Lake Texoma on the rise
Updated: 11:47 AM LAKE TEXOMA--After falling 16 feet in the past month, Lake Texoma is back on the rise. The army corps of engineers says they expect the lake to rise about three feet by Monday.
Updated: 11:47 AM LAKE TEXOMA--After falling 16 feet in the past month, Lake Texoma is back on the rise. The army corps of engineers says they expect the lake to rise about three feet by Monday.
Updated: 4:49 PM FANNIN COUNTY, Tex. -- Earlier this month, the GE plant in Bonham announced more than 30 layoffs. Now city leaders are trying to do all they can to keep that operation in town.
Posted: 6:26 PM MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. – Lake patrons in are getting quite a view, and it's not exactly what they expected- hundreds of dead fish washed ashore.
Posted: 5:26 PM GRAYSON COUNTY, Tex. -- The tri-county Meals on Wheels program for senior citizens has a new executive director. The organization's board of directors named Kathey Scott to the position during their monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: 12:15 PM DENISON, Tex. -- It's been eight months since Denison firefighter Phillip Townsend died. An awning collapsed as Townsend fought the flames. Now the State Fire Marshal has released a report, and the findings in the moments that led up to Townsend's death are raising concern.
Updated: 6:45 PM SHERMAN -- A natural gas pipeline that would run through Grayson County has been in the planning stages for nearly a year. On Tuesday, Sherman leaders got a look at the timeline set for that pipeline's construction, as did concerned residents.
Updated: 10:44 PM LAKE TEXOMA, Tex. -- The waters at Lake Texoma have fallen 16 feet since the beginning of July when they overflowed the Denison Dam Spillway. In fact, they're falling by half a foot each day. Those receding waters are good news for business and tourism at the lake.
Updated: 6:38 PM FANNIN COUNTY, Tex. -- A Bonham police officer is back to work after being hit by a car Monday night. Fannin County Sheriff’s officers say it all started around nine o'clock last night after officers responded to a domestic call off of Highway 78.
Updated: 6:05 PM As school begins, it's time for parents to begin the process of making sure your kids will have all that they need while at school. Nothing perhaps is as important as medications. Ryan Loyd has more in this Safe Family report.
Posted: 9:44 AM TISHOMINGO, Okla. -- Business owners are cleaning up after thieves broke into at least nine offices Saturday night in the third and largest string of burglaries in Tishomingo over the past three years.
Posted: 11:26 AM DENISON, Tex. -- Denison city council members voted Monday night to extend the life of the old Denison High School. Dozens of supporters turned out early to hear that decision after weeks of waiting.
Posted: 6:33 PM VAN ALSTYNE, Tex. -- The doors opened Monday to new affordable housing in Van Alstyne. The Texoma Housing Partners held a ribbon cutting Monday afternoon for a brand new one-bedroom and a two-bedroom home.
Updated: 5:37 PM DENISON, Tex. -- As Hurricane Dean continues to threaten the Texas coast, National Guardsmen in Denison shipped out early Monday morning . The guardsmen traveled just down the road to Wylie, Texas. The 112th Regiment is on standby in case Hurricane Dean hits Texas.
Updated: 10:05 AM ARDMORE, Okla. -- Several area schools put on a show at Ardmore’s Heritage Hall. Ardmore, Kingston, Lone Grove and several other schools kicked off a rally for the upcoming high school football season.
Updated: 9:56 AM JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. -- Judge Thomas Walker has ruled a Texas mining company can continue to take water from an Oklahoma aquifer, and a local lawmaker is not happy.
Updated: 10:00 AM A study released by the Texas Department of Transportation reveals that only 4% of bridges across the Lone Star State are structurally deficient.
Posted: 6:55 PM SHERMAN -- Construction is almost complete on Sherman’s newest elementary school, and on Friday, Neblett Elementary teachers got a first look at their classrooms.
Posted: 6:31 PM CARTER COUNTY, Okla. – Authorities in Carter County say they have arrested three men for setting several fires in and around Wilson, Oklahoma. Deputies from the Carter County Sheriff’s Office worked with Wilson Police to solve the case and came up with a shocking suspect.
Posted: 5:41 PM SHERMAN -- The Sherman Chamber of Commerce welcomed more than seventy new teachers to the Sherman Independent School District on Friday.
Posted: 5:30 PM ARDMORE, Okla. -- In Ardmore, gas prices are always on the see-saw, and on Friday those prices were back up. Motorists around town are wondering what caused the sudden jump.
Updated: 5:08 PM ARDMORE, Okla. – It’s a chance for you to get to know your local lawmakers this Friday afternoon. The Carter County Democrats will host a "meet and greet" of sorts today in Central Park. They call it, "Melons and Candidates".
Updated: 5:07 PM SHERMAN -- Both the FEMA disaster recovery centers in Gainesville and Sherman centers closed their doors on Friday.
Updated: 5:09 PM DENISON, Tex. – A big company is making big strides in Texoma. Cigna's new office building in Denison is now official. Company leaders, workers, and Denison chamber members met Friday to cut the ribbon.
Updated: 10:05 AM DENISON -- It was nearly two weeks ago that 19-year-old Specialist Braden Long was killed in an attack in Baghdad. On Thursday, his body was escorted back to Texas to waiting family and friends.
Posted: 9:55 PM - GRAYSON CO, TX-A fire that destroyed a Grayson county family's home has been ruled accidental.
Posted: 5:24 PM - SHERWOOD SHORES, TEXAS -- A 67-year-old Sherwood Shores grandmother is waiting to undergo surgery after police say her handy man snuck into her home, sexually assaulted her and nearly beat her to death on Monday.
Posted: 5:24 PM - ATOKA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA -- A McGee Creek State Park Ranger will not face charges after being involved in a shooting that killed a park-goer.