Credit Union of Texas (CUTX) will host its first-ever School Supply Crawl on Saturday, July 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Roy V. Floyd Community Center (1100 W. 5th Street) in Bonham, Texas. The free, family-friendly event will feature a Jeep and 4x4 showcase, fun awards, local vendors and food trucks, dealership displays and information about affordable auto leases. Attendees are encouraged to donate new school supplies to help children served by the Fannin County Children’s Center (CASA/CAC) prepare for the 2026-27 school year.

Saddle up for a fun summer evening in Historic Downtown Bonham! The Bonham Margarita Rodeo, presented by the Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce, is happening Saturday, July 18 from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in Downtown Bonham, Texas.

We will display quilts from the Magoffin Home State Historic Site this July as part of our participation in the Bonham Quilt Hop and Fiber Arts Show on July 24 and July 25 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. James Wiley Magoffin established Magoffinsville, a forerunner of present-day El Paso, around 1849. His family later built an adobe home in 1877 that became the social center of their community, and you can visit this historic home in 2027 once renovations are complete.

Bonham Chamber of Commerce rolled out the red carpet to welcome Sam's Lawn Riders to town with a ribbon cutting Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at their facility located at 116 S. Center St. Bonham, TX 75418. The Sam's Lawn Riders location in Bonham is an expansion of Sam's Lawn Riders in Sherman, a popular business that has been servicing Grayson County and beyond since 1978. The company has built an impressive reputation for fair sales and expert repair. Sam's Lawn Riders is the oldest SCAG Power Equipment dealer in Texas. photo by Cindy Rich

Sam Rayburn once observed, “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.”

2009 – death of Walter Cronkite, American journalist and actor. Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News[1] from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Cronkite received numerous honors including two Peabody Awards, a George Polk Award, an Emmy Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Cronkite reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings in World War II; the Nuremberg trials; combat in the Vietnam War; the Dawson's Field hijackings; Watergate; the Iran hostage crisis; and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King Jr., and Beatles musician John Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the American space program, from Project Mercury to the Moon landings to the Space Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award. Cronkite is known for his departing catchphrase, "And that's the way it is," followed by the date of the broadcast.