Jerrod Knight

An evening of casino games, auctions and community giving returns to Greenville next weekend as the Greenville Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Auction and Casino Night. Greenville Chamber President and CEO Shelley Corrales joined The Lede to preview the July 18 event, which serves as one of the Chamber’s signature fundraisers while also benefiting a local nonprofit organization. “This is a great event. It’s a fun event. It’s a casual event,” Corrales said. “Our members come out.

Property tax bills don’t arrive until the fall, but many of the decisions that shape those bills are being made during the summer. In this edition of Beyond the Lede, KETR takes a closer look at how Hunt County’s annual budget is developed, who makes the decisions, and why the process affects residents throughout the county. While budget workshops and public hearings rarely draw large crowds, they determine how county government will fund essential services over the coming year.

Jerrod Knight spoke with physician, researcher and public health leader Dr. Barry Davis about why society often overlooks the value of prevention until disaster strikes. Davis, author of The Preventioneers, argues that many of the systems protecting public health, from vaccination programs and water treatment to building codes and food inspections, receive little attention precisely because they are successful.