The North Texas Medical Center Foundation will host the 24th annual Halloween Hustle Saturday, Oct. 30, at 8 a.m.

Cooke County is adding homes and people, which means its jail will need to expand over the next few years to handle more prisoners.

It looks increasingly like Cooke County will get bigger shares of the legislative districts that represent it at the statehouse.

Indian Creek fire officials are hosting one last public meeting to share information and answer questions about the proposed Emergency Services District No. 1 that voters in eastern Cooke County will decide on Nov. 2.

Gainesville Fire Department responded Monday to a third alarm structure fire at a multi-family quadplex in the 200 block of East Scott Street.

WASHINGTON — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.

DALLAS -- When Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend, citing bad weather and air traffic control issues, unsupported claims blaming vaccine mandates began taking off.

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.

Cooke County will forego an outdoor burn ban for at least a few more weeks, thanks to heavy rain that blew in over the weekend.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday temporarily allowed Texas’ near-total abortion ban — the strictest in the nation — to again be enforced after freezing a federal judge’s temporary block of the law. The state appealed the order just two days after it was issued.

VALLEY VIEW – Ray Roberts Lake State Park will unveil a new nature center at the Johnson Branch of the park Saturday.

Texas House members on Thursday released the first proposal for a new map redrawing the chamber's 150-member districts. The initial draft would both increase Republicans' strength across the state and the number of districts in which white residents make up a majority of eligible voters.

GAINSVILLE – “Here is what we're doing. All of y'all have been affected. It's a big deal … and you're not alone.”

Phil and Amanda Neelley recently donated $14,000 to the North Central Texas College Foundation this semester to establish the Phil and Amanda Neelley Scholarship Fund.

Cooke County election officials have released the locations of polling sites for next month’s general election.

Culpepper Plumbing & Air Conditioning Inc. is the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month for September. The company opened its doors in 1953, and has provided service to the North Texas area ever since. They can service all makes and models, commercial and residenti…

Triple C Bounce Rentals of Valley View has joined the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. The company is owned and operated by Matt, Ashley and Rickey Collett, and is based in Valley View. Bounce houses, combination units and slides are inspected before and after each rental for any mainte…

Cooke County isn’t in a drought – yet – but citizens need to take care when doing outdoor burns.

Medal of Honor week is officially underway in Gainesville.

Eastern Cooke County voters can learn more about a proposed taxing district for emergency services before November’s election.

Voters in Gainesville and Indian Creek can learn more very soon about the spending measures they will be voting on Nov. 2

GAINESVILLE – Former Valley View Mayor Joshua “Josh” Brinkley faces 10 years of probation after his guilty plea Wednesday for tampering with government documents.