Award-Winning Country Music Star Trace Adkins to Perform at Spellman Amphitheater

JAC Management Group has announced Forney’s first-ever national concert to be held at the Spellman Amphitheater. Country music star Trace Adkins will perform on September 26, 2020 as a part of his ongoing national tour entitled “The Way I Wanna Go”.

City of Forney Welcomes New Fire Chief to Department

After nearly 23 years of service with the Abilene Fire Department, Derek Briggs is excited to return to North Texas to serve as the new fire chief for the City of Forney.

University of Texas at Austin Will Require all Students, Faculty and Staff to Wear Masks Inside Campus Buildings

The University of Texas at Austin will require all students, faculty and staff to wear face masks in campus buildings next fall to prevent the spread of COVID-19, interim Dean Jay Hartzell announced Monday.

CISD Trustees Approve Allen High School’s Jared Miller for CHS Principal Position, Holly Kirby for Wilson Elementary

Crandall High School and Wilson Elementary School are in the hands of two new leaders as Trustees unanimously approved the hires during Monday night’s board meeting in the CISD Administration Building.

A Willing Step Up to the Front Lines

Would you be willing to spend nearly two months separated from your family and instead in close quarters with a virus responsible for nearly 100,000 deaths? Not many would readily sign up for that, but that’s just what local resident Marlene Rosana did.

Mystery Development Seeking Approval to Build in Forney

According to a June 1st article by the Dallas Business Journal, Forney could be seeing a new addition to its already growing light industrial district very soon.

Texas Sales Tax Revenue Dips 13.2% in May, the Largest Year-Over-Year Decline in a Decade

Texas collected about $2.6 billion in state sales tax revenue in May, leading to the steepest year-over-year decline in over a decade, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Monday. The amount is 13.2% less than the roughly $3 billion the state collected in the same month last year.

Jr. Deputy Continues His Fight

Kimberly Austin and her husband James are enduring a season that parents should never even have to imagine. Their son, Eric, has liver cancer and a devastating prognosis. In September of 2018, Eric was diagnosed with stage four liver cancer that had already metastasized into his right lung.

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Reopens on June 1st with Advance Ticket Reservation Required

The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will reopen on Monday, June 1st with timed ticketing to provide for the health and safety of our guests and employees. Timed ticketing will help to minimize physical contact and adhere to social distancing guidelines while enjoying a visit to the Arboretum.

FISD’s First Dual Language Students Graduate

As if the graduating class of 2020 wasn’t unique enough, among these seniors from Forney ISD are the first group of students to have completed Forney’s Dual Language Program from the beginning of their public school careers.