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<p>GARY SEWELL/HERALD DEMOCRAT</p><p>Denison Development Alliance Board member Andy Wilkins holds a seven-year-old edition of the <em>Herald Democrat</em> on Wednesday that proclaims “Dream Come True.” The article was about the opening a Ruiz Foods plant in Denison. During Wednesday’s announcement the company said it has plans for a $25 million expansion that is expected to bring more than 100 new jobs to the region.</p>

Ruiz expansion expected to bring more than 100 new jobs

A $25 million investment in the Ruiz Foods’ Denison plant, which company officials announced Wednesday, is expected to bring between 100 and 150 new jobs to the city.“It was just seven years ago that the Ruiz family...

<p>GARY SEWELL/HERALD DEMOCRAT</p><p>Lifeguards at Waterloo Pool in Denison teach a group of kids during a free swim lesson Tuesday. The lesson was a part of a world-record attempt to break the record for the largest simultaneous swim lesson, which included participating locations around the world.</p>

Denison adds 75 to world record attempt for simultaneous lessons

Approximately 75 children from ages 3 to 14 splashed in Waterloo Pool Tuesday morning during a swim lesson. They joined tens of thousands of other participants around the world completing the same lesson at the same...

<p>GARY SEWELL/HERALD DEMOCRAT</p><p>Tyson Foods spokesman Samuel Keeler addressed a group of Viking campers Tuesday, advising them to stay in school and get an advanced degree to make more money in their lifetimes.</p>

High school students prep for success at GC

“You all have taken the first step to your future,” Grayson College Enrollment Advisor Rhonda Marroquin said to the crowd of high school students assembled in the GC gymnasium for the college’s Viking Camp on Tuesday...

<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS</p><p>This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear by a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Chrysler is expected Tuesday to file papers explaining why its refusing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUV’s.</p>

Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall

DETROIT — In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of...

<p>PETR DAVID JOSEK / ASSOCIATED PRESS</p><p>Erdem Gunduz (center) stands silently Tuesday on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. After weeks of confrontation with police, sometimes violent, Turkish protesters are using a new form of resistance: standing silently. The development started late Monday when a solitary man began standing in passive defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authority at Istanbul’s central Taksim Square. The square has been sealed off from mass protests since police cleared it over the weekend. The man has identified himself as Erdem Gunduz, a performance artist. His act has sparked imitation by others in Istanbul and other cities. It has provoked widespread comment on social media.</p>

Turkey’s ‘standing man’ launches new protest wave

ISTANBUL — After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing still.The trend was launched by performance artist Erdem...

<p>OSAMA FAISAL / ASSOCIATED PRESS</p><p>Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, center right, and Jan Mohammad Madani, center left, one of the Taliban officials cut the ribbon on Tuesday at the official opening ceremony of a Taliban office in Doha, Qatar. In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar. American officials with the Obama administration said the office in the Qatari capital of Doha was the first step toward the ultimate U.S.-Afghan goal of a full Taliban renouncement of links with al-Qaida.</p>

U.S., Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, a major breakthrough as the U.S.-led coalition formally...

<p>TONY GUTIERREZ / ASSOCIATED PRESS</p><p>Texas Rangers’ Nelson Cruz celebrates Monday as he rounds first on his two-run home run off of Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Jesse Chavez in the fifth inning in Arlington.</p>

Rangers end six-game skid

ARLINGTON — Nelson Cruz homered twice, A.J. Pierzynski drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak with an 8-7 win over the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics on Monday night.The Rangers...

<p>GARY SEWELL / HERALD DEMOCRAT</p><p>A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ranger boat drags the bottom of the Red River Monday afternoon in search of a missing person.</p>

Man drowns in Red River

BRYAN COUNTY, Okla. — A Denison man drowned Monday afternoon while swimming in the Red River below the spillway of the Denison Dam in Bryan County.A release from the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office said Enrique Amador,...

<p>CHRIS JENNINGS/HERALD DEMOCRAT </p><p>Chanze Hall, from Tom Bean cools of at the Spray Ground at Hawn Park in Sherman Saturday afternoon.</p>

Sherman residents beat the heat at Hawn Sprayground

“We love it out here,” Sherman resident Amanda Graham said on Saturday while she watched her son and daughter frolic in the dynamic water fountains of the Hawn Sprayground at 1202 South Dewey, “we’ve had birthdays,...

<p>ASSOCIATED PRESS</p><p>This April 2 photo shows Brimfield Police Chief David Oliver posing by his police car in Kent, Ohio. Oliver uses the reach of his departments increasingly followed Facebook page to interact with residents and take to task criminals and other neer-do-wells, his preferred term is mopes, for the stupid, the silly and the outright unlawful in messages that mix humor and blunt opinion.</p>

Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online

KENT, Ohio — If you’re up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you’re risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: You’re in for a...

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Bus company owner faces charges from 2008 crash

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DALLAS — The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the...

Sherman Planning and Zoning approves restaurant expansion

Local Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 6:28pm

Ruiz expansion expected to bring more than 100 new jobs

Local Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 10:34pm

Denison adds 75 to world record attempt for simultaneous lessons

Local Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 11:19am

High school students prep for success at GC

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Sports

Rangers bats lead club to win

Pros Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 10:49pm

ARLINGTON — David Murphy had three hits and scored twice to snap out of a long slump, and the Texas...

AC announces spring honor roll

College Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 11:34am

8 area players earn THSBCA all-state

Varsity Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 11:29am

Melissa’s Wilson signs with Dallas Baptist

Varsity Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 1:01am

Another Mayes commits to Minnesota

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Entertainment

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TQHA Rodeo begins Friday

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A tradition more than half a century old continues this Week with the 57th annual Texoma Quarter...

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Local news in brief

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Dave Chappelle to begin month-long tour

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Opinion

Dogs at work would not be productive

Good Morning Comments Updated: Jun 19, 2013 11:19am

Friday is “Take You Dog To Work” Day, which celebrates man’s best friend and is supposed to promote...

Smelling good and bad

Good Morning Comments Updated: Jun 18, 2013 3:33pm

Police waiting like buzzards

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Alarm clocks don’t lead to many good mornings

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Dealing with suffering through prayer

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Living

<p style="text-align:center;">Debbie Green</p>

Clubs and Organizations

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Grayson County Rotary ClubServices provided by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-WNJ were...

TQHA Rodeo begins Friday

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Scholarships

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Reports say ‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini dead

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Masonic Award

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From AP

Judge to hear new evidence in school finance case

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Egypt top cleric: Protests against Morsi permitted

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Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions

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Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall

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