The first day for candidates to file for offices that are regularly scheduled to be on the primary ballot is Saturday, November 8, 2025. The first day for independent candidates to file a declaration of intent is November 8, 2025. Since county offices will be closed Saturday, November 8, in-person filing will effectively begin Monday, November 10, 2025, which is the next business day. The formal filing should be completed at the Fannin County Clerk's Office.

Join Fannin County Children's Center for 'Justice is Served: Run for the Roses' on November 8! Support our mission to prevent and respond to child abuse in Fannin County. Enjoy an evening of fun, prizes for best hat and bowtie, and help make a difference in the lives of Fannin children.

McKinney Art Studio Tour (MAST) is a free, self-guided tour. This year 58 artists are participating in 20 locations across McKinney, Texas. Studios are open Saturday, November 8 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 9 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.​

Panda-monium is about to take over North Texas! Panda Fest, one of the nation’s fastest-growing Asian food and culture festivals, is making its Dallas debut this fall at Carpenter Park in Downtown Dallas. The family-friendly event runs November 7–9, 2025, with tickets going on sale Tuesday, September 17. (photos by Panda Fest TX, LLC)

November's art show theme at Creative Arts Center in Bonham is From the Heart. Opening reception is Friday, November 7, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. PLUS, we are excited to have Dean Todd's artwork in the East Gallery! Free admission. All are welcome!

1957 – Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters. During the Cold War, many countries built fallout shelters for high-ranking government officials and crucial military facilities, such as Project Greek Island and the Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker in the United States and Canada's Emergency Government Headquarters. Plans were made, however, to use existing buildings with sturdy below-ground-level basements as makeshift fallout shelters. A fallout shelter is an enclosed space specially designated to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Many such shelters were constructed as civil defense measures during the Cold War. During a nuclear explosion, matter vaporized in the resulting fireball is exposed to neutrons from the explosion, absorbs them, and becomes radioactive. When this material condenses in the rain, it forms dust and light sandy materials that resemble ground pumice. The fallout emits alpha and beta particles, as well as gamma rays. Much of this highly radioactive material falls to Earth, subjecting anything within the line of sight to radiation, becoming a significant hazard. A fallout shelter is designed to allow its occupants to minimize exposure to harmful fallout until radioactivity has decayed to a safer level, over a few weeks or months.