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The 27th Annual Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma returns to the Choctaw Event Center from May 29–31, 2025, bringing a weekend packed with family fun, live entertainment, shopping, food, and cultural
experiences. Festivalgoers can look forward to performances by country artist Jaden Hamilton and The Voice star Bailey Rae, a movie screening of the rodeo classic 8 Seconds, over 150 shopping vendors, food truck city, thrilling carnival rides, traditional turtle race, the PRCA Rodeo, & more!

Save the date for a spectacular evening at the 48th Annual Lights Over Lake Bonham Fireworks Show on Friday, July 4th ( Rain Date July 5).

9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

United Flyball League International will be back at the Multipurpose Complex June 21-22, with teams from Oklahoma and Texas competing, including four of the fastest teams in North America.

Activities for kids, teens and adults!

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

Over 400 miles of treasure hunting & town hopping! Participating towns will have maps available guiding shoppers to the special sales sites throughout their communities. Some towns will have yard sales set up at a central location or spread throughout the town. Still others will showcase their downtown merchants or their flea markets/trade days/farmers markets. Maps will be available at the Bonham Visitors Center!

Now available in Fannin County to assist residents who formerly relied on the Affordable Connectivity Program. This plan includes a free modem, free standard installation and no credit check for individuals and families who qualify through federal assistance programs including Medicaid, Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), SNAP (EBT) and Unemployment Compensation.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced an upcoming ramp closure and detour for travelers in Sherman.

On May 27, until July 23, the southbound frontage road to northbound frontage road U-Turn at SH 91 will be closed to facilitate the next phase of construction in this area.

Criminal District Attorney John Skotnik reports that the Fannin County Grand Jury returned indictments as shown below.

The closure is scheduled from 9:00 p.m. on May 29, until 5:00 a.m. on May 30, to facilitate placing deck panels on the new US 75 overpass.

Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones.

This one-way conversion will happen on both the east and west sides of US 75 from County Line Road (CR 375/Panther Parkway) to FM 121.

The Center for Women Entrepreneurs at Texas Woman's University will begin accepting applications for its Texas Rural Woman Grant on May 20, 2025. This is the third year for the grant program, which aims to support women-owned businesses in rural Texas communities. Ten grants of $10,000 each — totaling $100,000 — will be awarded to selected applicants whose businesses have been established for at least three years.

President Trump will order all flags to half-staff from sunrise until noon on May 26, 2025 to honor Memorial Day.

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Texas to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from March 26–28, 2025.

9:00 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2025 in the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham said he is joining with Savoy Mayor Roger Cada and Fannin County Fire Marshal Troy Hudson to call for an inspection of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Savoy before the facility becomes operational in June. Cunningham, Cada, Hudson and an out-of-state industry expert were scheduled to meet with representatives of Engie, the owner of the BESS, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, to look over plans and walk through the facility.

On May 21, 2025, Clint Warren Howard, 61, of Dodd City, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More. A deadly weapon finding means he will not be considered by the parole board for release until he serves at least half of his sentence.

Check out the schedule of events coming up at Creative Arts Center, a nonprofit organization started in 2001 to celebrate the arts. The center is located at 200 W 5th in Bonham. The center is open Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

The 2025 Texas Demographic Conference will bring together experts from across the state to examine urgent issues shaping the states demographic and socioeconomic future. The annual event will take place May 21-22 at the Conference Center at Pegasus Park in Dallas.

Fannin County is changing quickly, and our county government must adapt and adjust expeditiously and efficiently. The Fannin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), under the direction of Sheriff Cody Shook and his new leadership team, is implementing changes to meet the increased demand for law enforcement response to a variety of situations.

Have you ever wanted to own your own fire truck? Well, you’re in luck! Fate Department of Public Safety in Fate, Texas, is currently auctioning off a 2007 Freightliner M2106 Engine/Pumper fire truck. This truck is perfect for a construction business, landscaping company, or volunteer fire department! This online auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends on Tuesday, May 27.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

The intersection is currently a stop condition for traffic on FM 902. The signal will be placed into all-red flash mode on Wednesday, May 21 to start getting drivers’ attention.

Doris Hsu, GlobalWafers Chairwoman and CEO, addresses the audience in Sherman as the Taiwanese company celebrates the completion of phase 1 at the semiconductor industry's most advanced 300mm wafer production facility and the only one of its kind in the U.S.

The Region C Water Planning Group (RCWPG) will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1:00 p.m. to take public comments on a draft version of the 2026 Region C Water Plan. The hearing will take place at the North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, Texas 76011, in the Centerpoint Two Building, 1st Floor Transportation Council Room. The draft Regional Water Plan, known formally as the Initially Prepared Plan (IPP), is available for review now on the Region C website.

This is official notice that there will be a Public Hearing at 5:00 pm, Monday, May 19, 2025, in the Community Room of the Sherman Police Department, 2600 W. Travis St., Sherman, Texas, for the following Ordinances.

9:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse

Here's a look at work planned in Fannin and Grayson counties for the week starting May 19, 2025.

Gober Annual Cemetery Day is slated for Sunday, May 18, 2025. The morning events begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by a Potluck Lunch.

For collectors, rockhounds, families and science buffs

In honor of our veterans at the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, the annual Classic Car Show will be held Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the VA Center. The public is invited! No entry fee!

Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced the closure of the Northbound US 75 right lane from FM 120 (Morton Street) to FM 84 (Texoma Drive) as well as Exit 70 - Texoma Drive starting on Sunday, May 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and remaining closed until Tuesday, May 20, at 6:00 a.m.

Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham said that Fannin County Fire Marshal Troy Hudson has requested a meeting with Engie Services US, the owner of the battery energy storage system (BESS) near Savoy to ensure compliance with codes before the battery energy storage system goes online in June 2025. Cunningham expressed concern over the size of the plant and possible plans for expansion.

The Denison Development Alliance will meet in a regular session beginning on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 4:00 P.M. in the Conference Room at the Denison Development Alliance, 115 North Rusk Ave., Denison, Texas 75020.

from left, Timothy LaVerne II, Mayor Compton, Wayne Moore

(L-R) Timothy LaVerne II, Mayor HL Compton and Wayne Moore. Bonham City Council welcomed Sam Fox and Clark Smith to the council and honored out-going members Moore and LaVergne II.

The Fannin County Virtual Law Library is now available online. The library can be accessed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week on the Fannin County web page with your personal computer or smart phone. The Library’s primary purpose is to provide public access to laws affecting Fannin County citizens, residents and visitors.