The Grand Theater inside Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant was nominated for the Academy of Country Music's "Casino of the Year – Theater" award. Three-time ACM award winner Ashley McBryde takes the stage Friday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m.

Bois d'Arc Lake, the first large Texas reservoir to open in more than 30 years, is now open for recreation. Apparently, the opening came Wednesday morning, April 17, 2024, with little fanfare and no advance public information from its operator, North Texas Municipal Water District. The lack of information did little to slow the steady flow of fishermen into the boat ramp parking lots.

TCOG will be hosting an "Appointment Only" Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on location at our main offices in Sherman on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event is open to all residents of Cooke, Fannin and Grayson counties.

North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) announces that Fannin County Purchasing Agent, Edwina Lane, has completed an eight-month-long program for New & Emerging Procurement Officers.

The McKinney City Council has approved a development agreement with Notes Live to develop a 20,000-seat open-air amphitheater on 46 acres at the northeast corner of U.S. 75 and S.H. 121. Bringing this world-class venue to McKinney is a joint effort by the city, the McKinney Economic Development Corporation, and the McKinney Community Development Corporation.

1775 – American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements. The Midnight Ride was the alert to the American colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord. The ride occurred on the night of April 18, 1775, immediately before the first engagements of the American Revolutionary War. In the preceding weeks, British Army activity indicated a planned crackdown on the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, then based in Concord. Paul Revere and William Dawes prepared the alert, which began when Robert Newman, sexton of Boston's Old North Church, used a lantern signal to alert colonists in Charlestown to the Army's advance by way of the Charles River. Revere and Dawes then rode to meet John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Lexington, ten miles distant, alerting up to 40 other riders along the way. Revere and Dawes then headed towards Concord with Samuel Prescott. The three were captured by British troops in Lincoln. Prescott and Dawes escaped but Revere was returned to Lexington and freed after questioning. By giving the Colonists advance warning of the British Army's actions, the ride played a crucial role in the Colonists' victory in the subsequent battles.