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FHPL holds January Board of Directors Meeting

Don Themer: Board Member Of Fhpl

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

The Forney Historic Preservation League held its regularly scheduled January Board of Directors meeting, despite inconveniences caused by the continuing pandemic.

Pre-Retirees: Plan Now for Health Care Costs

News Staff

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

If you’re close to retirement, you’ll have several financial issues to consider. But you’ll want to pay attention to one of the most important of these issues: health care costs. How can you prepare yourself for these expenses? First, get an early start on estimating health care costs.

Forney had an “All-Supplying”

Forney had an “All-Supplying” central downtown area?

Don Themer

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

I can barely remember being a very young boy in the early 1950s and “going to town” with, most of the time, Mom, and some of the time, Dad. There were so many stores and windows though which to view merchants’ products.

Forney ISD AFJROTC Cadets Selected for Prestigious Flight/Pilot Training Program

News Staff

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

Three Forney ISD Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) cadets were recently notified that they have been selected and will receive a full paid scholarship to attend an accredited Aviation University participating in a private pilot license training program.

Local Priest Brings Back Paul Harvey-Style Stories in Podcast

News Staff

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

That’s the Word presents wholesome tales for the whole family, telling short stories in Paul Harvey’s iconic format. Key details are intentionally left out, so that listening to the podcast becomes a game to deduce who or what the story is about.

Gunnery Sergeant Robert I. Cates

Misty Holler

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

Gunnery Sergeant Robert I. Cates was one of six children in his family, raised in Oklahoma and Texas. A family that highly regarded military service, his two brothers were veterans of World War II, as were some of his cousins.

Forney ISD Opens Animal Science Center

Misty Holler Staff Writer

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

Last week, Forney ISD Superintendent, Dr. Justin Terry, along with the FISD Board of Trustees officially opened the new Animal Science Center located adjacent to North Forney High School.

Need Mortgage Relief Due to COVID-19? Here’s What to Know

Statepoint

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

As the pandemic continues to affect Americans across the country, many are facing financial hardship.

Looking for Love in 2021? 5 Tips for Successful Online Dating

Statepoint

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

January kicks off peak online dating season, and – there is no better time to get your profile ready.

Analysis: Is the Texas Capitol a Government Building or a Petri Dish?

Ross Ramsey Texas Tribune

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 05:00

The Texas Capitol, where lawmakers gather every two years to pass laws, write budgets and argue politics, has a new function in 2021: It’s the incidental scene of a large public health experiment, a human-scale science fair exhibition of intense social interaction during a pandemic.