Cameron Ryan Burtram, 30, of Springtown, TX, was sentenced to 25 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division without possibility of parole in a guilty plea to the offense of Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child Under 10 on November 12, 2026. Judge Christina Tillett of the 336th District Court, presided over the plea.

On behalf of the City of Sherman, Pam Howeth, Sherman City Councilmember, presents a Proclamation to Dr. Gary Sisson, President of the Edmund Terrill Chapter, Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, declaring November 11, 2026 to be Liberty Tree Day in Sherman. The Original Liberty Tree was a large, stately elm tree planted in 1646 at the corner of Essex and Washington streets in Boston, where colonists would stage acts of defiance against British rule.

The Semple Family Museum of Native American Art will honor Paul King, Merlin Little Thunder and Jon Tiger during a Hall of Fame ceremony on Nov. 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the Southeastern Ballroom in Hallie McKinney.

The US Air Force Band of the West will be performing 7 shows throughout Texas this holiday season. These shows feature the exceptional talents of the nation’s finest Airmen musicians. North Texas performances are set for December 5 at Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center, Rockwall, Texas, and December 6 at McFarlin Memorial Auditorium at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

In 1943, World War II was raging across Europe and the US and British troops had just landed on Sicily. German forces had an invincible stronghold in the northern mountains of Italy and multiple US and Allied attempts to overtake the Germans had resulted in repeated failures and massive casualties. Also at that time, Weldon Porter, a 23-year-old, black-dirt farm boy from Bonham, was training at the highest military camp in the world which was Camp Hale, Colorado near Leadville, Colorado, just south of Vail at an elevation of 10,000 feet above sea level.

By a 4-1 vote, Fannin County Commissioners Court approved a final draft and adopted the Fannin County Tax Abatement Guidelines and Policy. Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham cast the opposing vote and suggested more stringent guidelines, while commissioners were inclined to follow the advice of the committee that created the guidelines. Commissioners court also voted to approve a contract with Iglesias Law Firm that was selected at the October 27, 2026 regular meeting of commissioners court to represent Fannin County in potential litigation.