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

The Bonham Kiwanis Club invites the community and visitors to attend the 49th Annual Lights Over Lake Bonham Fireworks Show on Friday, July 3, at Lake Bonham, 7506 Lake Bonham Dr., Bonham, Texas. This year’s event will be especially meaningful as Bonham joins communities across the nation in Celebrating America’s 250th. Families are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a free evening of patriotic celebration over beautiful Lake Bonham.

The United States will soon be celebrating its 250th Anniversary. As part of that celebration, a group of eight women came together at the Creative Arts Center in Bonham and created a fabulous patriotic crazy quilt. Raffle tickets for this special quilt are now on sale. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20.

10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

TxDOT officials today announced that there will be nightly lane closures (intermittent) at the intersection of US 75 and FM 121 at the following locations, dates and times.

Bonham Farmers Market is back at Creative Arts Center this Saturday, June 27, and the market is scheduled to run two or three times each month through October! This event is "rain or shine" and the market will move indoors in case of rain.

TxDOT officials have announced upcoming nightly full closure of the US 75 northbound and southbound mainlanes in Sherman beginning at 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. on June 25 until June 26.

10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

In a discussion among some of the seniors at the Bonham, Texas Senior Center, Powell Sinclair made the statement that his juicy meatloaf was better than anybody else’s meatloaf. Another member, Jim Adams, stated that he would put his mother’s ninety-year-old recipe up against anyone else’s recipe. At that time there were others that were willing to put their meatloafs into the mix and the All-American Meatloaf Bake-Off was born.

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9:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

TxDOT officials have announced upcoming nightly full closure of the US 75 northbound and the left lane of the southbound mainlanes beginning at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. on June 22 until June 23.

A new public art experience opens this summer in North Texas. In celebration of America’s Semiquincentennial, MillHouse Foundation, in partnership with Cotton Mill Partners, presents the inaugural America 250: Texas Trailblazing Wonder Women Exhibition, on view June 12 through August 26 inside the newly launched Atrium Gallery at the McKinney Cotton Mill Arts and Design District.

Here's a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains counties for the week starting June 22, 2026.

As we enter the hottest months of the year, Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Upper Trinity) is asking residents across its service area to dial back their water use with its Give a Drip campaign. Without cutting outdoor water use, residents of Denton and Collin counties will be "Drip Outta Luck" when it comes to having water where it counts the most. Residents should follow local watering rules that limit outdoor watering to no more than two days per week or less and not between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

July 23 at 7:00 p.m. - Dr. John McManus: “The D-Day Landings, Planning and Execution”
August 20 at 7:00 p.m. - Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall: “Major Unanswered Questions of World War II

It is that time of year again for the annual ARRL sponsored Ham Radio Field Day. Amateur Radio operators across the country will gather to erect antennas, attach feedlines and power up radios to make contacts with stations all over the country and the world. This is a 24-hour event beginning on Saturday, June 27 and ending the afternoon of June 28. Plano Amateur Radio Klub will join the Fannin County ARC, the Grayson County ARC and others across the state and nation in participating in this event.

In the continued development of a rare new, ground-up retail property, Big V Property Group and The Seitz Group will celebrate the groundbreaking of Rosamond Town Center in Anna, Texas, on Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m. at the southeast corner of Rosamond Parkway and Hwy. 75. The 355,826-square-foot, open-air center will be anchored by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Aldi, Burlington, EOS Fitness, Hobby Lobby, HomeGoods, PetSmart and T.J. Maxx, and will feature several outparcels and specialty stores. (photo credit: Big V Property Group)

As part of our America 250 celebrations, the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site is having a free come-and-go program on June 19 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. This program, called Civics and Democracy, will inform visitors about civics, democracy, voting, and volunteering. We hope to educate people of every age about how these ideas work and how people can support their community.

TxDOT officials have announced upcoming nightly full closures of the US 75 northbound frontage road beginning at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. on June 19 until June 20.

