concert in Denison. This group is a 90 piece band from Washington D.C. that plays for many presidential events. This is a free event but ticket-holders will be allowed to be seated first at Eisenhower Auditorium. To get a ticket contact the Denison Chamber of Commerce at (903) 465-1551

Posted: 11:37 AM DURANT, OK -- Friends, family, and co-workers have organized a benefit dinner tonight for a Durant police officer seriously injured in a pursuit last month. Back on September 26th, Officer Justin Blackshear was trying to catch up on a pursuit when he lost control of his cruiser and struck a tree.