City seeks to laud former Black business district
Herald Democrat
Nearly a century ago, Sherman s Mulberry street was a home to a thrive hub of Black businesses. Now, the Sherman advocates and other partners are looking to preserve that part of the city s history and the events that led to its destruction.
The Black business district was destroyed in 1930 during race riots in downtown Sherman, and efforts currently are underway to hopefully have the district s former site immortalized with a historical marker through the state of Texas.
These efforts, which are in their infancy, started with conversations through the city s new cultural district and public art efforts. Officials stressed efforts are early on and nothing has been green lit.
George Hughes, the riot of 1930: Quest for Texas historical marker takes shape
Herald Democrat
A Grayson County historian is working to memorialize one of Grayson County s darkest days, nearly a century later. Efforts are underway to have the Sherman Riot of 1930, in which a Black man was lynched and Black-owned businesses were destroyed, recognized with the Texas Historical Commission.
Melissa Thiel, a masters graduate from Texas Women s University, is the woman behind a proposal to have a state historic marker erected at the Grayson County Courthouse to recognize the killing of George Hughes and the destruction of the former Grayson County Courthouse and nearby businesses by a mob in 1930.
By Jerrie Whiteley
Herald Democrat
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has left virtually no segment of society unchecked, those involved in the criminal just system have been one of those departments that had to scramble to find a new way of doing things.
Grayson County District Attorney Brett Smith said last week that they expect to resume jury trials in February.
Smith said that the county has continued to move cases with procedures like zoom hearings and sentencings. However, he said, he expects actually trials to resume in in the next month.
He said while the work that has been being done may not be as visible as some things in the past, that didn t mean things were grinding to halt over there.
Herald Democrat
Grayson County commissioners are going to start the new year off with a quick meeting Tuesday. The meeting s agenda only has a couple of items on it, and one of them is an upgrade for the Sheriff Office s radar trailer.
The commissioners will consider the GCSH s request to spend $1.250 out of seized funds to upgrade the trailer for their radar unit. If approved, the new trailer will come from Trinity Innovative Solutions in Frisco.
In addition, commissioners will consider, authorizing the county judge to sign the first amendment to the South Central Planning and Development Commission agreement in order to add Development Planning software to the current On site sewage facility software platform. If approved, the new software will cost the county $500 a month.
Herald Democrat
Grayson County commissioners will make the results of the Senate District 30 runoff election official Tuesday by canvassing the results.
The court s last meeting of 2020 will start at 10 a.m. in the East Courtroom of the Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman and will be available to stream online at https://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/co.ccvideo.
In addition to looking over the election results, commissioners will consider a request by the Grayson County Sheriff s Office to allow that office to take ownership of a tactical robot from the Texoma Council of Governments. The material in the court s agenda didn t say what the robot does exactly, but it did say it cost $31,000 and was paid for with federal funds. The agenda material said the robot will be used by special teams at the GCSO.