Happy New Year, Happy Today

The new year - January as a month - is a time for reflection. To assess our progress in life: where we were, where we are and where we are going. I’ve learned, in a hard way, that where I was - the past - and where I’m going the future - don’t hold much mettle. The place to be is here, right now.

Toyota ShareLunker Program Launched its 37th Season This Past Weekend

Anglers across Texas and the nation marked their calendars for opening day of a new Toyota ShareLunker season. The 37th season kicked off New Year’s Day as anglers cast their lines in hopes of landing a Legacy Lunker largemouth bass (13-plus pounds) in Texas’ world-class fisheries.

Jakie Allen Sworn in as Kaufman County Judge

On Sunday, January 1, 2023, Kaufman County Commissioners’ Court rang in the new year with a special meeting to swear in local elected officials. County Judge Hal Richards led the event, which was held in the Ceremonial Courtroom of the county’s new Justice Center in Kaufman.

Smurfit Kappa Employees Donate $36,806 to Forney Area United Way

Longtime supporter of the Forney Area United Way, Smurfit Kappa’s Forney Mill donated yet again in 2022. Through the company’s campaign, during which employees pledged to contribute, the grand total of Smurfit Kappa’s donation was $36,806.

I Also Heard the Bells Ringing

And Tears came to my eyes! We wanted to attend a movie after a pretty rewarding but stressful week of “volunteering,” and the only one upon which we agreed was the above: I HEARD THE BELLS RINGING.

The Twelfth Day of Christmas

Many people do not realize that the Christmas song, ”The Twelve Days of Christmas” starts on Christmas Day and ends on January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany.

Did You Know? Cost of Higher Education

A college education is an investment in one’s future. But the costs associated with attending a college or university can vary greatly, particularly based on the type of institution, so it benefits students to shop around.

News from area colleges. . .

Forney student makes Honor Roll at Oregon State University Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall 2022 have been announced by Oregon State University. A total of 12,220 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing.

City of Mesquite Employees Donate Nearly $40,000 to Local Charities

City of Mesquite employees raised almost $40,000 for local charities as a part of the 2022 Real. Texas. Giving. Campaign.

2003-I Really Noticed the GROWTH!

Staff Writer In 1973 I began teaching in F. I. S. D., and for all practical purposes our town seemed to be exactly the same place I had left four years earlier when I chose East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas, to prepare to probably become a math or science teacher.