Schools & Sports

Catfish Stocking Begins at Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes, Including Mesquite City Lake Park

Catfish Stocking Begins at Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes, Including Mesquite City Lake Park

Catfish Stocking Begins at Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes, Including Mesquite City Lake Park

News Staff
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 05:00
Spring has arrived and that means catfish angling is back at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Neighborhood Fishin’ lakes across the state. The program gives friends and families the opportunity to reel in catfish close to home and participate in the Texas traditions of outdoor recreation.
O.H. Ivie Powers Ahead with ShareLunker 669

O.H. Ivie Powers Ahead with ShareLunker 669

O.H. Ivie Powers Ahead with ShareLunker 669

News Staff
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 05:00
O.H. Ivie added another Legacy Class ShareLunker during the final week of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Angler Tery Lewis of Lubbock reeled in 13.99-pound Share-Lunker 669 to push O.H. Ivie’s season total to 12 and the statewide tally to 19.

TPW Commission Approves 2024-25 Statewide Hunting, Migratory Game Bird Regulations

News Staff
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 05:00
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission have approved hunting regulations for the 2024-25 season with the following modifications and clarifications to 2024-25 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: •Eliminate the Light Goose Conservation Order from both eastern and western zones...
O.H. Ivie Churns Out Four More Massive Legacy Class ShareLunkers

O.H. Ivie Churns Out Four More Massive Legacy Class ShareLunkers

O.H. Ivie Churns Out Four More Massive Legacy Class ShareLunkers

News Staff
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 05:00
O.H. Ivie continued its hot streak with four more massive Legacy Class Share-Lunkers in the span of four days. O.H. Ivie has now produced 10 Legacy Class entries, and this quartet of fish bumped the state total to 17 during the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season.

News from area colleges. . .

News Staff
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 05:00
Brad McDonald of Forney, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. McDonald was initiated at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
OUTDOORS

OUTDOORS

OUTDOORS

News Staff
Thu, 03/28/2024 - 05:00
WITH LUKE CLAYTON OF THE OUTDOORS How many times have I been hunting and watched a hawk or buzzard overhead and wished that I too had the ability to observe the landscape from above rather than be limited to what was within my peripheral vision there on the ground!
Forney High School Highsteppers Win Awards at National Dance Alliance Competition

Forney High School Highsteppers Win Awards at National Dance Alliance Competition

Forney High School Highsteppers Win Awards at National Dance Alliance Competition

News Staff
Thu, 03/21/2024 - 05:00
The Forney High School Highsteppers Dance team recently competed at the 2024 National Dance Alliance (NDA) Nationals in Orlando, Florida and won several trophies and awards. The competition included over 3200 dancers representing 34 states.