Saddle up for the nine-day North Texas Fair and Rodeo in Denton starting on August 19. The fair features a diverse lineup of events ranging from rodeo performances and beauty pageants to live music and a baking contest. There will even be a parade at the fair on August 20.

It is with great excitement that The Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce announces the official reinstatement of their sponsorship of Autumn in Bonham. Both the Chamber & the Bike Rally Committee welcomes anyone interested in serving on the planning committee, as well as volunteers to help on the day of the event. If you are interested in serving, please contact the Bonham Area Chamber of Commerce office at 903-583-4811.

Upcoming Dallas College speaker and renown women’s basketball player Tamika Catchings has an impressive résumé, and credits her success to hard work, the inspiration of family and friends and opportunities made possible by Title IX. For Catchings, the law is a prominent part of what made her a dominating WNBA athlete and successful scholar.

The next meeting of the Lake Ralph Hall Zoning Commission will be Thursday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Honey Grove Library and Learning Center on the Square in Honey Grove. The purpose of the meeting is a review of and potential action on the 3rd draft of the Lake Ralph Hall Comprehensive Plan.

The Sherman Museum will welcome Jurassic Park Motor Pool from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, 2022 to close out the museum's Dino Days exhibit with a roar!

1895 – death of John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin was born in 1853 near Whitewright, Texas, to James "Gip" Hardin, a Methodist preacher and circuit rider, and Mary Elizabeth Dixson.  He was named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist denomination of the Christian church. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. At the time of sentencing, Hardin claimed to have killed 42 men, while contemporary newspaper accounts attributed 27 deaths to him. While in prison, Hardin studied law and wrote an autobiography. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. Within a year of his 1894 release from prison, Hardin was killed by John Selman in an El Paso saloon.