Era News

“The CCWA Board should have no secrets”

Anyone who was in the June 18, 2007, flood in Gainesville knows well the importance of controlling the flow and drainage area of a large creek. via Gainesville Daily Register

“We still have 21 markers to put out”

On Saturday, groups of children, teens and adults picked their way among the pathways and headstones of Fairview Cemetery. via Gainesville Daily Register

“Having this type of building available...will help greatly in our (physician) recruiting process”

North Texas Medical Center is starting work on the first building in a long term expansion project that is excepted to bring advanced medical treatments and additional physicians to the hospital. via Gainesville Daily Register

“I was riding over part of the trail last week, and the wildflowers should be real pretty”

The popular Era Masonic Lodge Trail Ride is back in its spring iteration. The ride is a family-oriented event that takes riders through twelve to thirteen miles of the historic Chisholm Trail in Cooke County. via Gainesville Daily Register

“We don't intend to bombard parents”

Area schools are counting on technology to keep parents aware of the activities of their children. via Gainesville Daily Register

“They did it the hard way. They asked questions and put the answers together. They did a fine job”

A Montague County man is in the Cooke County Jail held in connection with the Feb. via Gainesville Daily Register

“Everything isn't perfect, but it isn't supposed to be”

Sirens, lights and the sight of so many emergency workers made some drivers pause and stop to ask what was going on in the small southwestern Cooke County town of Era Friday morning. via Gainesville Daily Register

“It's really an investment that pays dividends in the long run”

The Cooke County Commissioner Court voted to end the burn ban, defend two county employees in a lawsuit and set the process in motion for an interior renovation of the courthouse in its Monday meeting. via Gainesville Daily Register

“We added his name to our barbecue as a way of honoring Glenn's committment to the fire department and the community”

It takes a lot of effort to keep a volunteer fire department functioning. The 19 members of Era VFD face the same challenges other Cooke County volunteer fire departments face. via Gainesville Daily Register

The near record snowfall, at 7 to 8 inches, that the North Texas area experienced on Thursday has forced cancellation of many of Denton-area schools and universities as well as opening delays. via Denton Record-Chronicle

“There is a huge need for grant assistance within rural fire departments in Texas”

Texas Forest Service recently awarded a $108,000 cost-sharing grant from the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to the Era Volunteer Fire Department. via Gainesville Daily Register

“Not to mention, the biggest thing is the health hazards. What's going to be happening to our kids?”

A big battle is bubbling up from the ground around the tiny town of Era in Cooke County; and the fight centers around a well. via WFAA-TV Dallas

“They didn't have a reason to focus 100 percent”

Starting in mid-December about half of the students at Little Elm High School will start cutting class early, but it might not be the half one would expect. via Lewisville Leader