Jonathan Lee Thomas, 50, of Savoy, was sentenced to 25 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division in a guilty plea to the offenses of Possession of Child Pornography, and Failure to Maintain a Duty to Register as a Sex Offender on July 15, 2026.

With budget deadlines approaching, all five members of Fannin County Commissioners Court were present for a special meeting held Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Community Garden Kitchen, the only evening meal program in Collin County dedicated to serving residents facing food insecurity, proudly announced today that it has served 150,000 free meals since opening its doors in June 2022.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced upcoming nightly full closure of the US 75 northbound. The US 75 northbound mainlane closure will begin at 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. July 16 until July 17.

Joseph Deupree was born in Pickens County, Alabama on November 22, 1840. His grandfather Nathan Smith brought him to Texas in 1847, settling first in Harrison County. He moved with his uncles, Gideon Smith and Dr. J. C. Smith, to Fannin County in 1853. A good part of his youth was spent on the Smith farms on Red River.

Crews recently completed the top section of the lake's spillway, including the 13-foot-tall labyrinth weir that helps control how water leaves the lake and maintains its maximum water level. With that key piece in place, the intake structure gates were closed, and Lake Ralph Hall officially began to fill in early July. This milestone marks the end of major construction on the reservoir itself. How long it takes for the lake to fill depends on rainfall and could be three to five years. We will continue to share updates as the lake fills.