(L-R) Ryan Klose, NRCS, Judge Cunningham, Kelly Baker, Fannin SWCD Clerk. Fannin Soil and Water Conservation District has partnered with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts to highlight Soil and Water Stewardship Week and the importance of voluntary land stewardship in Texas. The statewide campaign is April 25 through May 6, 2026, and the focus this year is “Soil. Where It All Begins." photo by Lisa Loiselle

The Austin College Wind Symphony will perform a spring concert, titled March Madness. which will be an exploration of the march across multiple forms. The concert will be held in Wynne Chapel on Sunday, April 26 at 3:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

The Denison Genealogical Society invites you to our upcoming monthly meeting on April 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Join us in the Community Room at Frontier Village, Loy Lake Park (111 RC Vaughan Rd., Denison, Texas). This month’s program will be presented by the Preston Trails DAR. Members will honor America's 250th year by dressing in period clothing and portraying early American wives and family members from the time of the American Revolution. Their unique presentation promises to be both educational and inspiring.

Homeschool families and groups from across north Texas are invited to “Homeschool Day” at the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site in Paris on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. “Homeschool Day has become a highlight of our year at the Maxey House,” said Elana Barton, site educator.

Are fire ant mounds popping up in your yard, garden or pasture? As temperatures rise, so does fire ant activity. The good news is that science-backed ways to control fire ants can eliminate entire colonies — and not just the ones you see. Take a time-tested, science-based approach to control red imported fire ants around your home or farm. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

1616 – death of William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet. William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard." His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best works produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth, which are considered to be among the finest works in English. In the last phase of his career, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances), such as The Winter's Tale and The Tempest, and collaborated with other playwrights.