Schools & Sports

OUTDOORS

OUTDOORS

OUTDOORS

News Staff
Thu, 03/20/2025 - 05:00
I try not to write much about myself. After all, I’m just an old outdoors writer and broadcaster with a passion for writing and, more importantly, spending time in the woods and fields hunting or on the water fishing. Through the years, I’ve had favorite writers that I read on a regular basis.
Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence: Forney Highsteppers Director Stacie Weisberg

Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence: Forney Highsteppers Director Stacie Weisberg

Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence: Forney Highsteppers Director Stacie Weisberg

News Staff
Thu, 03/13/2025 - 05:00
In Forney ISD, the Forney High School Highsteppers are making history year after year. Led by Director Stacie Weisberg, the team won back-to-back National Championships at the National Dance Alliance (NDA) competition in 2024 and 2025, adding another accomplishment to their growing list.
FUN ON THE CREEK

FUN ON THE CREEK

OUTDOORS

News Staff
Thu, 03/06/2025 - 05:00
White bass, or sandbass as they are called in North Texas, is one of the most widely dispersed and often easiest to catch of all the species we anglers target. Did I mention they are also excellent eating?
Fun Facts About Hockey

Fun Facts About Hockey

Fun Facts About Hockey

News Staff
Thu, 03/06/2025 - 05:00
Some sports are synonymous with certain times of year, and that certainly goes for hockey and wintertime. Perhaps because it’s played on ice, hockey seems the perfect sport for cold winter days.
Clay Jones Memorial Relay Results

Clay Jones Memorial Relay Results

Clay Jones Memorial Relay Results

News Staff
Thu, 02/27/2025 - 05:00
On Saturday February 22 the Clay Jones Memorial Relays were held at City Bank Stadium in Forney. Below are the medelists for Forney, North Forney and Crandall. Men 100m Dash 1st Place North Forney Braylin Perkins 11:04 Men 400m Dash 2nd Place Forney Derrick Page 50.
Lady Bird Lake, J.B. Thomas Kicked off February with Pair of Legacy Class ShareLunkers

Lady Bird Lake, J.B. Thomas Kicked off February with Pair of Legacy Class ShareLunkers

Lady Bird Lake, J.B. Thomas Kicked off February with Pair of Legacy Class ShareLunkers

News Staff
Thu, 02/27/2025 - 05:00
The Toyota ShareLunker program roared into February with two Legacy Class lunkers on back-to-back days. Lady Bird Lake returned to the Legacy class limelight for the first time in a decade on Wednesday afternoon followed by J.B. Thomas on Thursday afternoon with its first Legacy Class fish of 2025.

News from area colleges. . .

News Staff
Thu, 02/20/2025 - 05:00
Skylar Willard, of Forney, TX, is among approximately 1,500 students graduating from Mississippi State University in fall 2024, with commencement in December. Willard received the Bachelor of Science from MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering.
FRIENDS ARE THE REAL REWARD

FRIENDS ARE THE REAL REWARD

FRIENDS ARE THE REAL REWARD

News Staff
Thu, 02/20/2025 - 05:00
Looking back over my four decades of writing about the outdoors in newspapers and magazines, I have come to realize that the friendships I’ve made are the most satisfying, lasting reward of all those words I’ve had published. My career began while I was working as a surveyor.