The new Ladonia Fossil Park is now open for fossil hunting between dawn and dusk. A grand opening event is planned for later this year. The park includes a covered pavilion with picnic tables and a paved pathway to the river, with benches along the way. Fossil hunters are asked to pack out what they pack in and respect posted guidelines. Fossil hunting is not permitted in the Mitigation Area west of the park.

The McKinney Community Development Corporation (MCDC) is pleased to announce that it has awarded $2,661,800 for project grants to support quality-of-life projects that will benefit the community. rendering of new restroom at Chestnut Square

Community Well TX is proud to announce that it has been named 2025 Nonprofit of the Year by the Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented Saturday night at the Chamber’s annual banquet, recognizing organizations that demonstrate exceptional service, impact, and commitment to strengthening the community.

Robert Samuel “Bob” Weddle was born in 1921 in Fannin County and attended school in Bonham. After attending Texas Tech University, he entered the US Navy during
World War II. After the war he finished his degree at Texas Tech. He learned to read Spanish and French handwriting. He received a grant that allowed him to spend a year working in the Spanish archives in Seville, Spain. In Madrid he found the journal of Juan Enriques Barroto, who had served as pilot for a Spanish expedition in search of La Salle’s Texas colony that had entered Matagorda Bay and discovered the remains of La Salle’s Texas colony and the remains of the Belle in 1867.

Chapter members posed for a picture after the skit portraying Martha Washington (Mary Nan Story), Betsy Ross (Becky Isbell), Lucy Knox (Amanda Bauman Ewton) and Abigail Adams (Doris Haynie).

1913 – Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. The Woman Suffrage Procession on March 3, 1913, was the first suffragist parade in Washington, D.C. It was also the first large, organized march on Washington for political purposes. The procession was organized by the suffragists Alice Paul and Lucy Burns for the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Planning for the event began in Washington in December 1912. As stated in its official program, the parade's purpose was to "march in a spirit of protest against the present political organization of society, from which women are excluded." Participation numbers vary between 5,000 and 10,000 marchers. Suffragists and supporters marched down Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday, March 3, 1913, the day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration. Paul had selected the venue and date to maximize publicity but met resistance from the D.C. police department. The demonstration consisted of a procession with floats, bands, and various groups representing women at home, in school, and the workplace. At the Treasury Building, a pageant of allegorical tableaux was acted out during the parade. The final act was a rally at the Memorial Continental Hall with prominent speakers, including Anna Howard Shaw and Helen Keller.