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Student research top challenges for bison management

The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney welcomes you at 101 Main Street in City Hall. We are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feel free to enter the front or through Handicap accessible doors located at the back of City Hall, where reserved parking for seniors is also available.

OPENING DAY DEER HUNT

Jerry Lee Lewis—Singer, Pianist, Rebellious Rock-and Roller

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Noon. A Mexican taco truck. Birmingham. This parking lot is packed, if there was an empty squareinch of space it’s already filled with a Nissan or a Kia.

The region of Northeast Texas that Forney is located in has some of the most variable weather in Texas. One day it is windy, sunny, and 80 degrees; the next day it is rainy, stormy, and high 70s. Autumn is a challenge for gardeners and, in a great sense, teachers. Both of these groups have young, growing minds that need to be nurtured and protected from the ever changing outside “weather elements.” Or, in the case of a classroom, the many variable activities that dominate the fall calendar.

After months of data collection, Kaufman County, in partnership with Connected Nation Texas (CN Texas), has released the results of a comprehensive broadband survey and a subsequent Technology Action Plan designed to increase high-speed internet access and use. This countywide broadband assessment was generously funded by The Meadows Foundation, a grantmaking foundation based in Dallas.

Last June, Governor Abbott worked with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to create a set of actions to improve safety at all Texas public schools. Forney ISD has complied with all state mandates and has implemented additional actions focused on improving safety and security on and off campus.

Turkey prices have been on the rise with Thanksgiving Day still more than a month away, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

Pets in Danger, Coyotes May Attack Humans