The 146th Annual Leonard Picnic gets underway Wednesday, July 9, 2025, complete with a carnival, live music, food trucks, vendors, a parade, car show, Bluey and fireworks. Donations gladly accepted benefitting local Leonard ISD groups for parking, otherwise free admission. Bring your chair or blanket.

Ladonia is gearing up for its highly anticipated annual 4th of July Firework Display, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Enter into a magical land at Studio94’s Princess Camp on June 25th, 26th, & 27th & July 9th, 10th & 11th! Princesses will enjoy 3 days of enchantment learning how to walk like a princess, dancing to favorite princess songs, creating magical crafts, playing royal games, and enjoying snacks fit for a princess. Princesses must be 3 years of age to 8 years of age.

Open to the public Monday - Friday! Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The Honey Grove Library & Learning Center was recently selected as a recipient of the 2025 TLA-HEB Summer at the Library Grant.

The Sherman Community Players will be performing Hello, Dolly! on weekends throughout the month of June, with Fannin County resident Eric Vest in a leading role.

The City of McKinney is proud to invite residents and visitors to its annual Red, White and BOOM! Independence Day celebration on Monday, July 4, featuring a full day of hometown fun and a breathtaking fireworks show at a new lakeside location.

More than seventy works, by artists like Beckmann, Höch, Kandinsky, Kirchner, Kollwitz, and Schad, trace the German experience in the visual arts over four decades when modern art played an important role in the discourse of the period, while politics influenced the arts.

The City of Plano is serving up festivals, fashion and family fun for all with three diverse events celebrating Juneteenth from June 14 – 19.

Open to the public Monday - Friday! Breakfast is served from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Lunch is served from 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Frederic, Lord Leighton (British, 1830-1896), Flaming June, 1895, oil on canvas, 46 7/8 × 46 7/8 in. (119.1 × 119.1 cm), Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc. 63.0406. Image courtesy of Museo de Arte de Ponce. Paying homage to the exhibition’s iconic masterpiece, the museum will offer an array of programming—including spotlight talks, oil painting activities, and an interactive sensory cart—before the exhibition closes June 22.

June 18 in Bonham

On Sunday, June 1, friends, families, and community leaders gathered at First Presbyterian Church to celebrate the graduation of eleven individuals from Getting Ahead Fannin County’s eleventh class. This milestone marks the continued success of a life-changing program designed to help individuals overcome the challenges of poverty and build sustainable futures.

A completed online application must be submitted by 5 p.m. on June 20, 2025. Rural eligibility is determined based on the U.S. Census and the Office of Management & Budget data, specifically for counties with populations of 50,000 or fewer.

Havana NRG will open the 2025 Vitruvian Salsa Festival on Saturday, June 14. In its 11th year, the Vitruvian Salsa Festival celebrates both culture and community with monthly dance parties designed to get everyone from beginners to seasoned pros on the dance floor.

With its roots planted in Cuba and Puerto Rico, salsa dancing is the very epitome of the verve and joy of Latin American culture. In its 11th year, the Vitruvian Salsa Festival celebrates both culture and community with monthly dance parties designed to get everyone from beginners to seasoned pros on the dance floor.

Roundup for Autism, presented by Winch Beef, is proud to announce that former U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson will be honored with the 2025 Barry Corbin Award for Grit and Generosity. The announcement comes as Autism Awareness Month concludes, highlighting continued efforts to recognize outstanding individuals dedicated to advocacy, service and community impact.

Creative Arts Center in Bonham will be hosting a fun dinner party called Margaritas & Music on Friday, June 13 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy a delicious dinner with drinks and desserts, then listen to some beautiful music by the wildly talented Casandra Hashert inside the Main Gallery at the art center. Tickets are $40 per person. Spots are limited. Get tickets before noon on June 11 or before they sell out. No tickets at the door.

RAIN PLAN ACTIVATED! Tonight’s Hot Summer Nights concert is officially moving INSIDE Kidd-Key Auditorium (405 N Rusk)!

It is not too late to sow sunflower seeds directly into the soil in order to have beautiful blooms later on. (photo by Allen Rich)

Tuesday evening, June 10 at 6:30 p.m., our guest speaker for the Grayson County Historical Society is Margo McCutcheon of the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site in Bonham, Texas. Her topic for the program is Sam Rayburn of Bonham, Texas.

Everclear front man Art Alexakis (left) and lead guitarist David French had the crowd on their feet for the season opener of Sherman's free summer concert series, Hot Summer Nights.

Visit Bentonville has launched its first-ever family travel giveaway, offering three families the chance to win a curated weekend trip to Bentonville, Arkansas.

Attention Texas women artists! Texas Vignette today announced a call for entries for its seventh-annual Vignette Art Fair, which will take place Oct. 2-4, 2025, at its new Dallas Design District location, On The Levee (1108 Quaker St., Dallas, TX 75207). photo by Sheryl Lanzel

Hooper's Hope Women's Cancer Support Group supports all women that have or have had any type cancer. We meet the second Monday of each month.

In honor and memory of our friends and loved ones buried at Moore’s Chapel Cemetery, please plan to attend Homecoming Sunday, June 8 at 10:30 a.m.

KHYI's 29th Annual Texas Music Revolution will take over historic downtown McKinney on Friday June 6, 2025 and Saturday June 7, 2025, featuring dozens of musicians on a variety of stages.

Join us for the Maxey House's next Community Day on Saturday, June 7 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Featuring the theme "Gardens of the Maxey House," visitors can explore the Maxey House and discover the types of produce once grown on the property through excerpts from family letters and historic photos of the home’s vegetable and floral gardens.

As the primary male hormone, testosterone controls male sexual characteristics, muscle development, and libido. But what else occurs when levels of this vital hormone decrease?

The Dallas Summer Boat Show is making waves once again as it returns to Dallas Market Hall, July 17–20, 2025. As the largest boating and recreational showcase in North Texas, this...

The serving line was working hard to keep up with the crowd at the annual Gober BBQ on Sunday, June 22, 2025. As you would expect of one of the oldest counties in North Texas, Fannin County has a rich heritage of close-knit agricultural communities with traditional celebrations.

Heading down the “Yellow Brick Road” this summer is Theater For Hope’s musical, The Wizard of Oz. Performance days are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 17,18,19 at North Park Baptist Church in Sherman, TX.

Calling all classic rock fans in Texoma / North Texas! Don't miss 78 Live, the ultimate party band that blends classic rock, dance, and party music into an unforgettable good time. Powder Creek Pavilion welcomes 78 Live to the stage Saturday, June 28.

The Bonham All School Reunion is slated to kick off Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29, 2025. This is the first one since 2015 as 2020 was not held due to COVID. According to the Bonhi All School Reunion board, over 600-700 former students and graduates are expected for the festivities. Everyone who attended Bonham High School is invited to join in the weekend events that bring many graduates and former students to Bonham.

2018 – Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation. Tham Luang Nang Non is a karstic cave complex beneath Doi Nang Non, a mountain range on the border between Thailand and Myanmar. The cave system is 6.2 miles long and has many deep recesses, narrow passages and tunnels winding under hundreds of meters of limestone strata. Since part of the system is seasonally flooded, a sign advising against entering the caves during the rainy season (July to November) is posted at the entrance. In June/July 2018, a junior association football team became trapped for fifteen days in the cave system, but were ultimately rescued. Twelve members of the team, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old assistant coach entered the cave on 23 June after a practice session. Shortly after they entered, heavy rainfall began and partially flooded the cave system, blocking their way out and trapping them deep within. Efforts to locate the group were hampered by rising water levels and strong currents, and the team was out of contact with the outside world for more than a week. The cave rescue effort expanded into a massive operation amid intense worldwide public interest and involved international rescue teams. On 2 July, after advancing through narrow passages and muddy waters, British divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton found the group alive on an elevated rock about 2.5 miles from the cave mouth. Rescue organizers discussed various options for extracting the group, including whether to teach them basic underwater diving skills to enable their early rescue, to wait until a new entrance to the cave was found or drilled or to wait for the floodwaters to subside by the end of the monsoon season several months later. After days of pumping water from the cave system and a respite from the rainfall, the rescue teams worked quickly to extract the group from the cave before the next monsoon rain, which was expected to bring additional downpours on 11 July. Between 8 and 10 July, all 12 boys and their coach were rescued from the cave by an international team. The rescue effort involved as many as 10,000 people, including more than 100 divers, scores of rescue workers, representatives from about 100 governmental agencies, 900 police officers and 2,000 soldiers. Ten police helicopters, seven ambulances, more than 700 diving cylinders and the pumping of more than one billion liters of water from the caves were required. Saman Kunan, a 37-year-old former Royal Thai Navy SEAL, died of asphyxiation during an attempted rescue on 6 July while returning to a staging base in the cave after delivering diving cylinders to the trapped group. The following year, in December 2019, rescue diver and Thai Navy SEAL Beirut Pakbara died of a blood infection contracted during the operation.

Curbside debris pickup will begin the morning of Monday, June 23 in the highlighted area of the map in the graphic. The grapple truck will work east of Center Street starting at...

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

The Denison Development Alliance will meet in a regular session beginning Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. in the conference room at the Denison Development Alliance, 115 North Rusk Ave., Denison, TX 75020.

United Flyball League International will be back at the Multipurpose Complex June 21-22, with dog relay teams from Oklahoma and Texas competing, including four of the fastest teams in North America. Competition begins at 8:00 a.m. and goes all day Saturday and Sunday.

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 23, 2025.

The Gober Community Club is announcing their third annual Gober Community BBQ will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Gober Community Center located at 4640 FM 68, Gober, TX 75443.

Texans will soon experience a more streamlined process for receiving metal license plates when they purchase a car from a dealer, thanks to a new state law. Under House Bill 718, passed by the 88th Legislature in 2023, starting July 1, 2025, motor vehicle dealers will begin issuing metal license plates directly to buyers of new and used vehicles.

Multiple defendants have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an elaborate fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Margaret Kincannon will discuss her book about war action in China and supplies proved by flights "over the hump." Admission is free and all are invited.

Vertex Ranch owners Jesse and Mary Matlock are proud to team with the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage to better meet the demands of Fannin County.

Four Fannin County residents addressed Fannin County Commissioners Court to ask Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham to resign due to his prominent role in the six indictments that were dismissed in the courthouse restoration case. The entire situation was apparently manufactured by a retired district judge who has already been admonished by the state for conduct and a retired Fannin County DA, both of whom suspiciously retired after setting this fiasco in motion.

This year would have been Audie Murphy's 100th birthday. Join us for a special celebration on Saturday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m. as actor Duffy Hudson performs his one man Audie Murphy show at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum. There will be free admission for this event and a hot dog dinner will be served thirty minutes prior to the performance.

The McKinney City Council approved a resolution on June 17 to accept a $7,000,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), paving the way for important safety upgrades for Taxiway A at McKinney National Airport (TKI).

As part of First United Bank's Health & Wellness Pillar, we are hosting a free CPR certification class, open to the public.

The City of Bonham has planned for green debris to be picked up curbside the week of June 23, 2025. This gives residents the opportunity to collect trees, limbs and vegetative debris and place them near the edge of their property. It must not be near any utility service (gas meters, water meters, utility poles) mailboxes, and should not be in the street or roadway.

This Declaration continuing a local state of disaster shall be effective for thirty (30) days on and from its date of issuance, provided however that this declaration may be terminated before the expiration of thirty days by subsequent order of the Mayor, and may be continued or renewed beyond thirty days from its date of issuance only with the consent of the City Council of the City of Bonham, Texas.

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).

Volunteers with Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief (SBTC Disaster Relief) are helping residents in Bonham following the June 8 storm damage.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

A 20-year political vendetta apparently spearheaded by Lauri Blake, a former district judge who was recently admonished by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, and Richard Glaser, a former DA in Fannin County, may finally be over now that Dallas DA John Creuzot has filed a motion to dismiss the final four criminal indictments in the Fannin County Courthouse restoration case due to insufficient evidence.

This is official notice that there will be a Public Hearing at 5:00 pm, Monday, June 16, 2025, in the Community Room of the Sherman Police Department, 2600 W. Travis St., Sherman, Texas, for the following items.

On June 16, at 8:00 p.m. the westbound SH-91 traffic will be detoured onto the new pavement and will be able to continue on the southbound frontage road or access the entrance ramp to southbound US 75.

In response to the recent tornado and extended power outages in Fannin County, the North Texas Food Bank is partnering with Feeding Fannin to host a special mobile pantry distribution to support families facing food insecurity—whether due to physical storm damage or spoiled groceries caused by power loss. This distribution will occur Wednesday, June 18, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. (or while supplies last) at the Multipurpose Complex located at 700 FM 87, Bonham TX 75418.

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. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.

8:50 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

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 and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of 6/12/2025.

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 and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of 6/12/2025.

No Kings is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to what some see as the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration.

Paul Ridley (Dallas City Councilmember), Noelle LeVeaux (Uptown Dallas, Inc. interim ex. dir.), Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux, Ramsey March (UDI board chairman) photo credit: Monika Normand Photography

Farmers Branch-based Centurion American Development Group and its CEO, Mehrdad Moayedi, have announced one of the largest master-planned communities in fast-growing Grayson County. Excavation at Platinum Ranch will begin in Q4 2025 on nearly 2,000 acres with prominent frontage along the Grayson County Toll Road and easy access to Preston Road, which is less than one mile east of the development.

The timing of six criminal indictments in the courthouse restoration case had already raised eyebrows when these serious charges were handed down just prior to the retirements of former district attorney Richard Glaser and former district judge Laurine Blake. Now, Fannin County residents are finally being advised that two of the six indictments have already been dismissed for lack of evidence. To make matters worse, those two dismissals for lack of evidence against architects David Chase and Anne Stimmel were handed down May 22, 2025 -- almost a month ago -- yet the public was never notified of this important development. The question now is, will this be the beginning of a long series of countersuits the county taxpayers could be liable for in years to come?

Mayor H Compton has issued a disaster declaration for the City of Bonham due to severe storm damage that the city suffered from a weather event on June 8, 2025. This allows the city to take enhanced measures to protect lives, support emergency response efforts, and address damage to property.

The City of Bonham, TX is currently in the response and recovery emergency management stage after a severe weather event that impacted our entire community Sunday, June 8, 2025.

Chris Clark (center) was named Employee of the Quarter for the City of Bonham.

Chris Clark (center) was named Employee of the Quarter for the City of Bonham. Clark is the youth librarian who used his connections with Native Americans to highlight the library needs with the Choctaw Nation. Clark organized giving away free trees for Earth Day this year. Clark was praised for his fantastic commitment to his work at the library.

The City of McKinney invites the community to come together in honor of Juneteenth, a celebration of freedom, resilience, and unity, at the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 14, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Finch Park. New to this year’s event is a Juneteenth drone show featuring 200 drones with a tribute display of art, history, and community. The festival will also feature food trucks, live music, and performances, including gospel, jazz, and R&B.

9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at the Fannin County Courthouse and via teleconference

Severe storms hit Bonham Sunday night, June 8, 2025. City crews are working with many other organizations to clear fallen trees and restore power to local residents and businesses.

Due to a power outage and reduced system pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Gober MUD,0740024, public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption

Due to a power outage and reduced system pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Ravenna Nunnelee WSC,0740036, public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands /face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc).

(L-R) Jeff Rice and Lake Tawakoni catfish guide Tony Pennebaker show off a giant blue catfish landed from shallow water last week. (photo by Luke Clayton)

The tournament will raise funds for Shriners and Scottish Rights Hospitals for children and the Fannin County Food Bank.

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship plays for the first time in Texas. That same weekend women's football crowns a champion at the world headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys

Jeff Rice shows off one of many big walleye landed on the last trip. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Fans from across the globe will gather to witness the pinnacle of volleyball action at this state-of-the-art venue.

Bois d'Arc Lake: GOOD. water normal stain; 83 degrees; 1.67 feet above pool. Bass are good early in the morning around shallow bushes and main lake pockets with topwaters like frogs and buzz baits. Flukes and senko type baits are good mid morning.

The hot baits for the best catches of trout during this week’s heat streak have been scented artificial worms, mostly bubblegum pink.

The best female golfers in the world, including Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson, take on Fields Ranch East this week, starting on Thursday, June 19.

The Paris American 10u All Star team competed in the District All Star Tournament this past weekend. The Paris 10U All Stars are led by head coach Garrett Sadler with assistants Landon Cope and Matt McGill.

Bois d'Arc Lake - There is a good bass bite in pond weed with popping or walking frogs 1-4 feet. Offshore bite has picked up as fish transition to pond dams and brush in 17-25 feet of water.

Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass good on Alabama rig, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, small lures and spinnerbaits.

They are catching smallmouth bass in 2-4 feet of water and throwing a Ned rig with a green pumpkin, worm-style bait or creature bait on about a 1/8-ounce chartreuse jighead.

Cotter Trout Dock says that mornings on White River begin with a near-perfect floating level.

Luke's first deer rifle was a 30-30 and he still considers it a good caliber for East Texas hunting. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Hamp Kennedy from Texas was fishing the Beaver Dam tailwater in northwest Arkansas with guide Austin Kennedy recently when he landed this impressive 24-inch brown trout.

(L-R) Mayce Marek, Garrett Freeman and Jill White are three of five Lions who qualified for the 2025 CNFR | photo by East Texas A&M Marketing and Communications

Our big fish have returned from the spawn and the mud is starting to settle and we can fish pretty much anywhere in the main lake now. Things are looking good again around here and we are blessed!

Celebrated chefs, unmatched views and new pricing solidify Bellagio Fountain Club as the premier Las Vegas Grand Prix experience

Luke placed a corn feeder adjacent to his heavily loaded pear tree in hopes of giving the wild hogs invading his place something other than his delicious pears to eat. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Bois d'Arc Lake: GOOD - Morning bass bite has picked up. Grassy or weed areas around main lake points and secondary points are good with spook type baits and poppers in 1-4 feet of water.

4-H members from Denton County 4-H participated at Texas 4-H Roundup in Bryan-College Station, Texas, June 2-5, 2025.

Consider court reporting/captioning -- a lucrative career without a four-year college degree.

Fairfield University student Kaitlyn Faulk is assigned to the clinical rotation at Austin facility that twice rehabilitated her grandmother after amputations.

The Fannin County Special Education office will be destroying records from the 2018 school year.

In McKinney, lifesaving is more than a skill—it is a shared commitment. During CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1–7), the American Heart Association was celebrating the collaborative efforts of the McKinney Fire Department, McKinney Independent School District (McKinney ISD), and local organizations working together to strengthen emergency response and improve survival outcomes from cardiac arrest.

As the healthcare industry evolves and hospitals increasingly prefer bachelor’s-prepared nurses, advancing from a registered nurse (RN) with an associate degree to an RN with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is more important than ever.

This summer the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum will be hosting Camp Liberty. This year's theme will focus on the American Revolutionary War era. To register your child please call (903) 450-4502.

Don and Carol Dodson of Columbia, South Carolina, have established a $1,000,000 scholarship program for graduates of Bonham High School. The scholarships will be used for academic study at the undergraduate level at Texas public universities and selected private colleges and universities. Financial aid can also be applied to approved job and career opportunities at Texas public community colleges.

Summer Music Intensives is a week-long day camp for middle and high school strings students. Led by Jason Lim (Conductor, McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra), SMI faculty members are professional performers who are passionate about mentoring young musicians. Small ensembles, one-on-one coaching, a diverse array of electives, and opportunities to perform side-by-side with seasoned musicians characterize this unique camp.

From indoor activities such as knitting and playing dominoes to outdoor pursuits like fishing and sports, hobbies engage the mind and body in ways that emphasize the leisure of life. This summer, children ages 8-12 are invited to join the Sam Rayburn House for an exploration of hobbies that the Rayburn family enjoyed as well as hobbies featuring life-skills that can lead to possible careers and the desire to volunteer. Children will learn how people spent their time without the technology of today through hands-on lessons and listening to guest presenters. The Sam Rayburn House will provide all supplies. Special presenters including the Fannin County Master Gardeners and Bonham State Park will speak on certain program days. The deadline to register for this program is June 13.

The week-long camp offers Girl Scouts in grades 8 through 12 an immersive glimpse into college life. Registration deadline was May 19.

From esports to fashion, science to sports and programs for children with disabilities, TWU's Denton campus promises a summer of learning and fun.

With rapid changes to every industry being brought on by artificial intelligence, East Texas A&M is offering a program to prepare students for the future workforce. photo courtesy of Adobe Stock

Raina and Tim Clark present a check to East Texas A&M. East Texas A&M Marketing and Communications

The Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council awards a three-year grant for a proposal spearheaded by researchers from the School of Public Health and College of Pharmacy. While adult overdose rates have flattened in the United States, youth overdose rates have tripled year over year, every year since 2019.

Time to sign up for Creative Arts Center's Art Camp! Designed for kids ages 4-10. Full week, June 16-20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily. Scholarships are available to help cover the cost.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University has announced the members of the Spring 2025 President’s Honor Roll.

Bonham, Texas -- Services for Jerry Dan Harper, 84, will be held at Cooper Sorrells Funeral Home in Bonham, Texas on Monday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m. Family visitation on Sunday evening, June 22, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Bonham, Texas -- The service for Edward Owens Jr., 82, is Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel at 12:00 p.m., with Sylvester Smart officiating. Visitation is the night before from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Gates Hill Cemetery in Bonham, TX. Pastor Gatlin will officiate the service.

Bonham, Texas -- A memorial service to honor Nancy Burnett Owen DeRose, 82, and celebrate her life will be held on June 21, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Wise Funeral Home Chapel in Bonham, Texas, with a reception to follow the service at Funeral Home from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Bonham, Texas -- Visitation for Leona "Lee" Mae Smith, 95, is Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Wise Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham at 3:00 p.m.

Bonham, Texas -- Kassandra Jane Wright, known affectionately to friends and family as Sandy, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2025, at the age of 71. Born on October 7, 1953, in Bonham, Texas, Sandy was a beacon of creativity and generosity, touching the lives of all who knew her.

Bonham, Texas -- Katherine Ann Newman Smith, 61, will be laid to rest next to her big brother Willie Dean Newman at Dodd City Cemetery on Monday, June 16, 2025. The chapel service will begin at 11:00 a.m. at Wise Funeral Home and the family will receive friends on Sunday, June 15, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Bonham, Texas -- Visitation for Horace Jay White, 75, of Bonham will be held at the Lannius Church of God on June 16, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., followed by a funeral service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Glenn Dyson and Rev Roy Burpo will be officiating. He will be laid to rest at Symrna Cemetery in Dodd City, Texas.

Bonham, Texas -- Rickie Dyer, a man known for his bold personality, passed away on June 5, 2025 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born on February 27, 1958, in Dallas, Texas. Rickie's life was marked with hard work and dedication.

Bonham, Texas -- A funeral service for Jimmy B. Kerr, 92, is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Boyd Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham.

Bonham, Texas -- Funeral services for Almena Pharr, 94, of Edhube will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Bro. John Lindsey of Edhube Baptist Church and Bro. Jase Waller of Telephone Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hampton Cemetery in Edhube. The family will receive friends at Wise Funeral Home on Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Bonham, Texas -- The family of Mary Rebecca "Becky" Biggerstaff Wingo, 82, will receive friends on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Wise Funeral Home. The following day, June 27, 2025, a graveside service will be held at Willow Wild Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.

Sherman, Texas -- Funeral services for Nancy Jane Bernard, 74, of Sherman will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Waldo Funeral Home. Pastor Sean Clark, Pastor Sid Hunter, Pastor Wesley Veazy, and Pastor Charlie Ellison will officiate. Burial will follow at West Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at Waldo Funeral Home.

Honey Grove, Texas -- Procession will leave from Cooper Sorrells Funeral home in Honey Grove, Texas at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 directed to a graveside service for Mary Opal Allen Williams, 78, of Honey Grove at Dial Cemetery with Terry Cunningham presiding.

Bonham, Texas -- Join the family of Floyd Henry Robertson, 87, of Bonham on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. for visitation and an 11:00 a.m. service at Bois D'Arc Creek Cowboy Church in Bonham. Burial will follow at Elwood Cemetery.

Bonham, Texas -- Private funeral services for Peggy June Shinpaugh, age 92, of Bonham, TX will be held at Cooper Sorrells Chapel on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Willow Wild Cemetery. June passed away at Wesley House on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Bonham, TX surrounded by her family.

Results of sale Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 906 head

Texas lands are changing drastically day by day, driven by some of the fastest population growth in the country.

The Texas A&M AgriLife portion of the muscadine grape improvement project will include hosting two research vineyard sites — one near Richards and another in Overton. (Justin Scheiner/Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Results of sale Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 848 head, 153 cows/bulls

State Veterinarian, Dr. Lewis R. “Bud” Dinges, DVM, commissioners and staff joined United States Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, as she announced the launch of a sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, in partnership with the Texas Grazing Lands Coalition, announced that nominations are officially open for the Texas Environmental Stewardship Award Program.

Events scheduled for Weatherford, Farmersville and Johnson City (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Results of sale Monday, June 16, 2025 - 1,076 head

Family-favorite event features Black cowboys and cowgirls competing for cash prizes in bronc and bull riding, barrel racing, calf and steer roping, and more!

Water Quality Management Plan, before and after

Results of sale Saturday, June 14, 2025 - 578 head

Alternative crops like sunflowers continue to be a small part of Texas agricultural production, but producers are making them a value-added addition to their annual operations. (Laura McKenzie, Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Ft. Inglish Village welcomes new staff members Don and Jo Cofer. They bring a love of history and many skills to help maintain the various buildings and attractions at Ft. Inglish. There is no charge to visit the Fort, but donations are appreciated.

Cory Morrow headlined the Fannin Agricultural Association's 3rd Annual Steaks on Main cook-off and free concert in historic downtown Bonham. Some of the region's best grilling teams competed for $5,000 of prize money in the cook-off but the biggest winners may be local FFA organizations and 4-H clubs that benefit from this event's proceeds and carry on the area's proud agricultural tradition.

Fannin County is home to several outstanding fruit farms, including peaches and strawberries. The Andy and Debra Walker’s multigenerational blueberry patch is one that fruit enthusiasts won't want to miss. Forty years ago, seven hundred blueberry plants were meticulously planted by Harold and Oleta Walker, a pair of farmers always fighting to be ahead of the next big trend.

As the world embraces cleaner energy and electric vehicles (EVs), the production of renewable energy and its storage is driving a shift towards more sustainable technology. However, behind this transition lies a growing concern. Lithium, a key component in batteries, presents significant environmental and safety hazards that are often overlooked.

Heritage Day Festival headliner Josh Weathers performs for the crowd Saturday night in historic downtown Bonham, Texas. During the annual Bonham Heritage Day Festival, residents paid homage to the original inhabitants of this region -- the Caddo Nation -- and to the intrepid French trappers who ventured up from New Orleans in the 1700s in search of pelts.

The public is invited to the planting of a "special" bois d'arc tree on the grounds of the historic Fannin County Courthouse at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2025, during Bonham Heritage Day. The tree was picked out and donated by Texoma’s very own and well-known bois d'arc tree expert, John Baecht, who will have a bois d’arc woodworking station set up on the grounds of the courthouse and will be doing demonstrations the remainder of the day for Heritage Day. What better way to celebrate Bonham / Fannin County’s relationship with bois d’arc than on Bonham Heritage Day.

Water is flowing through five new streams in North Texas this spring, bringing life back to areas impacted for decades by severe erosion and habitat loss. Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) restored the streams as part of environmental mitigation for future Lake Ralph Hall, Texas’s newest major lake under construction near Ladonia.

In conjunction with Heritage Day and the Vive le Bois d’Arc celebration on May 3, the Fannin County Museum of History is delighted to have a display of prehistoric and Caddo artifacts in the display case on the 2nd floor of the Fannin County Courthouse.

You walk into the Credit Union of Texas, Don Toro or Studio 94 on the east side of the Bonham square, into Belle Rae's on the north, into Blessing & Butterflies or The Curiosity Shop on Main south of the Courthouse: do you look down? What do you see when you cross the threshold into these businesses? Do you see Bonham's past?

I was curious about the relationship between Harry S Truman and Sam Rayburn because of a piece of corn. Currently at the Sam Rayburn Museum there is corn on the cob encased in resin on display in the "Gifts of a Nation" display case. No one is completely certain why Rayburn had it, but Truman has the same one. This is what led me to look into the friendship between Rayburn and Truman. The two men shared a tight bond throughout their political careers. courtesy photo of Harry Truman and Sam Rayburn at the Sam Rayburn House in Bonham

Bonham resident Kay Sisk has collected postcards of Bonham for many years, finding them at trade shows and estate sales. Some of the postcards were given away free by local businesses, and some were sold. The Fannin County Museum of History asked Kay to display some of her postcards in the display case on the 2nd floor of the courthouse.

Please join us at the March meeting of the Fannin County Historical Commission on March 18 at 6:00 p.m. to learn about the contributions of Mabel Gilbert, a very early Fannin County pioneer, to Fannin County, Dallas and points west. Deborah Cornelius has written a historical novel about his remarkable life and times. Join us at 6:00 p.m. on March 18 at the Fannin County Historical Commission’s office at 1 Center Street in Bonham to meet Deborah and learn about Mabel Gilbert’s time in Fannin County.

A large crowd filled Lyday Hall at Honey Grove Library & Learning Center on Saturday, March 1, 2025, to hear what local archeologist Cody Davis and his cohorts discovered in the area that is now covered by Bois d'Arc Lake.

When Kalin and Tricia moved their young family from the city to rural Fannin County, it was a dream they had worked and saved to make come true -- to escape the noise and chaos of the metroplex for a peaceful existence, surrounded by woodlands, wildlife and serenity. Then they heard bulldozers clearing trees.

"Japanese War Brides: Across a Wide Divide" begins a national tour December 14 at Irving Archives and Museum in Irving, Texas. These young women left their homes to build lives within the complexities of postwar American society. Their experiences reshaped communities by challenging immigration laws and race relations. The arrival of these brides marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and, by 1960, had increased the population of Asian Americans in the U.S. by 10%.

The Fannin County Museum of History has several Fannin County history books for sale that might be just perfect for someone you know. The books are available for purchase at the Museum and are also available on Amazon.

Historic Fannin County newspapers often featured beautiful front pages for their Christmas editions. An exhibit of these newspapers is now on display on the 2nd Floor of the Fannin County Courthouse. Visit the courthouse during this season to view this display and beautiful decorations.

Upper Trinity's contractors are finishing up construction on five new streams near future Lake Ralph Hall, which will flow into the North Sulphur River. The newly connected tributary streams are naturally beginning to flow with rainwater this fall, bringing life back to areas impacted for decades by severe erosion and loss of habitat. Restoring the tributaries of the river to their natural, curved paths helps mitigate the area's severe erosion and provide previously lost habitat.

Peace talks can bring an end to the immediate violence and deaths but remain only ‘talks’ when extremists on both sides have the goal of destroying the other.

We each hold a responsibility to ourselves and to each other to protect democracy from poisonous control. We the people control our government. It is our house and it is our responsibility to ensure our government operates in a manner that reflects our beliefs and concerns. Disrespect is a poison that disrupts, damages and destroys from within. The poison of disrespect devalues and kills our thoughts and ideas of who we are, and what we do as an induvial and as a nation.

54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse promotes itself as a "scratch-made" kitchen with a motto that says, "Great food starts with high quality meats and ingredients, fresh produce, and meals prepared from scratch." According to their staff, the majority of their menu items are made from scratch daily — which sets a high expectation going in.

I suppose when we hire a retired lawyer from the metroplex to run our business affairs, we should have known what to expect. Apparently, we did not.

How many of us would be willing to set ourselves up as judge and jury and convict our neighbors without knowing a single fact? Recent events considered, it's a fair question.

Don Mathis has collected some proverbs from papas around the world.

We can honor the meaning of Flag Day by remembering those who served under it. images courtesy of author

"Ma" Ferguson became one of the most unforgettable women in Texas political history.

County Judge Cunningham began documenting problems with the restoration of the Fannin County Courthouse shortly after taking office, two and one-half years ago.

The research of one Texas scientist and Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Hermann Muller, led to major breakthroughs in understanding the nature of genes.

Craving wings that pack a punch and burgers built just the way you like them? There’s a spot in Carrollton that’s doing both—and doing them well. WNB Factory isn’t just another fast-casual joint; it’s a flavor-forward experience that delivers big on taste and variety.

Two orphaned brothers headed west in search of adventure and a new life. The story is common in the annals of the frontier. In the case of brothers Francis and Thomas Lubbock of South Carolina, their story would play an important role in Texas History.