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The Scoop On Seniors

The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney welcomes you at 101 Main Street in City Hall. We are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feel free to enter the front or through Handicap accessible doors located at the back of City Hall, where reserved parking for seniors is also available.
OUTDOOR

OUTDOOR

OUTDOORS

WITH LUKE CLAYTON While studying to become a Texas Master Naturalist several years ago, I remember asking our arborist (tree expert) exactly why the leaves of some trees (deciduous or broad leaf trees) change colors in the fall. Shorter days resulting in less sunlight was the easy answer.

Forney ISD Accepting Submissions for 2022 Holiday Card Contest

Submissions are now open for the 2022 Holiday Card Contest! Designs are due to your campus by November 1st. • ORIGINAL artwork must be submitted to their campus art teacher on an 8 1/2 x 11 single piece of paper and may be portrait or landscape.
Clear as Mud

Clear as Mud

Clear as Mud

Recently, I became a 100% unmedicated cancer patient who doesn’t have cancer anymore, specifically the stage 3 progesterone and estrogen positive invasive ductal carcinoma with lymphovascular invasion I was diagnosed with at 41. I am elated!
Three Rights

Three Rights

Three Rights

Lone Oak Can Learn from Forney’s Growth As I said last week, Forney knew for years that growth was coming. However, Dallas seemed to grow every direction except toward Forney and even to Rockwall for that matter.
City of Forney’s New Outdoor Warning System

City of Forney’s New Outdoor Warning System

City of Forney’s New Outdoor Warning System

The City of Forney’s new, twelve tower outdoor warning system has been installed and is fully operational. These towers have been placed strategically throughout city limits to notify residents in the event of an emergency.

Does Breast Cancer Run in Families?

No woman is immune to breast cancer. However, some women with extensive family histories of the disease may wonder if they’re more vulnerable to breast cancer than those without such a link.
is OPEN!

is OPEN!

Adopt-A-Grant is OPEN!

is There are amazing professional educators in Forney ISD. And they answered the call from the Forney Education Foundation to apply for the teacher-requested grant program. This year, there were 82 grant applications compared to 65 applications last year.

County Tax Sales to Go Online

Delinquent tax foreclosure sales in Kaufman County are moving from live, in-person sales to the world wide web. Starting in November, all tax foreclosure sales will exclusively be conducted online, beginning with the County’s upcoming tax sale tentatively scheduled for November 1, 2022.