Throughout the pandemic, retailers responded to reduced capacity orders and shopper concerns by offering more robust e-commerce and contactless purchase systems. As more people receive a Covid-19 vaccine, corporate leaders are looking at what consumer spending will look like next. Did the pa…
All Lamar County communities continued to see strong sales, particularly in Roxton. Most county seats also saw sales tax revenues grow.
The Fannin County Commissioners’ Court will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday for its regular weekly session. The meeting will be at Bonham City Hall, 514 Chestnut St., and will be broadcast via Zoom with meeting ID 840 3801 3837.
Fannin County will continue its Covid-19 disaster declaration as cases tick slightly upward this week and as more vaccines make their way into the hands of the county’s providers.
The Texas Senate approved a plan to spend $117.9 billion in state general revenue and billions more in federal and other funds after a pandemic-induced economic collapse never materialized.
Pending bills in the Texas Legislature would prohibit drive-thru voting, make it illegal for election officials to send vote-by-mail applications without being asked, block 24-hour early voting like that offered in Harris County last year, prohibit voting in tents and other temporary structu…
The Texas Senate last week passed several bills listed as major priorities by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Though most bills are numbered in the order in which they are filed, Patrick reserves the first 30 numbers for legislation he feels are top priorities for the state. A number of these marquee …
With a new administrator in place for the Region D water-planning group, the voting members rejected a bid for new technical consultants for the 2026 plan and decided to stay with Carollo Engineers.
The Fannin County Commissioners’ Court will meet 10 minutes prior to its normal 9 a.m. Tuesday start to host a public hearing .
Fannin County has seen a sharp reduction in the number of active Covid-19 cases, a fact County Judge Randy Moore attributes to use of health guidelines and increasing vaccinations.
Fannin County Commissioners were told another month of low interest rates is tempering earnings from investments. The Commissioners’ Court also opted to contract infrastructrue management software with Cartegraph.
Four months into the state’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, active cases are down to their lowest levels in more than half a year. Thousands more doses are on the way as vaccine clinics in the Red River Valley continue.
Senate Bill 3 would require all power generators, transmission lines, natural gas facilities and pipelines to make upgrades for extreme weather. Its prospects are uncertain in the House, which is scheduled to take up a series of related, standalone bills on Tuesday.
Fannin County’s Grand Jury on Thursday handed down 66 indictments out of the 67 cases presented for consideration, District Attorney Richard Glaser said. One case was passed for more information.
In return, lawmakers would agree to create a revenue stream for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway through an additional charge on Texans’ power bills.
Fannin County commissioners are scheduled to host a public hearing before Tuesday morning’s regular meeting to hear comments regarding a possible 30 mph speed limit on CR 4945 in Leonard.
John Loschke finished an ornate gate across the road to accompany a plaque that designates Loschke’s Oak Hills as Family Land Heritage property, representing 100 years of land actively farmed by the same family since 1919.
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Fannin County was the first in the region to set up a Covid-19 Vaccine Call Center, and now it will wind down operations as more vaccine providers come on board with their own registration methods.
Republican Rep. Pat Fallon pulled the curtain back on politics in the nation’s Capitol during a Covid-era teleconference town hall with his District 4 constituents.
An issue with an October motion to increase employee pay appeared to have left Fannin County’s starting wage behind, but commissioners took action to bring that pay up to date Tuesday.
The call center will continuing operating through Friday, County Judge Randy Moore said, although its focus is shifted to provide callers information on how they can register for a vaccine elsewhere.
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