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Meet the 2023-24 FHS Percussion Section
Each year the percussion ensemble, under the leadership of Director Riley Warren, participates in Summer Drum Camp. The goal is for the 30 plus members to spend the week getting a head start on the music for the coming marching season. The students finish the week prepared when they join the rest of the band in late July. The students finished the week with a morning concert for the residents of the CC Young Living Center in Dallas and an evening concert for the parents and sponsors at the Forney Fine Arts Auditorium.
Free Water Safety Program for all Forney ISD 2nd Grade Students
Forney ISD Athletics is offering a free water safety program to be offered to all second grade students across the district starting this fall 2023. The goal of the program is to familiarize students with safe behavior in, on and around the water.
How American Farmers Promote Economic and National Security
After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger has reached an all-time high. Continued supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escalating inflation and a rapidly changing climate have exacerbated challenges around the world, particularly in developing countries, and today, as many as 828 million people still go hungry.
Mosquito Populations Boom After Rains
Tips on mosquito types and ways to prevent, control and repel
BBB Tip: Military Consumers – How Scams Target America’s Service Members
Military Consumer Protection Month, recognized every July since 2013, is an opportunity for consumer awareness, enforcement and advocacy groups to focus on the impact of fraudulent or malicious business practices on the military community. In addition to the sacrifices members of the U.S. armed forces and their families make daily, they must also remain on guard against unethical business practices and scams that often target this community with sophisticated, customized tactics. According to a recent BBB study, the military community’s susceptibility to scams dropped in 2022 from 2021, but the median dollar loss for active-duty personnel and military spouses rose 63% and 46% respectively.
Brookshire Grocery Co. Announces Sale of Pharmacy Business to Walgreens
Brookshire Grocery Co. (“BGC”) announced an agreement whereby Walgreens will acquire BGC’s 120 pharmacies in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, which includes pharmacy customer prescription files and related pharmacy inventory. The vast majority of these locations are being converted to Walgreens pharmacies that will operate inside of BGC’s stores.
Medicaid and CHIP Help Families Access Mental Health Services for Kids
The state of mental health among youth continues to be of public concern. According to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey, youth mental health problems have increased significantly over the past decade, reaching an all-time high.
News from area colleges. . .
LeTourneau University Announces Spring 2023 Dean’s List
Building Walls
Building mental and emotional walls is a common occurrence. We are used to living with physical walls so this progression is an easy transition. Furthermore, it’s a conditioned response that we learn from others as well as a result of our own experiences.
Universal Truths - Part One
There are certain truths that are universal, but unspoken. They are numerous - all around us. So numerous they couldn’t fit into one column. (Watch for part two coming soon.) Often, these truths aren’t even recognized. They are so universal - so clear and obvious to us - that we we’ve stopped seeing them. Or maybe we never were aware of them at all.
Tips to Build a Stable, Sustainable Financial Future for Your Family
Building wealth is not as easy as it sounds. It can take time, discipline and a plan to keep those dollars protected. However, if done correctly, it can provide security for your family for years to come.
In Search of the ‘Holy Grail’ of Tomatoes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has funded a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research project expected to bring researchers even closer to developing the “holy grail” of tomatoes.
Kids Can Get Their Game On
Modern children have somewhat different ideas of what constitutes entertainment, especially when compared to youngsters from a generation or two ago. While it was once commonplace for kids to be out and about with their friends riding bikes and spending time in each other’s backyards only returning home when the streetlights came on - modern youths spend lots of time at home and indoors on their devices.
Having a Heatwave
“This is the hottest I’ve ever seen Alabama,” said the TV meteorologist, who was sweating so badly his white shirt looked like a Ziplock bag. “I’ve never seen temperatures this high.”