A Timely Lesson

The road to the presidential election should be an opportunity to teach our children concepts such as politics, bias, research, civil rights or patriotism. Instead, this election season seems to teach more rage and hate than anything useful.

Letter to the EDITOR

When I was a member of the Kaufman County Historical Commission, I discovered the statue in question and all of its parts which had been dragged down Washington Street and basically used as land fill for a ditch at the county farm.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, I feel that people are treating me different because I tested positive for covid19. I did everything I was told and I quarantined just like I was told. I never really had any problems with the virus but now I feel like people are judging me.

The Broke Back Blues

It finally happened. One minute, I was taking 4 dogs outside before daybreak. There were water bowls to fill, kibble to dole out, canine epileptic meds to disperse, and crusty pug eyes to clean.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, How do I make peace with something bad that happened in my past, really long ago. I am sick and tired of living with it every day. Just want peace Dear Just want peace, Get help. Some things we just need help getting through.

Laymen’s Corner

GOD has not given us the spiritual power to go and fight the devil and his demons. Instead He has given us His own armor to defend ourselves against the war going on between GOD and Satan. We must remember that the battle belongs to GOD and not to us.

How Has The Lord Protected You?

“The Lord has protected me by using my dog,” says Alan, age 10. “Once a dog almost bit me, but my boxer chased him away. God helps me hide from things, and he helps me by letting my dad be a cop.” You’ve got a boxer, and your dad is a cop. Why hide from anything?

Get Unified!

Crosstown rivals are the norm in most towns and Forney is no exception to the natural pride that students and alumni feel about their schools.

NTMWD Secures Low-Cost Renewable Energy From New Solar Plant In South Texas

In conjunction with Energy Efficiency Day on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) announced it has signed an agreement with Direct Energy to purchase power produced at a new solar energy plant being built in the Laredo area.

EDITOR Letter to the

Dear Forney Messenger, Our Confederate Monument My Northern Perspective In the northern city where I grew up, in a park across from the County Courthouse, stands a monument to the soldiers who fought and died during the Civil War.