UDallas Students Named to Spring 2024 Honor Roll

Nearly 250 University of Dallas undergraduate students were named to the spring 2024 honor roll for earning a semester GPA of 3.0-3.49. Gabrielle Nix of Heartland MaKosha Pendergraft of Forney Francisco Sanchez of Forney Tsepo Williams of Forney

University of Wyoming Spring Semester Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls

The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Texas on the 2024 spring semester academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.

A Beginner’s Guide To Fall Planting And Maintenance

Spring and summer are perhaps the busiest times of year for gardeners. However, fall also is a prime time to tend to gardens.

Texas State 4-H Horse Show Builds Horsemanship Skills, Lifelong Friendships

From western trail to drill team and ranch roping competitions, the Texas State 4-H Horse Show held July 21-27 in Bryan showcased the culmination of the Texas 4-H horse projects.

OUTDOORS

In the almost forty years that I’ve been penning this weekly outdoors column, I’ve written many times about some of the highlights of my life that began as a very rural kid hunting and fishing in northeast Texas and later outdoor adventures that ranged from bass fishing in Japan and the wilds of...

Miracle on Aisle H3

Recently, there was a baby born in Tennessee. The mother was a teenager with no money and no means to raise a child. The father had already left the scene. Other family members opted not to be involved and were several states away, regardless.

Kaitlin Young of Forney Receives Honors From University of Kentucky Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures

The University of Kentucky’s Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences has honored students in the spring of 2024. Among them was Kaitlin Young of Forney, TX (75126), who received the Max Kade Graduate Fellowship in German.

News from area colleges. . .

Carolyn Zelkovich of Heartland, TX, was named to the spring 2024 Dean’s List at the University of Central Arkansas. Zelkovich was among more than 1,300 students named to the spring 2024 Dean’s List. Eligibility on the Dean’s List requires at least a 3.

Questions About Watering Your Yard? – There’s An App For That

Determining how much water your yard needs each week to stay healthy and green can be tricky, but the free mobile app – WaterMy-Yard – does the figuring for you. WaterMyYard is a program of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service under the direction of Guy Fipps, Ph.D.

Crandall ISD Hosts Back-to-School Event: Free Supplies, Services, and More for Students

Crandall Independent School District is thrilled to announce a special backto- school event aimed at preparing students for a successful academic year. The event will take place on Saturday, August 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Crandall Middle School.