It’s an exciting time for the McKinney National Airport (DTX) community as Avelo Airlines has announced its first nonstop destinations from DTX. Avelo’s launch flights will coincide with the opening of DTX’s newly constructed passenger terminal and new designation as a commercial service airport. Avelo has announced nonstop flights from DTX to the following cities: Las Vegas, Nevada; and Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, and Tampa, Florida.

Simple tips for feeders, flowers and supporting migration -- by providing reliable food sources, such as nectar, and habitat, Texans can attract a diversity of hummingbird species to their yard. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

With a challenging fiscal year on the horizon, Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham went over a list of county departments that have not asked for more money in the coming year during a special meeting of Fannin County Commissioners Court held Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Antonio de Laurentis, Throne of Eucharistic Exposition. More than sixty objects given by European monarchs and rulers represent the height of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century craftsmanship. Many of the works in the exhibition have no equivalent anywhere else in the world and are in the US for the first—and possibly only—time.

If you’re going into areas that might harbor chiggers, wear the appropriate clothing, tuck your pants into your socks and apply insect repellent. (Adobe Stock, Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins. The Battle of Gettysburg (locally /ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ/ (July 1–3, 1863) was fought in the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, is widely considered the Civil War's turning point, leading to an ultimate victory of the Union and the preservation of the nation. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of both the Civil War and of any battle in American military history up to that time, claiming over 50,000 combined casualties. Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North and forcing his retreat.