Members of Fannin County Commissioners Court join Fannin County Historical Commission members to present the Texas Historical Commission's Distinguished Service Award for 2025. According to the Texas Historical Commission, this award is given to recognize exceptional performance, as determined by a statewide assessment of annual reports, highlighting the above average contributions of this local historical commission. photo by Lisa Loiselle

The Kaleidoscope Park Foundation announced a major milestone in the continued growth of Kaleidoscope Park, with plans underway for a significant park expansion as part of the next phase of development within the Hall Park district. In partnership with the City of Frisco, HALL Group, and the Frisco Community Development Corporation, Kaleidoscope Park will undergo a $14 million expansion, adding approximately 1.4 acres to the existing public green space. Construction is expected to begin within the next month, with completion anticipated in 2028.

Tomatoes are a home gardening staple. Take action to protect your plants and tomato production as soon as you see signs that the plant may have an issue, like these yellowing, spotty leaves. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Tom Spies was born at the Spies Plantation in Ravenna in 1902, the son of Mary Love and Judge J.E. Spies. At the time of his death in 1960 he had been honored far and wide for his contributions in the field of nutritional deficiency diseases.

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.

2025 – death of Bobby Sherman, American singer-songwriter and actor. Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (July 22, 1943 – June 24, 2025) was an American singer and actor who was a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a series of successful singles, notably the million-seller "Little Woman" (1969). Sherman made several records with Decca and another smaller label and appeared in teen magazines. In early 1968, he was selected for the role of Jeremy Bolt, a bashful, stammering logger, in the ABC television series Here Come the Brides (1968–1970). As of 1970, Sherman had received more fan mail than any other performer on the ABC-TV network. Sherman appeared on an episode of Honey West titled "The Princess and the Paupers" as a kidnapped band member. He also appeared on The Monkees in the episode "Monkees at the Movies," playing a conceited surfer-singer named Frankie Catalina (in the model of Frankie Avalon) and performing the song "The New Girl in School" (the flip of Jan & Dean's "Dead Man's Curve"). Sherman released 107 songs, 23 singles and 10 albums between 1962 and 1976; seven of his songs were top 40 hits. He earned seven gold singles, one platinum single, and five gold albums. Sherman left show business in the 1970s for a career as a paramedic and a deputy sheriff, but performed occasionally into the 1990s.