Jherson Manuel-Ramos, 27, of Bonham, pled guilty to 7 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division (TDCJ) for Online Solicitation of a Minor and Forgery of Government Document. The sentence was part of a plea agreement reached by the Criminal District Attorney’s Office where the Defendant will be convicted as a felon, be required to register as a sex offender for life, and at the completion of his confinement in prison, will be deported from the United States with a lifetime ban. This criminal will never be able to legally enter the country again.

Fannin County Commissioners Court approved a Proclamation declaring that April 2026 will be recognized as Child Abuse Awareness Month in Fannin County. Stephanie Garcia, Director of Fannin Children’s Center Director, introduced volunteers and staff, and explained the important role of CASA advocates. "Child Abuse Prevention Month is a great time to bring awareness regarding child abuse and how each of us can make a difference in the life of a child and help them be safe," Garcia explained in a prepared statement. photo by Lisa Loiselle

On Saturday, April 11, at the Annual Oakland Cemetery Picnic fundraiser in Dallas, the James Butler Bonham Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas awarded Monica Newbury the 2026 Texas Patriot Award. Monica has worked tirelessly for over a decade to preserve the history in one of the most historic cemeteries in Dallas, Texas.

Bonham Farmers Market is back at Creative Arts Center beginning this Saturday, April 18, and scheduled to run two or three times each month through October! This event is "rain or shine" and the market will move indoors in case of rain.

At the age of 20, in 1935, Wilbur Dean Chambers joined the Army and became a radio operator. Three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 1941, Dean volunteered to go with General Joseph W. Stilwell to Southeast Asia. On March 12, 1942 they were ordered to Burma where Japanese military groups had managed to slowly take control. To escape the Japanese, General Joseph W. Stilwell and 112 other people consisting of Stilwell’s army staff, British commandos, mechanics, nurses, civilians, a newspaper reporter, and a Chinese general and his personal bodyguards began walking 250 miles from central Burma to India. This event was later known as the Walkout.

The City of Bonham Animal Shelter is thrilled to announce a special adoption event on Thursday, April 30, 2026.