Step into the spirit of the season as Downtown McKinney transforms into a festive holiday destination for the city’s annual 'Home for the Holidays… A McKinney Christmas' celebration, presented by Commercial Bank of Texas. From Nov. 28-30, visitors can experience the charm and cheer of McKinney’s most magical weekend of the year, where nostalgic traditions and new holiday delights come together in the heart of the city. The 14-block area will be brimming with festive activities, delectable food, and entertainment for the entire family.

ETAMU alum, staff member and U.S. Navy veteran Casey Guliuzza lights the ceremonial flame at the 34th annual Veterans Vigil in 2024. photo by Tyler Holloway, East Texas A&M Marketing and Communications

Hello, my name is Bill Carey and I am running to be your next Fannin County Judge in the March 3, 2026 Republican Primary. I am a conservative Republican who has lived with my wife Chantal in Fannin County for fourteen years.

Today we celebrate the 250th birthday anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. From its beginning in Tun’s Tavern, the Marine Corps has stood between us and those who would do us harm.

Drop off a new bike at First Presbyterian Church in Bonham before November 20 or call 903-583-2014 to make a donation to the Bike Fund.

1983 – Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0. William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's 1986 initial public offering, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Windows 1.0 is the first major release of Microsoft Windows, a family of graphical user shells and operating systems for personal computers developed by Microsoft. It was first released to manufacturing in the United States on November 20, 1985, while the European version was released as Windows 1.02 in May 1986. Windows 1.0 runs on MS-DOS, as a 16-bit shell program known as MS-DOS Executive, and it provides an environment which can run graphical programs designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software. It included multitasking and the use of the mouse, and various built-in programs such as Calculator, Paint, and Notepad. The operating environment does not allow its windows to overlap, and instead, the windows are tiled.