TVCC Campuses Opened For Students And Visitors

Trinity Valley Community College opened all campuses with occupancy limits on Monday, October 26. The college places each student and employee’s health and safety as a top priority, and will follow CDC guidelines regarding social distancing and face coverings.

Mesquite Names Water Pump Station After 37-year Public Works Employee

The City of Mesquite has named a planned $12 million water pump station in honor of 37-year City employee Matthew Holzapfel, who is retiring at the end of October. Holzapfel is the Director of Public Works and started his career with the City in 1983 as an engineering assistant.

Falcons, Jackrabbits, and Forney Area Teams

Monday, October 19, 2020—Class 5A Area Football Rankings: #1 Denton Ryan, #2 Ennis, #3 Highland Park, #4 Lancaster, #5 Frisco, #6 Red Oak, #7 South Oak Cliff, #8 North Forney, #9 Mansfield Timberview, #10 Frisco Lone Star, #11 Colleyville Heritage, #12 Lovejoy, #13 Frisco Lebanon Trail, #14 Frisco...

A Halloween Blue Moon!

“We can thank our lucky stars when once in a blue moon we find rare and kindred souls along the pathways of our lives.” Laurel Burch We call it a “Blue Moon” when it’s the second full moon in a month, and an October blue moon falling on Halloween only happens about every 18 or 19 years.

Madison Wiley earns Dean’s List honor at Central Penn College

Madison Wiley, of Forney, TX, has been named to the Central Penn College Dean’s List for the summer 2020 term. Wiley is currently majoring in Physical Therapist Assistant.

Autumn At The Arboretum Adds Additional Evening Hours

By popular demand, the Dallas Arboretum has added additional evenings so that more people can visit the popular Autumn at the Arboretum festival, presented by Reliant.

BFTS Museum Presents The Inspirational Tuskegee Airmen Story October 28 – November 1 in Terrell

The story and legacy of World War II’s famed Tuskegee Airmen – America’s first Black, military pilots and their support personnel - is vividly told in “Rise Above: Red Tail Triumph Over Adversity”.

Clear the One

All teachers and most of everyone else is aware that student behavior is at its most severe in the mainstream classroom. Personally, I have seen behavior classrooms that were more stable than some mainstream rooms. It shouldn’t be a surprise really.

Service Learning Gives Students Purpose and Connection in Quarantine

The typical routine a school year brings has been lost this year, as students adjust to hybrid or fully remote learning models and everchanging reopening plans.

The Band, “VAN HALEN,” loses its Namesake!

Being of German heritage, I always thought it was “something” that a singer named his son, “WOLFGANG,” and I, for a while, thought his 1st wife (Valerie Bertinelli, Barbara of One Day at a Time fame from 1975-1984) was the 2nd cutest and most likable girl in the world.