As runners across North Texas make their final preparations for the inaugural McKinney Historic Half Presented by BMW, the excitement building around race day reflects something bigger than miles and finish times. On Saturday, March 28, McKinney will welcome thousands of runners, families and spectators for a community celebration that blends the energy of a major race with the character of one of North Texas’ most vibrant cities. From the starting line to the final stretch, the event promises an experience designed to showcase McKinney’s unique identity while delivering the polished race atmosphere runners have come to expect from the team behind the BMW Dallas Marathon.

Women Rock, Inc. is proud to announce the 16th Annual Susan Hicks Memorial 5K, 10K and Fun Run, presented by Chubb’s Liquor, taking place April 25, 2026, at the Bonham Civic Center. This annual event honors the memory of Susan Hicks, whose courageous battle with breast cancer inspired the founding of Women Rock in October 2010. Each year, participants gather to celebrate survivors, support those currently fighting breast cancer, and remember the lives lost to this disease. Join us on April 25 and help make a difference in our community.

The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is bringing back its popular summer Kids Day Camp for a fourth year, inviting children ages 8–11 to spend a day learning how they can help neighbors facing hunger. Held on select Mondays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the NTFB’s Perot Family Campus, 3677 Mapleshade Lane in Plano, the weekly camp is built to help young participants better understand food insecurity while giving them meaningful ways to get involved. Throughout the day, campers participate in engaging, age-appropriate activities that foster empathy, teamwork, and problem-solving.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced an upcoming nightly full closure of the southbound mainlanes beginning at 8:00 p.m. on March 12 until 5:00 a.m. on March 13. This closure is to permit the switching of the southbound traffic from US-82 to SH-91 onto the new pavement and moving the concrete barrier.

On Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Fannin County Master Gardeners will hold the 21st Annual Garden, Lawn & Home Expo at the Multipurpose Complex in the Dr. E.O. Harrison Building at 700 FM 87, Bonham from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free event. Door prizes will be given and a silent auction will be held.

1989 – Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (born 8 June 1955), also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL system, and HTTP. He is a professorial research fellow at the University of Oxford and a professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Berners-Lee proposed an information management system on 12 March 1989 and implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via the Internet in mid-November. He devised and implemented the first Web browser and Web server and helped foster the Web's subsequent development. He is the founder and emeritus director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which oversees the continued development of the Web. He was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th century and has received a number of other accolades for his invention.