Everyone is invited to join City of Bonham officials 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2019 for the groundbreaking ceremony of the splash pad, Bonham's newest addition to Powder Creek Park Community Playground!

On Friday, July 26, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Sherman Museum will be celebrating the 104th birthday of the Carnegie Building, original home of The Sherman Public Library and current home of The Sherman Museum. Dr. Clyde Hall, professor emeritus from Austin College, is the featured speaker. Cake and Coffee will be provided – BYO Lunch.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 23 at Bonham City Hall

Texas Senator Bob Hall will speak to the Fannin County Republican Women August 1, 2019 and the public is invited to attend.

Here's a look at work planned in Fannin and Grayson counties during the week of July 22, 2019.

Counties within Groundwater Management Area 8 include Bell, Bosque, Bowie, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Montague, Navarro, Parker, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Taylor, Travis, Williamson, and Wise.

The coolest place to be on National Ice Cream Day, July 21, 2019, will be at Chestnut Square in McKinney for our 24th Annual Ice Cream Crank-Off & Festival. Join us from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for family fun, food, entertainment, and plenty of delicious homemade ice cream.

The Paris Balloon & Music Festival is all set to take off Friday and Saturday, July 19-20, at Lamar County Fairgrounds, 570 E. Center Street in Paris, Texas. The balloon glow at dusk on Friday and Saturday makes great photos! Gates open at 5:00 p.m. with tethered balloon rides, Kids Zone's carnival rides, arts and craft vendors, plus food truck vendors.

Chief Gary Batton was unopposed in the 2019 Tribal Election and will begin serving his second full term as Chief of the Choctaw Nation.

On the Oklahoma side, workers are taking the initial steps to replace the 80-year-old State Hwy. 78 bridge over Red River north of Bonham. Built in 1938, the Hwy. 78 bridge is 2,100 feet long and was originally constructed to replace a suspension bridge that collapsed on January 15, 1934. While there have been discussions regarding possible uses for the old bridge once traffic has been rerouted, a spokesman for Oklahoma Department of Transportation says the old structure will eventually be demolished.

Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a project to reconstruct the frontage roads and reconfigure ramps on US 75 at Spur 503 in Grayson County begins this week.

The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Rhea's Mill Baptist Church at 5733 North Custer Road, McKinney, Texas 75071. Displays will be available for viewing at 6:00 p.m. with the formal hearing starting at 7:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18

Report: July 10, 500 BL Lipscomb Blvd., Arresting Officer-Ptl. Kolton Phillips. A 44-year-old man from North Pole, AK was arrested for Criminal Trespassing.

The Denison Development Alliance will convene in a regular meeting on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 4:00 PM in the Conference Room at the Denison Development Alliance.

All lanes of north and southbound US 75 from FM 455 to Mantua Road (CR 371) will be closed starting Friday, July 19 at 9:00 p.m. to Saturday, July 20 at noon. This closure is needed to set concrete bridge deck panels for the new CR 370 bridge over US 75. Drivers should expect delays and plan accordingly.

Lauren Newman and Caleb Arris, Fannin County 4-H members, have been elected as District 4 4-H Council Officers for the 2019-2020 year.

If you are able, we would really appreciate your donation of a new fan. Fannin County Family Crisis Center is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. If you had rather us do the shopping you may drop off cash or check or mail a check.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 16 at Bonham City Hall

Starting Friday, July 12, TxDOT will close two direct connect ramps from President George Bush Turnpike to US 75 as part of the interchange improvement project.

5:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2019 at Bonham City Hall

George Ensle is a veteran singer-songwriter who began his career in Houston in 1967 sharing stages with legends Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and Billy Joe Shaver. He pens his own brand of StorySongs, powerfully crafted and played with his unique finger picking style on his vintage Martin D-35 and Fender Resonator guitar.

Here's a look at work planned in Fannin and Grayson counties during the week of July 15, 2019.

Applications and testing information may be obtained from the Human Resources Dept. at Bonham City Hall, 514 Chestnut St., Bonham, TX or online at www.cityofbonham.org.

Come celebrate the end of Summer Reading with free hot dogs and snow cones (while supplies last), a bounce house, and more!

Once again, on July 26 and 27, the Quilt Hop is coming to the lovely historic St. Marks Church in Honey Grove. The photo below shows the event in 2018. St. Marks in Honey Grove, at 8th and East Market, is one of the Quilt Hop locations The other locations are in Bonham.

Report: July 3, 400 BL S. Center St., Arresting Officer-Ptl. Kyle Schatzel. A 30-year-old man from Royce City was arrested for Driving With An Invalid License.

Amanda Wright is the latest exemplary employee to be honored by the City of Bonham for her dedicated service to residents and cheerful disposition with co-workers. She was recognized as City of Bonham Employee of the Month for June 2019 during a regular meeting of Bonham City Council held Monday, July 8, 2019. (L-R) Bonham City Councilmember Kevin Hayes, Amanda Wright and Brad Nichols, Human Resources Director for the City of Bonham.

The Dodd City Volunteer Fire Department will be having their annual BBQ on July 13, 2019 at the Dodd City School from 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m., along with a silent auction. If anyone wants to donate for the silent auction, please contact Ronald Sadler at 903-227-4077 or Charlie Howell at 903-227-2760 or any Dodd City Fire Department personal and they will come and pick up items.

8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 11 at Bonham City Hall

UT Austin's Briscoe Center for American History will be sharing with our Quilt Hop twenty-eight extraordinary quilts from its Astronomical Quilts, Block Challenge Collection. The Quilts were created from blocks made in response to a challenge issued by the International Quilt Festival in 2013. The challenge was inspired by a quilt block hand sewn by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg while serving aboard the International Space Station in 2013. (photo courtesy of UT Austin's Briscoe Center for American History)

5:30 p.m. Monday, July 8

This project will occur on US 82, from FM 901 in Sadler to FM 1417 West in Sherman. The contractor anticipates starting work on July 8. The target completion date for this project is December 2019, officials said.

Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a portion of FM 1753 in Fannin County will be closed for culvert replacement work beginning July 8.

9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Bonham City Hall

6:00 p.m. Monday, July 8

(L-R) BPL Library Aide Duncan Berry, Library Director - John D. Hayden, BEDCO Board President Emily Porter, Vickie Stanley – Library Aide and Steve Filipowicz – Executive Director Economic Development, City of Bonham/BEDCO

Dynacraft, a PACCAR Company, will relocate its division headquarters from Algona, Washington to McKinney. Dynacraft opened its new 184,000-square-foot facility in October 2018. The move will bring approximately 50 new jobs when the transition is completed in early 2020. The McKinney Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is providing incentives for the project.

Lake Bonham will be the center of activities Thursday, July 4th as residents and visitors flock to the area to enjoy the annual Fireworks Show, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Bonham, in cooperation with the City of Bonham.

As the July 4 holiday weekend approaches, officials with the U.S. Forest Service are reminding the public that fireworks are prohibited in the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas. Fireworks can create a potentially dangerous fire situation, and Forest Supervisor Eddie Taylor says law enforcement personnel will be watchful again this year.