Using a Space Heater? Remember These Fire Safety Tips

A space heater can instantly warm a room. “But be cautious,” said Orlando Hernandez, the state fire marshal. “In the past few years, several fatal Texas fires were started by space heaters.

The Best Ways to Grill Fish

Grilling lends itself well to many different foods. The smoky, flame-licked flavor of foods prepared on the grill is hard to replicate by other means of cooking. Many people turn to grilling each night, especially when the weather is warm and pleasant.

3 Ways to Build Your Credit History

Not having a credit history, often referred to as being “credit invisible,” can make it harder to buy a home or car, finance an education, and secure banking products and other services. Today, over 45 million adults in America have no credit score, according to Freddie Mac.

Forney ISD Holds Dual Language Spelling Bee

Forney Independent School District held the Annual Dual Language Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at the District’s Central Administration building.

Overcoming Our Own Worst Mistakes

There’s a story in football that goes all the way back to 1929. Roy Riegels of Cal picked up a fumble and nearly returned the ball to the endzone … for the opposing team. He had to be tackled by a teammate and earned the nickname “Wrong Way Riegels.

SPRING REN-DE-VOUX

The Mountain men of the early 1800s spent a solitary life during the fall and winter months trapping beaver ‘way’ back in the rugged Rocky Mountains.

The Scoop On Seniors

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

Groundhog Day

Many people enjoy the ritual of waiting to see if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges from his burrow on February 2. As the legend goes, if he’s frightened by his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.

Getting to Know Kamala Harris

Prior to the 2020 presidential election in the United States, Kamala Harris may have been well-known to constituents in her native California, where she hadserved as senator for the last four years. However, when Harris declared her candidacy for the 2020 U.S.

News from area colleges. . .

McNeese State University Fall 2021 President’s Honor List The President’s Honor List for the fall 2021 semester at McNeese State University has been announced. To be on the President’s Honor List, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.