The City of McKinney invites public input to develop a City Hazard Mitigation Plan to protect against both natural and manmade hazards. Mitigation is the effort to prevent or reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters.

Aaron Bloom to lead Sherman team after 11 years at TxDOT

Due to the weather, Ye Olde Bonham Christmas Parade and Festival originally scheduled for December 7 has been postponed and rescheduled for Saturday, December 14 from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The festival includes activities at Fort Inglish from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., and vendors and Christmas music will be on the square from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The line-up for the parade at Powder Creek Park is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.; the parade will start at 4:00 p.m. The Christmas tree lighting will take place on the courthouse square at 5:30 p.m.

As inclement weather approaches Texas, please help TxDOT in reminding drivers to stay off icy/snow-filled roads. Also, we expect that black ice - ice that's difficult to see - will be a big problem on bridges, overpasses and shaded areas.

According to the Cost of Living Index, published by the Council for Community and Economic Research in Arlington, VA, the cost of living in Sherman/Denison is ranked as the 10th least expensive place to live based on the national average. The report, released December 4, 2013, provides comparative data for more than 300 urban areas in all 50 states.

(L-R) Austin College junior Daniel Blackwell of St. Charles, Illinois; sophomore Gabriel Clark of Colleyville, Texas; sophomore Jeremy Laurin-Steinbrenner of McKinney, Texas; and sophomore Robert Wells of Bonham, Texas took on the TxDOT College Challenge to develop innovative concepts that address the state’s future mobility, connectivity, and transportation safety requirements.