Forney ISD’s Opportunity Central Receives Architecture Awards

The Keith Bell Opportunity Central (OC) recently won four “Stars of Distinction” for Design, Planning, Community, and Transformation at the 2024 TASA/TASB Exhibit of School Architecture.

The Art of Leveling Up

There is an art to leveling soil that most people never get to see. The tractor driver seems to take endless trips around and around the same plot of ground not making any progress—until you really look at the difference in the slope of the soil where the tractor has traveled.

Secor Announced as a May 2024 UCA Graduate

The University of Central Arkansas held August commencement on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in the Farris Center on campus.

Preston Dale Aymond Graduates from the University of Central Oklahoma

Forney resident Preston Dale Aymond graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing-Professional Selling as a part of the summer 2024 class, which included 311 students from throughout Oklahoma, the country and world.

News from area colleges. . .

Timothy Akins of Forney, Texas, has earned the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Valdosta State University. More than 550 students completed their degree requirements at VSU during Summer Semester 2024.

Forney Chamber Ribbon Cutting

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Three Ways To Protect Migratory Birds This Fall

For Texans, saving millions of migratory birds could be as simple as flipping a switch. Each year, nearly 2 billion birds migrate through the Lone Star State. Many of the migratory species use the night sky as a tool to navigate through the state and back to their homes and breeding grounds.

Watch Out for Investment Scams

When you invest, you’ll find that knowledge is power. The more you know about your investment choices, and who is offering them, the better prepared you’ll be to make good decisions. And this diligence can also help protect you against investment scams. How widespread is this activity?

FROG GIGGING-FAST BECOMING A LOST ART

If there were a frog gigging tournament series back in the sixties, my dad Fred Clayton of Red River County, Texas would have been the Bill Dance of the gigging world!

Texas Game Wardens See Decline in Fatalities, Rise in Boating Accidents Over Labor Day Weekend

Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state reported a decline in water-related fatalities but noticed an increase in boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend. Wardens patrolling Aug. 31-Sept.