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Yellow Garden Spiders Good for Yards, Gardens

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Thu, 07/14/2022 - 05:00

Garden spiders may look scary, but they are a friend of gardeners and help keep insect populations in check around the house.

Forney High School Drum Line Begins Preparation for Fall

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

2021-22 was a banner year for the Forney High School Band. Already students are looking forward to the coming year. For some students, the new band season started the last week of June.

Lone Star CASA to Host Annual Clay Shoot on August 20th

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

Lone Star CASA announced that its Annual Clays for CASA Clay Shoot will be held on August 20th at the Texas Gun Ranch in Terrell, TX to benefit children of Kaufman and Rockwall Counties for its 7th year Clays for CASA is a fun and exciting clay shoot competition, with opportunities to sponsor and...

ALL BREAM ARE SUNFISH BUT NOT ALL SUNFISH ARE BREAM

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

I’m about to open a box of worms with this week’s column (pun intended). I love catching and eating what I and most folks call ‘perch’ or bream. Light tackle, a long shank ‘perch’ hook, a box of worms, and we are ready to go ‘perch’ fishing, right?

Sgt. Ray Gish

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

Sgt. Ray Gish gives his last salute at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana on July 8, 2022 at 0900 hours, for Major General Frank A. Armstrong, Jr., 805th Air Base Group, June 16, 1952.

Every Little Moment Helps Everyone

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

The impact of even a simple gesture can manifest an enormous moment in a stranger’s life. Teachers understand that it is the little things that can give a student the motivation needed to start on the learning path.

ELVIS

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

Before we begin the actual review of this movie, let me admit to you that I am one, who believes that Elvis Presley did not die “on that fateful day!” I, at least partially, believe that he was frustrated and had “had enough” and found a way to escape to peace and quiet.

Don’t Leave Children Unattended in Vehicles

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

Each year, children get heat stroke or die from being left unattended in a hot car, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service passenger safety expert says there are ways to avoid tragedy.

Mesquite Launches Annual Spread the Love Food Drive

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

The City of Mesquite has launched its annual “Spread the Love” summer food drive. The food drive accepts financial donations as well as peanut butter and jelly to help feed children in need during the summer when free or reduced school lunches are unavailable. The program ends on Labor Day, Sept. 5.

College Application Facts and Figures

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Thu, 07/07/2022 - 05:00

The college application process involves several steps, many of which begin well before an applicant is ready to sign on the dotted line. These facts and figures can help applicants and their families gain a better understanding of what goes into the college admissions process.