Candidates running in the May, Bonham City election, have been invited to participate in a “Meet the Candidates” Forum. The Forum will be Thursday, April 24, 2014, 7:00 p.m., at American Bank of Texas, 120 West Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham.

In McKinney, 10 city charter amendments are up for approval. (English and Spanish versions included)

The Grayson County Master Gardener’s Spring Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014 on the northeast side of the Grayson County Courthouse lawn in downtown Sherman.

As the countdown begins for the most exciting day of the year in historic downtown Bonham, the city's mayor, Roy Floyd, met with the Heritage Day Planning Committee to officially proclaim May 3 as Heritage Day Celebration Day in Bonham. Back row (L-R) Barbara McCutcheon, Tom Thornton, Chantel Carey, Emily Porter and Samantha Lumpkins. Front row (L-R) Judy Teller, Bonham Mayor Roy Floyd and Ronnie Hill

John Kiemele takes the 'Dodge This' tractor down the new Delta County Fair Pulling Track during the Lone Star Garden Tractor Pulling Association season opener. The LSGTPA teams will be preparing for the next events, which will include a double header at the Hunt County Fair on April 25th and 26th in Greenville, and then on to the Bonham Heritage Days Pull on May 3rd at Powder Creek Park in Bonham. photo by Ashley Jesko

73 – Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Great Jewish Revolt. Masada is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau (akin to a mesa) on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Jewish rebels and their families hiding there. The site of Masada was identified in 1842 and extensively excavated between 1963 and 1965 by an expedition led by Israeli archeologist Yigael Yadin. Due to the remoteness from human habitation and its arid environment, the site remained largely untouched by humans or nature for two millennia. The Roman attack ramp still stands on the western side and can be climbed on foot. Many of the ancient buildings have been restored from their remains, as have the wall-paintings of Herod's two main palaces, and the Roman-style bathhouses that he built. The synagogue, storehouses, and houses of the Jewish rebels have also been identified and restored. Masada is located 12 miles east of Arad. Masada is one of Israel's most popular tourist attractions.