Memory Book—Seniors of 1998--PROPHECY

Staff Writer **Repeated from last week ..... What follows is the conclusion of one “snip” of each original “paragraph prophecy” for each (graduating) Senior of ’98.

Bet You Couldn’t Beat Craig Breedlove.....

.....He drove 600 Miles Per Hour—Legally! “Unable to stop for more than a mile, his car slammed into telephone poles before landing in a salt pond. BREEDLOVE escaped unscathed.” This quote caught my attention, and immediately I knew about whom the writer was writing.

On Memorial Day, Remember Family & Fellow Veterans Who Have Lost Friends & Loved Ones

Memorial Day is a time to remember those who gave their lives in military service for all of us in the United States of America.

Snakes: Understand Them, Avoid Them

Snakes, whether we like them or fear them, are becoming more active this time of year and activity will increase as spring temperatures climb.

Have a Second Cup: Coffee Provides Health Benefits

Having that second cup may actually be good for coffee drinkers, according to a discussion of coffee’s preventive and therapeutic benefits to human health in a recent review paper by Texas A&M University researchers.

Dad, Come On, Let Us Watch “Jerry Sprinkler”

Jerry Springer had that Certain Something! It seems that each of my boys discovered The Jerry Springer Show at one time or another, and I remember changing the channel when they were too young to decide everything that was proper viewing for themselves.

NFHS Student Hope Wright Wins Linda Thomas Safe Driving Scholarship

The North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) announced the recipients for its third annual Linda Thomas Safe Driving Scholarship. The scholarship awarded $1,000 each for 10 high school seniors in NET RMA counties throughout northeast Texas.

When the Human Gets Sick

You don’t appreciate your health - until it’s gone. Gosh this is true, and I’ve learned it the hard way a few times in my life - the most recently last Tuesday. I woke up in the middle of the night, sweating (never a good sign).

Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Mental Health Issues in Teenagers

In the United States, talking about mental health issues and mental illness remains taboo and can often lead to a negative stigma for the person needing help.

Forney Native Completes Tour as Commander of Patrol Squadron 16

The “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 held a change of command ceremony in which Executive Officer Cmdr. Terrell Radford relieved Cmdr. Ves Whittemore to become the squadron’s 69th commanding officer, May 3.