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How To Choose The Best Seeds, Transplants For Vegetable Gardens

Laura Muntean

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Whether selecting seeds to plant in your vegetable garden or picking out perfect, healthy transplants, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulture experts can offer all the information you need to be well on your way to a bountiful harvest.

Are you part of a NATURAL HERD?

Don Themer Staff Writer

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

From what I read, the term, “natural herd immunity” (community immunity/population immunity), has been used for more than a century to reference a point that enough people in an extended area become sufficiently resistant to a disease so that an infectious substance/agent is unlikely to pass from...

JACKRABBITS, FALCONS, and Area Football Updates

Don Themer Staff Writer

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Forney High Jackrabbits (Coach Aaron Woods) Forney’s City Bank Stadium (Colors, black/gold) 2020 Schedule: 9/25 Whitehouse (non-conf. 15-31), 10/2 Midlothian (non-conf. 14-49), 10/9 Texarkana, Texas (non-conf. away), 10/16 North Forney (conf.), 10/23 Corsicana (conf. away), 10/30 Crandall (conf....

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Avoid Financial Mistakes During Retirement

News Staff

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

When you retire, you’ve learned a lot about all sorts of things, helping you avoid some of the mistakes you made earlier in life. However, you may still be susceptible to financial missteps specifically related to your retirement years. How can you dodge these errors?

Recent Weather Sets High Expectations for Archery-Only Season Opens

News Staff

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Expectations are high for the archery hunting season thanks to recent rain events, mild temperatures and reported deer movement throughout the state. The archery-only season opened on Oct. 3 and runs through Nov. 6.

TPWD Law Enforcement Offices Reopen to the Public

News Staff

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Law Enforcement office locations have now reopened to the public. Appointments are no longer required, except at the Austin Headquarters. Offices will be open during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

How to Field Dress Wild Game Properly and Safely

News Staff

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Fishing and hunting are popular outdoor activities. Many outdoor enthusiasts engage in angling or hunting so they can have trophies to put up on their walls. Others rely on hunting and fishing for supplemental food sources.

Kenzlee Ottwell Named Forney ISD Elementary Student of the Month

News Staff

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Congratulations to Kenzlee Ottwell for being selected as the Forney ISD Elementary Student of the Month for October. Ms. Ottwell attends Lewis Elementary School and was recognized by the Forney ISD Board of Trustees at the October regular monthly board meeting on Monday, October 5th.

Downtown Mesquite Announces New Website

News Staff

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Downtown Mesquite has announced the launch of www.DowntownMesquiteTX.com to feature businesses, events and history, and information aimed at entrepreneurs and property owners. “We’re so excited about the site,” said Downtown Development Advisory Board Chairman Brad Brandt.

Coronavirus Restrictions and Remote Learning May Hamper College Student Voter Turnout

Karen Brooks Harper Texas Tribune

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 05:00

Madeline Pederson, 18, imagined that in the months leading up to Election Day, she’d be spending hours standing at a voter registration table on campus at the University of Texas at Austin, flagging down students walking through campus and registering them to vote.