Support Our Efforts, Let’s Cut Your Property Taxes Now!

Op-Ed By State Representative Keith Bell Texas is known far and wide as a low-tax state, boasting the fifth lowest taxes in America. This is one reason we are one of the most economically strong places to do business on Earth.

Mesquite Business Retention and Expansion Task Force Recognizes Local Businesses

The Mesquite Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Task Force presented seven awards on Jan. 19 at the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. The BRE Awards honored Mesquite businesses and community members. The 2022 award winners are as follows.

UT Tyler Recognizes Students on Fall 2022 Dean’s List

The University of Texas at Tyler announced the students who were named to the fall 2022 Dean’s List. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more semester hours of undergraduate college-level credit in the awarding semester with a grade point average of at least 3.75.

Remembering Our Teachers

Remembering teachers that left an impact on your life helps to carry on their legacy. There are many fine teachers in Forney ISD, and my family has had the blessing to have had them as instructors through three generations of Forney ISD students.

A Texas Park on Leased Land Near Dallas Must Close Because the State’s Landlord is Selling the Property to a Developer

Fairfield Lake State Park, 96 miles south of Dallas, is expected to close permanently by the end of the month because its landlord is selling the land. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received a lease termination notice from the owners, Vistra Corp.

News from area colleges. . .

Lee University congratulates Mansfield Yiu of Forney, TX, on earning Dean’s List honors during the Fall 2022 semester. Dean’s List recognition is earned by full-time, undergraduate students with a semester grade point average between 3.7 and 4.00.

UT Tyler Recognizes Students on Fall 2022 President’s Honor Roll

The University of Texas at Tyler announced students who were named to the fall 2022 President’s Honor Roll. To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll, a student must have completed, in one semester, 12 or more semester hours of undergraduate college-level credit with an “A” in all courses.

Ouachita Announces Forney Students Named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List

Ouachita Baptist University has named 382 students to its Fall 2022 Dean’s List. To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a grade point average of 4.0 and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and no incomplete or failing grade for the semester.

Ouachita Announces Forney Students Named to the Fall 2022 President’s List

Ouachita Baptist University has named 382 students to its Fall 2022 President’s List. To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a grade point average of 4.

Stephen F. Austin State University announces recipients for fall 2022 Dean’s List

Stephen F. Austin State University recognized the outstanding academic achievements of a select number of students by naming 1,500 to the Dean’s List for fall 2022. To qualify for the Dean’s List at SFA, the student must have earned a semester GPA over 3.