Are you ready for some football? You’re in luck–4 straight days of NFL football are headed your way this weekend (Thursday – Sunday). 

New Beginnings Baptist Church in Castor is hosting a Back to School party Saturday, August 9 beginning at 5pm. Bring a towel and wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet. There will be a slip-n-slide and water games. Hot dogs will be served.  Bring a lawn chair also. 

There is a Wiffle Ball Tournament benefitting James Lindsey August 23 at Fairview Ball Field. $100 per team (4B/3G). There will be a Home Run Derby and concessions will be available. 

The NSU Music Academy is accepting students for the Fall 2025 semester. The academy provides private lessons in piano, guitar, percussion and voice for students ages six and up on the campus of Northwestern State University. Directed by NSU faculty Dr. Francis Yang and Dr. John Price, the academy features dedicated instructors who are current graduate and undergraduate music students at Northwestern. Fall lessons start Monday, Aug. 25. To enroll or learn more, visit https://www.nsula.edu/musicacademy/

HBO has confirmed that Garrett Nussmeier, LSU’s quarterback, will portray NASCAR legend Bill Elliott int he upcoming biopic “Dynasty Drive.” It is set to premiere in early 2026 on HBO.

If you are flying out of DFW in the next year, you’ll be interested to learn the airport is beginning a years-long effort to overhaul access into its terminals and help with traffic flow. Detours begin August 6. Airport officials are stressing passengers should arrive at least two hours early for domestic flights and three hours for international flights.