Donnie Fonville Jr., 35, of Leonard, pled guilty to Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child Under 14. Judge Christina Tillett, who presided over the plea hearing on the morning of the 8th of June, 2026, sentenced Fonville to 25 years prison based on the recommendation of District Attorney’s office. Because of the serious nature of the charges, Fonville must serve 25 years - day for day - and is not eligible for parole or any early release.

Born on October 27, 1920, in Bonham, TX, Earle W. Newton was the son of Lillan Wright and Samuel Newton. Earle served in the Army Air Forces from September 1939 to 1944. He survived the Japanese military attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

The Magic of Mermaids is back at SEA LIFE Grapevine to splash into summer! Mermaids will be diving in to amaze and interact with guests underwater and on dry land for special meet & greets during the event from June 11 – June 15 and June 18 – June 22.

1870 – death of Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at age 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father John was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. After three years, he returned to school before beginning his literary career as a journalist. Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years; wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, hundreds of short stories and nonfiction articles; lectured and performed readings extensively; was a tireless letter writer; and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education and other social reforms. His plots were carefully constructed and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor would individually pay a halfpenny to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers. His 1843 novella A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every creative medium. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London.

Downtown Denison's annual free summer concert series, Music on Main, kicks off its 2026 season on Friday, June 12 with an evening of Texas blues featuring Sue Foley. Local favorite Oliver White opens the show at 7:30 p.m.

A recent FCC ruling that counties cannot profit from the phone commission at the jail will knock approximately $550,000 out of the general fund budget revenue. Abatements kick in for Engie and Coniglio, two entities that paid taxes last year. At the same time, county departments have turned in a budget wish list that, if approved, would put the county almost $4 million in the hole, and Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham seems determined to hire a road engineer and transition from the county's current precinct system to unitization, a concept that would add another high-paying administrative position and likely incur significant costs for the first couple of years.