Almost a thousand local schoolchildren will start the new school year with all the supplies they need, thanks to the staff at Fannin County Children's Center and thoughtful volunteers who pitched in to help.

Free to the public, the permanent exhibit and online platform explore the people, places and pivotal moments that shaped Dallas County – from ancient river settlements to modern cultural icons – continuing the history-preservation and educational mission previously housed at Old Red Museum.

The Bonham City Council approved the establishment of the Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy (TX-PACE) Program at its Aug. 10 meeting, giving local property owners a new private financing tool to improve buildings, lower operating costs and reinvest in commercial, industrial, agricultural and multifamily properties. The action followed a July presentation, by the Bonham Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO) and Texas PACE Authority (TPA), which proposed creating the TX-PACE Bonham to advance Bonham's long-term strategy of encouraging private investment and supporting continued economic growth.

Bonham City Council tabled a proposed ordinance that would impact rental housing in the city after hearing from many local landlords and even a few tenants.

Due to dangerous conditions that could lead to fast-moving grassfires, Fannin County has implemented a countywide ban on all outdoor burning.

1929 – birth of Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006). Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. was born August 12, 1929 in Sherman, Texas. In the biography About Buck, Rich Kienzle writes: "'Buck' was a donkey on the Owens farm. When Alvis Jr. was three or four years old, he walked into the house and announced that his name also was "Buck." That was fine with the family, and the boy's name became "Buck" from then on." He attended public school for grades 1–3 in Garland, Texas. Owens's family moved to Mesa, Arizona, in 1937 during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. While attending school in Arizona, Owens found that while he disliked formal schoolwork, he could often satisfy class requirements by singing or performing in school plays. As a result, he began to take part in such activities whenever he could. A self-taught musician and singer, Owens became proficient on guitar, mandolin, horns, and drums. In early 1963, the Johnny Russell song "Act Naturally" was pitched to Owens, who initially didn't like it. His guitarist and longtime collaborator Don Rich, however, enjoyed it and convinced Owens to record it with the Buckaroos. Laid down on February 12, 1963, it was released on March 11 and entered the charts on April 13. By June 15 the single began its first of four non-consecutive weeks at the No. 1 position, Owens's first top hit. The Beatles recorded a cover of it in 1965 with Ringo Starr as lead singer. Starr later recorded a duet of it with Owens in 1988. The 1966 album Carnegie Hall Concert was a smash hit and further cemented Buck Owens as a top country artist. It achieved crossover success on the pop charts, reinforced by R&B singer Ray Charles releasing cover versions of two of Owens's songs that became pop hits that year: "Crying Time" and "Together Again." Owens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. He was ranked No. 12 in CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003. In addition, CMT also ranked the Buckaroos No. 2 in the network's 20 Greatest Bands in 2005. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The stretch of US Highway 82 in Sherman, Texas, is named the Buck Owens Freeway in his honor.