Every year on the Saturday morning before Thanksgiving, our community shows how God works through each of us by giving, sharing, and bringing joy to Bonham. On Saturday, November 22, that event happened with 25 or so community Churches, groups, and organizations that transformed the First Presbyterian Church’s parking lot into something truly magical.

The Lion Food Pantry and Lion Wardrobe are two student-centered resources making a powerful difference in the lives of hundreds of students each week. With increased traffic and new initiatives, the pantry and wardrobe are supporting students and removing barriers to success.

For more information about these events, please email: Friendsofhagerman@gmail.org. All events are sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman and occur at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092, unless stated otherwise.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced an upcoming nightly full closure of the northbound mainlanes of US 75, beginning at Exit 60. The closure is scheduled to begin from 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 7, until 5:00 a.m. on Dec. 8.

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.

1835 – birth of Mark Twain, American novelist, humorist, and critic. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner. The novelist Ernest Hemingway claimed that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn."