Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fannin County will be hosting the 4th Annual Let’s Get Cookin! youth cooking competition on Wednesday, October 8. Let’s Get Cookin’ is a team, chopped style cooking competition, with teams made up of 3-4 youth in the same age division. Age divisions are Juniors (3-5 grade), Intermediates (6-8 grade) and Seniors (9-12 grade).

(L-R) Cristina, Matilde, Adriana and Frida Kahlo (1916)

Texas Woman's College of Nursing is among the nation’s best, and the university offers one of the top values in the country, according to Niche, an online portal that helps connect students to college.

Fannin County Special Education SSA and its member districts offer comprehensive special education services to eligible students ages three through 21 years and to children from birth through age 21 years who have a hearing or visual impairment. Children from birth to age three with other disabilities will be referred to appropriate agencies for services.

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bonham ISD will be held September 15, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Bonham ISD Administration Center, 1005 Chestnut Street, Bonham, TX 75418.

From September 6, 2025 through March 1, 2026, visitors to Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, Texas will be able to let their imagination run wild as they travel back in time along a half-mile nature trail with 14 life-size animatronic dinosaurs. During the 20th Annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibition, these animatronic dinosaurs will move and roar, providing an experience sure to captivate visitors.

Partnership with higher education’s virtual care leader, TimelyCare, offers 24/7 access to well-being resources

For graduates like Blake Roten, East Texas A&M's Dual Credit Program is a launchpad to a college degree and a fulfilling career. At just 20 years old, Roten has already achieved an associate degree, a bachelor’s degree, and a law enforcement badge—propelling his future forward. (East Texas A&M Marketing and Communications)

The program's first cohort will begin in Fall 2025, with applications open now.

Tuesday, September 23: Min Hee Kim and Hamin Kim (photos of Min Hee Kim and Hamin Kim)

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

"This center represents a comprehensive approach to leadership development," said Shannon Mantaro, Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership's executive director and chief officer.

Former Southeastern Oklahoma State University president and current Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education Sean Burrage is one of 10 inductees into the 2025 class of the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame, as announced by the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society. (photo by Dan Hoke)

When most people think of careers in healthcare, images of doctors, nurses and medical technicians often come to mind. But behind the scenes of every hospital, health campaign and disease prevention effort are public health professionals working to improve outcomes on a much larger scale.

"Library of Partial Things" by Dan Jian (courtesy photo). Artist Dan Jian is exhibiting her collage-based drawings in Commerce from August 25 to October 24.

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.

East Texas A&M University has partnered with The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) to operate its new state-of-the-art sports facility, set to open in fall of 2026.