Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to host 19th Annual Fly Fish Texas Expo Feb. 16

ATHENS – The Fly Fish Texas Expo is back for the 19th year with a jam-packed day of activities, classes, demonstrations and vendors 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. And it’s all included with the cost of admission to the TFFC.

North Forney Varsity Basketball Boys lose “heartbreaker” to Mesquite Poteet

Still with heart beating fast from the J. V. overtime victory, I moved a little closer to the court so that I could hear Coach Kevin Walker and settled in for what had been proclaimed to me as “promises to be one of the best spectator games of the season”—IT WAS!

3 quarters late for the BEST GAME OF THE SEASON!

I headed to Falcon Gymnasium at a little before 6:00 p. m.

Forney High Lady Rabbits vs. #1 Poteet Pirates Our Girls give the visitors all they can handle!

Poteet Girls are probably “continuing their march to the 13-5A Championship,” as Mesquite News proclaimed recently, but the Undefeatedin-District Pirates stumbled for a while against the Lady Rabbits Friday night.

This may be your LAST CHANCE!

When my son, Weston, was still young enough to play “Little Dribblers” here in Forney, he loved basketball and especially Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks.

Record Number of Visitors Participate in 2019 First Day Hikes

AUSTIN— The chilly start to the New Year did little to discourage the 3,938 visitors that hit the trail at a Texas State Park for a First Day Hike on Jan. 1. Texas had the fourth highest participation in the country with the largest number of parks hosting events.

The Ubiquitous Yellow Bass

OUTDOORS The yellow bass (Morone Mississippiensis) or barfish as some people call them is an often misunderstood and sometimes distained little member of the bass family.

Forney JACKRABBITS vs. North Forney FALCONS BASKETBALL—Enough said!

“Tuesday, 7:00 p. m., Forney vs. North—are you with me, Power?” “Yeah, buddy, sounds great. What’s the plan?” “Taco Casa for a bite or six and then head on over to the gym.” “See you at six o’clock, Taco Casa!” Tuesday evening came quickly. Harry was early at the “CASA,” and I was close behind.