Celebrate Fourth of July Weekend at the Dallas Arboretum With $5 Admission

The Dallas Arboretum invites the everyone to celebrate Independence Day weekend at the garden with something for everyone in the family. July admission is $5 per person ages 2 and up (children 2 and older through seniors 65 and older, children under 2 are free).

“This is Pretty Devastating”: Three Dead, More Than 100 Injured After Tornado Strikes Perryton

At least three people in Perryton, a town of about 8,100 people in the Panhandle, died when a tornado hit the city last week in a storm that wounded more than 100 other people, Ochiltree County Sheriff Terry Bouchard told local media as officials sifted through debris left by the tornado that...

Texas Civilian Labor Force Reaches Record 15 Million People

For the first time in history, the Texas seasonally adjusted civilian labor force crossed the 15 million threshold, adding 49,000 people over the month to reach 15,009,300 in May. Though the unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.

Representative Keith Bell Appointed to Educational Opportunity & Enrichment Select Committee

Representative Keith Bell was appointed to the new House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment along with 14 other House members. The committee is created to consider issues and matters that broadly affect educational opportunities for K-12 students in Texas.

Willis Carrier and Problem Solving

This time of year reminds all of us how grateful we are for Willis Carrier - the inventor of modern air conditioning.

News from area colleges. . .

Forney Students Named to Dean’s Honor Roll at ACU for Spring 2023 Abilene Christian University congratulates Dean’s Honor Roll students for the Spring 2023 semester. Students earn Dean’s Honor Roll recognition by achieving a 3.6 or higher GPA while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours.

You ASKED, So I Will Try To ANSWER

**Keep in mind that most early “history” is sometimes/ often “general” and “approximate” and may not be totally verifiable!

Have You Seen That Classic 1964 Pick-Up Truck In Forney?

Staff Writer For quite some time I have, about three times per month, seen an “older” beautiful brown and black pick-up truck while I have been taking my routine tour of Forney and drinking my “coffee-soda!” I wanted to know more about it and its owner and tried to find out to whom it belonged…..

Michael Donell Glover Sentenced to Life

District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced today the conviction of Michael Donell Glover, 64, for Aggravated Robbery, a firstdegree felony offense. On April 8, 2022, a grand jury indicted Glover of the charge. On June 7, 2023, a jury found Glover guilty Aggravated Robbery.

How Would You Like to Own a Lighthouse?

It may sound “too good to be true,” as the old cliché goes, but the Federal Government is actually giving some away—FREE! It seems that this occurs each year in May as lighthouse records are reviewed and classified.