Schools & Sports

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Gigging bullfrogs is not as popular today as when I was growing up in northeast Texas but there are still those of us that relish the idea of collecting some of the best eating from the wild from the shallows of a farm pond on a warm summer evening with a gig or… boat paddle!

Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses Now on Sale

It’s August, which means kids are back in school and the fall hunting and fishing seasons are quickly approaching. Before packing your favorite tackle and camo for trips, be sure to purchase an annual fishing and hunting license for 2023-24.

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If there is a ‘down time’ for outdoors people or for me at least, it is during the dead of summer, about right now!

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WITH LUKE CLAYTON I guess it’s human nature to look across the fence and think the grass might be a bit greener over there. I know a lot of my outdoor friends this time of year expound upon where they would like to move to get away from the heat we endure each summer here in Texas.

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More than forty years ago, I penned my first newspaper column and the topic was bass fishing at a brand new trophy largemouth bass reservoir. Lake Fork had just opened, and guide Rex Bridges invited me to spend the morning fishing this red-hot new bass fishery with him.

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Just at the break of day one morning last week, Texoma guide Chris Carey with Striper Express eased his big guide boat up to the mouth of a little pocket in the lower lake. A point jutted out from shore and on the very end of this point, a great blue heron stood like a statue awaiting breakfast.

Forney Students Named to RIT Dean’s List

The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.

Devon Adofo named to Kennesaw State’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List

Devon Adofo of Forney has been named to Kennesaw State University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List in recognition of academic achievement. Majoring in Psychology, Adofo is among more than 7,100 students named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List.

News from area colleges. . .

Dawson Welch was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for spring semester 2023. A total of 12,487 students enrolled during spring semester 2023 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.