Recognized as Favorite Faery/Fantasy Festival at the 21st Annual Renaissance Festival Awards, as voted on by Renaissance festival fans nationwide, Scarborough's Hollow returns this fall with its biggest and most immersive season yet. The expanded fall fantasy festival transforms Scarborough Faire’s 16th century village into an enchanted world of fantasy, folklore and unforgettable autumn adventure. photos by Southwest Festivals LLC

Anime fans across North Texas will have a unique opportunity to meet Emi Lo, the English voice actress from the hit anime series The Apothecary Diaries, when she appears as the featured anime guest at the 2026 Otsukimi Japanese Moon Viewing Festival on Saturday, September 26, at Haggard Park in Plano.

Harry Peyton Steger graduated from Bonham High School and then attended the University of Texas in 1897 at the age of fifteen years, where he majored in literature and classical languages, was editor of the Cactus yearbook, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. As a Rhodes Scholar, he attended Oxford University beginning in 1905. Steger became the literary editor of O. Henry (Sidney Porter) and was the administrator of O’Henry’s estate when the short story writer died, editing the last volume of O. Henry stories.

Celebrate fall in Historic Downtown McKinney during one of Texas' most beloved festivals. McKinney Oktoberfest, presented by Tomes Auto Group, brings Bavarian tradition to life with live music, cultural performances, interactive games, authentic flavors, and family-friendly fun all weekend long. photo by Allen Rich

The City of Bonham is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Osburn, CPA, CPM, as Assistant City Manager. Osburn joined the City of Bonham in May 2023 as Director of Administrative Services. Before coming to Bonham, she served as Director of Finance for the City of Levelland. Since joining the City of Bonham, she has become a trusted member of Bonham’s leadership team, providing support across departments, coordinating key projects, and helping advance organizational initiatives.

1980 – Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. The Iran–Iraq War began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. After eight years of conflict, both countries accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by the United Nations, which became effective in August 1988. The war caused around 500,000 deaths (excluding numbers from the related Anfal campaign), making it the deadliest conventional war ever fought between regular armies of developing countries. The conflict involved large-scale trench warfare, and deliberate attacks on civilians, including Iraqi chemical attacks. At the start of the war, Iraq expected a decisive victory, considering Iran's post-revolutionary chaos, but their invasion had stalled by December 1980. The Iranian military then gained momentum, and recaptured all their territory by June 1982. Having pushed Iraqi forces back to the pre-war borders, Iran launched an invasion of Iraq, which created a five-year offensive. In mid-1988, Iraq launched a series of counter-offensives that created the military stalemate present at the war's end. The war did not create any permanent border changes, and neither country received war reparations afterwards. Both sides suffered financially.