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Planning an out-of-town trip? Before heading out, take time to make your home is as safe as possible:

Vivian to Don: “Cousin Mark has invited the ‘Wednesday nite Rio Group’ to meet him at Ojeda’s Restaurant in Dallas this Wednesday at about 6:00 p. m. for a little ‘family get-together,’ and I would like to go. Plus, Rachel and Donna have invited us to ride with them.” Don to Vivian: “Sounds like a good deal to me! The only thing that could make it better would be if they also offered to pay for our food!”

Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 8, his office announced.

An estimated 4.5 billion prescriptions will be filled this year in the United States, with about half of consumers taking at least one prescription medication over the past 30 days.

The American Medical Association (AMA) is urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as they’re eligible and continue precautions against COVID-19 infection. But patients have many questions.

More than 150 healthcare workers who did not comply with a Houstonbased hospital system’s vaccine mandate have been fired or resigned, more than a week after a federal judge upheld the policy.

Do you suffer from acne or breakouts? Don’t stress! Millions of Americans of all ages are affected by acne and it’s easier and more affordable to treat than you may think.

District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced today the conviction of Mark Wayne Jolley, 61, for assault causes bodily injury with a finding of family violence, which is a class A misdemeanor offense.

I think I was at a “sock-hop” after another Forney High School Jackrabbit victory in about 1966 or 1967 when I first heard this song played over the loudspeaker. I don’t remember with whom I was dancing, but I remember I was a little self-conscious with girls in those days and was always glad for the times that one of the dance chaperones (parents and/or teachers) would announce that the next dance would be a “John Paul Jones,” during which boys in an outer circle would go around in one direction, and girls in an inner circle would go in the opposite. At a pausein-the-song signal the circling stopped, and “you would dance with whoever was immediately across from you in the other circle.” If you were fortunate, it would be someone you considered GREAT and vice-versa, and if you were not so lucky, well, you both still danced and “made the best of it!”

It’s time to start thinking about lawn irrigation, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s WaterMyYard Program can tell you when and how much to water.

The Terrell Chamber of Commerce / CVB is excited to announce plans for Terrell’s annual Fourth of July celebration on Sunday, July 4. This year’s event will take place at a new location, Terrell Municipal Airport in cooperation with the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum.

Southeastern Louisiana University has named 4,154 students to its honors list for the spring 2021 semester.

As sunlight shines on the water, the reflection dances on the ceiling. The constant movement of the reflection says it is windy outside and the movement of treetops visible through the window confirms this fact. Many times we, too, are moved by outside forces; forces we have no control over but impact us nonetheless. Since summer is upon us fully now, the dedicated educational professionals in Forney ISD, and other districts as well, are in the golden part of summertime--not July yet, continuing education classes/seminars still in the future, and school starting back up