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Fun Ways to Enjoy the Great Outdoors with Kids
The great outdoors can be an inviting place with plenty of opportunities for adventure. It’s also a treasure trove of sights and sounds that can serve as a springboard for a lifelong yearning for knowledge.
Dallas – Fort Worth Metro Area Ranks Among Most Ozone Polluted in United States in Annual “State of the Air” Report
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX metro area was named one of the worst metro areas in the nation for ozone pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of the Air” report, which was released today. The metro area saw worse levels of air quality across all measured metrics.
Forney ISD Receives TEA Grant for $1.45 Million to Support Safe Learning Environments
In partnership with the Texas Education Agency, Forney ISD received the Stronger Connections grant valued at $1.45 million. The District partnered with the Forney Education Foundation to apply for the grant which will provide funds for multiple campuses during the 2024-2025 and 20252026 school years.
Signs a Loved One Might Need Assisted Living
Assisted living facilities provide an invaluable service. When a medical condition, developments associated with aging or another variable affects an individual's ability to live independently, assisted living facilities can ensure such men and women get the help they need to live as fully and actively as possible.
Texas Labor Market Shows Steady Growth, Record High Levels for Jobs and Labor Force
The Texas labor market maintained its momentum in March to reach a 36th consecutive month of positive annual growth and once again set new record- high levels for jobs, Texans employed, and the civilian labor force. Texas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm job count increased to 14,115,700 after 19,100 jobs were added over the month in March, reflecting growth in 45 of the last 47 months.
Shavers Named New North Forney Head Football Coach
After a multi-round interview process consisting of numerous outstanding candidates, the Forney ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Coach Marcus Shavers to take over the Falcon football program at their April 22 board meeting.
Forney ISD Students Qualify for UIL Academic Regionals
Students from Forney High School and North Forney High School competed at the District UIL Academics meet on Friday, April 5. Both schools had students advance to the Regionals meet, which will take place at the end of April.
Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery agent Zach Schaefer unloads hay from a flatbed at an Animal Supply Point in Pampa. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Moving Into the Next Stage of Panhandle Wildfire Recovery
Generosity from across the nation filled four Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Animal Supply Points since Feb. 28 in the wake of the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek wildfires, which burned over 1.2 million acres to become the largest wildfire in Texas history.
Forney ISD Receives National Recognition for Music Education
For the tenth consecutive year, Forney ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
News from area colleges. . .
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts Kymeyone Lanehart