ARDMORE, Okla. -- Unlike some area resorts affected by flooding, the Lake Murray Lodge is still open, and all 52 rooms at Lake Murray Lodge and 56 cabins are still open and still bringing in plenty of business until plans with developers are finalized.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Tex. -- A Houston -based company has plans to build a natural gas pipeline extending from Sherman to eastern Louisiana. But before they do, they need to acquire land, which in many cases, belongs to individuals who aren't willing to give it up.

ADA, Okla. -- A soap spill caused major headaches for commuters in Ada on Wednesday after a truck carrying the liquid spilled 200 gallons of the soap all over the intersection of Lonnie Abbott Highway and Country Club.

Officials say about $15 million sent to Ardmore in May for airpark improvements will pay off in jobs for the area, regardless of whether a Chinese automaker decides to locate an M-G plant in Oklahoma City.

LAKE TEXOMA -- Water levels are finally going down on Lake Texoma on Wednesday. The spillway is below the crest level now, the 640 feet mark that eclipsed the spillway. Starting Wednesday, more campsites are opening. Juniper Point, Platter Flats, Buncombe Creek will all re-open this week.

SHERMAN -- Local leaders say they are preparing for potential growth , and one corporation is stepping up to the plate to help with funding. Sherman officials say cities south of Sherman are beginning to see growth along U.S. Highway 75. Now officials are putting together a comprehensive plan for when that growth reaches Sherman.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Tex. -- Sherman city leaders are asking for public input on a new jail. The Chamber of Commerce is holding a town hall meeting to hear public comments on the need for a new jail in Grayson County.

ADA, Okla. – New developments in the case of the 17-year-old boy who ended up dead from a stabbing by his mother earlier this month. Now, that Ada mother, Connie Haines, who claimed she accidentally stabbed her son while playfully waving a knife, has been charged with second degree murder and manslaughter.

ATOKA, Okla. -- Deputies say Stephen James Kemp was arrested on Monday when they found thirty-nine marijuana plants growing on his property in Atoka.

ARDMORE, Okla. -- The Ardmore city council voted Monday night to go ahead and use the thirty acres on the southwest corner of Regional Park for the proposed university despite the fact the Park Authority asked for more time to look into the issue.

DENISON, Tex. -- Police are looking for whoever robbed the Whataburger in Denison early Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the two-hundred-block of South Austin Avenue in Denison.

SHERMAN – The acting city manager of Sherman became the official city manager on Tuesday. George Olson was named the permanent man for the job Monday night by the city council after serving as acting manager for two and a half months.

COOKE COUNTY, Tex. -- Many people suffering after the Texas floods are looking for ways to prevent future damage. FEMA officials say they can help.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Tex. -- A suspect in a 2004 multiple murder case in McKinney faced a judge on Monday in Sherman. U.S. Marshals escorted Javier Cortez to a hearing at the federal courthouse annex in Sherman.

ARDMORE, Okla. -- Police are investigating an aggravated assault case which sent one man to the hospital Saturday morning.

The body of a missing Coal County woman was found Saturday afternoon by investigators in a body of water.

MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. -- Most of Texoma Lodge has been closed because of the flood. The unusual weather pattern has given officials with Pointe Vista new insight into their plans that could mean even more improvements for the site.

FANNIN COUNTY, Tex. -- Each year more than 40,000 acres of crops are cultivated in Fannin County. But this year, only ten percent of it will be of any value to farmers, and officials say the county could suffer one of the worst economic hits it has ever seen.

SHERMAN -- Rain continues to fall across the area, meaning fire officials in Sherman are on alert in case of an emergency. Sherman fire Chief Jeff Jones says the High Water Rescue Team will be on stand-by as long as there is a threat of rain.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Tex. -- A man who didn't follow the law received some tough punishment when he failed to register as a sex offender. A Grayson County jury sentenced Michael Steven Hess, 48, to twelve years in prison, one year for every day he was late in registering on his last move.

CARTER COUNTY, Okla. -- Carter County residents are feeling the pain in their wallets, paying $3.29 a gallon for gas. Some stations dropped their price 20 cents since KXII reported gas prices on Thursday. Now, a state lawmaker is questioning those prices.

Lady Bird Johnson is being remembered as a charitable and personable former First Lady. One Bonham man shared his encounters with Mrs. Johnson from the 1950's on through the years.

CARTER COUNTY, Okla. -- Oklahoma governor Brad Henry has asked the USDA to help those farmers who seem to be losing so much due to this year’s floods.

PLANO -- A former Howe firefighter turned Plano police officer killed in the line of duty was laid to rest Thursday. Funeral services for Dayle Weston Hardy were held in Plano on Thursday morning.

MADILL, Okla. -- One Marshall County family says they've done everything they can to fight off mosquitoes, but they keep coming back. They're worried about West Nile Virus and wonder why the city isn't working to stop what the mother calls “an infestation.”