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The road goes on forever, they say. And if you have the right companion along, the many miles seem short compared to the distance to the destination. The road a graduate in Forney ISD travels is as different for each student as their own personalities.

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I remember well my introduction to what I refer to as ‘electric hunting buggies’. The correct name would be EZ Go electric golf carts converted for use in the field other than the smooth riding surfaces of a golf course. Well over a decade ago, I began visiting with Ken Blackstock who owned Plano Golf Carts in Plano, Texas for many years. Ken and his brother Robert left Ken’s current headquarters in Nevada, Texas loaded with one of their very rugged converted golf carts on a trailer and pulled it out to my place to put it through its paces. I remember telling

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 90 percent of vision loss from diabetes can be prevented.

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Forney ISD honored the life and legacy of Clay Jones and his family in a dedication ceremony held on September 24th for Jones Intermediate School.

I have a cousin named Sara, no H. In my impossibly tiny family, my mother’s side, we were often paired together whenever she visited, as Sara was only my elder by a year. We were about as close as two girls could be, taking into consideration the fact that Sara lived in Rhode Island and I in Seagoville, Texas. Our grandmothers, Lucille (mine) and Jewel (hers), were sisters, both fiery redheads. Sara got the carrots. I got the dark coal of Ted Stilwell for hair color. This is a story about how two children were so very different and yet so very alike.

With the 2024 Presidential Election fast approaching, the Kaufman County Elections Department would like to remind all active military and overseas voters of their registration and voting options and encourage all voters to make a plan to vote today.

The Keith Bell Opportunity Central (The OC) was recently featured on the nationally syndicated program TODAY on NBC for a segment called, “Class Acts.”

Though many people have happily put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, lingering issues related to the pandemic continue to affect individuals in unique ways. That's especially true for drivers looking to replace their existing vehicles. In the early days of the pandemic, efforts to contain the spread of COVID- 19 led many auto manufacturers to cease production at their factories. Semiconductor chip shortages related to the pandemic also led to factory closures. One of the ripple effects of those closures was a reduced inventory of new vehicles, which led individuals to look to the preowned market when they needed a new car. That increased the value of trade-ins, including trade-ins of leased vehicles. The automotive experts at Edmunds note that the average trade-in value of a vehicle leased in 2020 was 19 percent higher than the predetermined residual value, so lessees had greater incentive to keep the vehicles when their leases expired than in years past. That further affected the supply of preowned vehicles on the market, which Cox Automotive reports has led to a spike in the cost of preowned vehicles in 2023. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index indicates that, by mid-March 2023, wholesale used vehicle prices had already increased by 8.8 percent, a trend that Cox forecasters expected to continue as the year progressed.

Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state reported a decline in water-related fatalities but noticed an increase in boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend.

One of the best movie quotes of all time was said by the amazing Bill Murray in one of the most underrated comedies of all time, What About Bob. “There are two types of people in this world: Those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don’t. My ex-wife loves him.” That’s how I feel about taking cruises. Some folks love cruising, some just don’t. Some of us aren’t sure how we feel, so we keep booking cruises hoping to make a definitive decision. That’s my group. And yes, that means I’m getting ready for a cruise. It reminds me of my best times on cruise ships. It reminds me of my worst. Cue foghorn.

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).