The McKinney Fire Department (MFD) is accepting applications for the fourth annual Youth Career Exploration Camp for children ages 12-15 years to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 26-30 and July 17-21 at the Wysong Central Fire Station #1, 301 N. McDonald St. Campers will explore fire and emergency response service careers through classroom and in-the-field instructions.

Bringing science to life is Dr. James Pennington's passion, and for one hour on June 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m., the renowned host of the Texas A&M "Chemistry Roadshow" will be at the Bertha Voyer Memorial Library in Honey Grove.

The A&M-Commerce grant will help develop a competency-based online Bachelor of Science hybrid degree in criminal justice, meaning the focus will be on adult learners with prior criminal justice employment experience.

"We can't ignore the fact that women are less likely to major in science, persist in science and earn degrees in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math," says Joy Gaston Gayles, lead author of the research in NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education. "But this study indicates that there may be promising nontraditional options for attracting and retaining women in science."

All new first-time freshmen/transfers attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University are required to attend either Camp SE or Camp SE Online.

...at Bertha Voyer Memorial Library's Summer Reading Program every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

An estimated one in five traffic crashes in Texas is caused by distracted driving, and the problem is getting worse.

Bonham ISD has been made aware of a door-to-door salesman claiming to be hired by the District to sell promotional and educational materials. Bonham ISD has not hired anyone to serve in this capacity nor does the district promote or endorse the materials being sold.

Nearly 300 members of the Austin College Class of 2017 received Bachelor of Arts diplomas from President Marjorie Hass in Commencement exercises May 14. Another 15 students earned Master of Arts in Teaching degrees.

The deadline to submit an application on-line is June 15, 2017.

Commissioner of Education Mike Morath has announced that Texas parents will now have access to greater individualized student information with the launch of the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) Report Card.

This free, one-day mini medical camp for high school students (grades 9-12) is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, from 9:00 a.m. -- 3:00 p.m. in the Glen D. Johnson Student Union.