Donnie Fonville Jr., 35, of Leonard, pled guilty to Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child Under 14. Judge Christina Tillett, who presided over the plea hearing on the morning of the 8th of June, 2026, sentenced Fonville to 25 years prison based on the recommendation of District Attorney’s office. Because of the serious nature of the charges, Fonville must serve 25 years - day for day - and is not eligible for parole or any early release.

Downtown Denison's annual free summer concert series, Music on Main, kicks off its 2026 season on Friday, June 12 with an evening of Texas blues featuring Sue Foley. Local favorite Oliver White opens the show at 7:30 p.m.

A recent FCC ruling that counties cannot profit from the phone commission at the jail will knock approximately $550,000 out of the general fund budget revenue. Abatements kick in for Engie and Coniglio, two entities that paid taxes last year. At the same time, county departments have turned in a budget wish list that, if approved, would put the county almost $4 million in the hole, and Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham seems determined to hire a road engineer and transition from the county's current precinct system to unitization, a concept that would add another high-paying administrative position and likely incur significant costs for the first couple of years.

(L-R) Inga Posey, Sue Smith, Kay Carrel, Barbara Reeves and Sandy Barber. All the stars were out as Bonham celebrated the 25th anniversary of Creative Arts Center.

June is going to be a busy month for the airwaves and the club. The biggest event will be the ARRL Field Day June 27 and 28, 2026. FCARC will set up at the Bois D'Arc Creek Cowboy Church beside their arena and operate for the roughly 24hour event, and we invite you to stop by and see what we do.