This contest is sponsored by the North Texas Laboratory Analysts’ Chapter.

Preston Trail Chapter, NSDAR is pleased to announce that we are hosting Texoma’s America 250! Fest in the parking lot of Pottsboro church of Christ on Saturday, July 4, 2026 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. All of Texoma community is invited to this national commemoration of our country’s 250th anniversary of independence!

Tarrant County Public Health has notified the City of Arlington that one of its mosquito trap samples has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced upcoming nightly full closure of the US 75 southbound mainlanes beginning at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. on June 16 until June 17. The US 75 southbound mainlane closure which was to occur on June 15 beginning at 8 p.m. has been postponed.

10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

This is official notice that there will be a Public Hearing at 5:00 pm, Monday, June 15, 2026, in the Council Chambers of the Sherman City Hall, 220 W. Mulberry St., Sherman, Texas, for the following Agenda Item and Ordinance.

The more than 20,000-square-foot store is expected to begin construction in summer 2026, with a grand opening projected for summer 2027.

Here's a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains counties for the week starting June 15, 2026.

Upper Trinity Regional Water District, a leading provider of high-quality water and wastewater treatment services in North Texas, is proud to announce that all four of its water reclamation facilities have been honored with another consecutive year of the Platinum Peak Performance Award.

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials today announced that they will close the southbound lane of US 69 overpass bridge at US 82 beginning at 7 a.m. on June 17. The closure is anticipated to last until the end of July.

The public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality of the water distributed by this public water system used for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Bonham, Texas -- The Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation has made a generous $1.1 million gift to support the Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, which in turn will use this gift to support capital improvements critical preservation needs, including foundation repairs, upgrades to both the main and accessible entrances, enhanced landscaping, and more at the Sam Rayburn Museum. While some exterior areas may be temporarily affected during construction, the museum’s exhibits will remain open and accessible to visitors.

TxDOT officials have announced upcoming nightly full closure of the US 75 southbound frontage road beginning at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. on June 12 until June 13.

A Texas couple was sentenced today to 40 years each in prison for running a fraudulent chain-referral pyramid scheme, following their convictions by a jury on conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering charges in January 2026.

By a 4-1 vote, Fannin County Commissioners Court approved the creation of the Fannin County Tax Abatement Committee and appointed seven members to the committee: Tylene Gamble, Chief Appraiser at Fannin Central Appraisal District (or Nita Bankston if Gamble is unable to serve), Derek Moore, Fannin County Treasurer-elect; William Myers, President of BEDCO; Dale McQueen; John Skotnik, Criminal District Attorney; Alicia Whipple, Fannin County Auditor, and whichever commissioner's precinct that would be impacted by the business requesting an abatement.

Craig International announced today it has won the bid to redevelop the former Globe Life corporate headquarters located at 3700 S. Stonebridge Drive in McKinney, TX. Situated on nearly 58 acres, the project includes approximately 300,789 square feet of leasable office space, strategically positioned along the border of McKinney and Frisco in one of the nation’s fastest-growing economic corridors.

Come help us celebrate the 32nd year of our City of Sherman's Hot Summer Nights concert series with us when we welcome the newest big name in country music, Corey Kent, to the Gazebo Stage on Thursday, June 11, 2026! We have some amazing local talent kicking off the show for us at 7:00 p.m. with Dalton Elliott, and headliner, Corey Kent, will take the stage around 7:30 p.m.!

TxDOT officials have announced upcoming nightly full closure of the US 75 northbound frontage road beginning at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. on June 11 until June 12.

The Bonham City Council agenda was once again filled with topics related to the city's growth and development. They tabled topics related to the development around Legacy Ridge Country Club and approved changes to the reinvestment zone for the downtown and commerical cooridors.

TxDOT announced the upcoming nightly full closure of the US 82 westbound frontage roads beginning at 6 p.m. on the following days; June 11, June 12, and June 15 until 5 a.m. on June 12, June 13, and June 16.