Rosamond Town 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. Located at the southeast corner of Rosamond Parkway and Hwy. 75, Rosamond Town Center is a complementary development to Rosamond Crossing, with 175,300 square feet anchored by Kroger. The centers are located in Collin County, one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. The new parcel (outlined in red) is adjacent to Rosamond Town Center, now under construction. photo credit: Big V Property Group

“Stars, Stripes and County Fair Nights” has been named the theme for the 2026 Fannin County Fair Parade, scheduled for October 5! Embracing our nation’s 250th birthday celebration, the county fair parade conjures up memories of yesteryear and all things small town America.

Contest Judge Dr. Trina Harlow, CACB Director Sandy Barber and artist Jennifer Owen, winner of Best of Show for the Community Art Contest hosted by the Creative Arts Center in Bonham.

The Collin County Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a fall wildflower planting program during September and October. September and October are the optimal times to plant these wildflowers, and seeding instructions are available with purchases. Get yours now, while supplies last! photo by Jilane L. Carper

By a 3-2 vote, Fannin County Commissioners Court voted to take slightly more than $800,000 out of reserves to balance the county's 2026-2027 budget. That decision came during a contentious special meeting of commissioners court held Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

2017 – Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage. Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage and multiple deaths across the Antilles and Eastern United States in September 2017. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, though it was followed by Hurricane Maria, which struck the region at Category 5 intensity as well two weeks later. At the time, Irma was considered the most powerful hurricane on record in the open Atlantic region, outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, until it was surpassed by Hurricane Dorian two years later. It was also the third-strongest Atlantic hurricane at landfall ever recorded, just behind the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, Hurricane Melissa, and Dorian. Irma caused widespread and catastrophic damage throughout its long lifetime, particularly in the northeastern Caribbean and the Florida Keys. It was also the most intense hurricane to strike the continental United States since Katrina in 2005, the first major hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Wilma in the same year, and the first Category 4 hurricane to strike the state since Charley in 2004. The word Irmageddon was coined soon after the hurricane to describe the damage caused by the hurricane.