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Earth Day is celebrated each April and draws attention to a range of issues affecting the environment. Earth Day aims to raise awareness in the hope of inspiring change.

The public is invited to join the Forney Fire Department to celebrate the arrival of their newest fleet - Engine 2 and Medic 2. Forney Fire Department will hold a traditional wash-down and push-in ceremony to commemorate this exciting moment as we welcome these apparatus’ and the ability to better serve the Forney Community. The ceremony will take place Saturday April 20th at 9:30 am. Fire Station #2 is located at 980 Reeder Lane.

April is National Gardening Month, so if you’re not already a gardener, now is the perfect time to try your hand at developing a green thumb. Experienced gardeners, in addition to “spring cleaning,” may want to learn a new skill or expand the scope of their gardens.

The Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance Grant Program, a significant initiative born out of the collaborative efforts of State Representative Keith Bell and bipartisan support of the Texas Legislature through the passage of Senate Bill 22, has allocated a substantial $330 million for salary and equipment grants to be awarded in 2024 and 2025. A formal letter from Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, notified Representative Bell on March 26, 2024, that the two local law enforcement agencies from Kaufman County that applied will be awarded a grant with issuance coming this quarter. “I commend the work of Sheriff Bryan Beavers, District Attorney Erleigh Wiley, and the many men and women who tirelessly work alongside them to ensure the safety of Kaufman County’s residents. This grant program provides additional support to our law enforcement agencies to bolster their efforts and assist in rural officer recruitment,” said Representative Keith Bell.

Medical school is never far from the minds of students who aspire to be doctors. The Princeton Review says that medical school takes four years to complete, after which individuals will also spend three to eight years in residency. When all is said and done, an individual who entered college at 18 may not become a doctor until he or she is 29, if not older.

Caregivers come from all walks of life. Doctors and nurses may be the frontline medical providers people encounter most frequently, but there are plenty of others who do their part to maintain the well-being of individuals, including home health aides.

Pickleball is an American original. The popularity of pickleball has risen sharply in recent years, and a recent report from the Association of Pickleball Professionals indicated more than 36 million people played the sport across the United States in 2022. But pickleball is much older than its recent participation boom suggests. According to USA Pickleball, the sport is the brainchild of U.S. congressman Joel Pritchard and businessman Bill Bell. In 1965, Prichard and Bell arrived at the former’s home on Bainbridge Island in Washington to find their families lounging around. Pritchard’s property had an old badminton court, but no equipment. So the players improvised, using ping pong paddles and a perforated plastic ball. The net, initially around 60 inches high, was lowered once the players realized how well the ball bounced on the asphalt playing surface. The following weekend Pritchard introduced the game to another friend, Barney McCallum, and the two men and Bell soon created rules for the game that is now known as pickleball.

Forney Independent School District recently announced the District’s 2023-2024 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year. The announcement was made at the Forney Education Foundation’s Teacher of the Year Banquet on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Forney ISD Superintendent Dr. Justin Terry, Forney ISD Board Vice President Chad Johnson, and Board Members Hanna Bateman, Becky Dobbs and Dr. Michael Idemudia announced the winners at the event.

March 29, 2024

More than 110 girl scouts from Kaufman County traveled to the civic center to celebrate World Thinking Day (WTD). Local Girl Scout’s Service Unit 174 organized the popular event Sunday, March 24, in honor of the longstanding scouting tradition. “World Thinking Day has always been a fun annual event for our girls. They learn about different cultures, celebrate similarities and differences of fellow girl scouts, and have dialogue about important global issues to encourage more big-picture thinking,” said Susan Hall, Girl Scouts Service Unit 174 Manager.

Crandall Independent School District is proud to be recognized by The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) with a 2024 Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations. The Award of Merit was established in 2009 to recognize Texas school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and education services centers that are committed to following professional standards in the acquisition of goods and services.

There are few words more synonymous with Kentucky than horses. In fact, just saying the words together evokes images of thoroughbreds and jockeys adorned in vibrant colors, as they thunder into the homestretch at Churchill Downs - all competing for the dream of winning the Kentucky Derby.

The way a shaft of Spring sunlight moves through the air is sometimes a surprise to the viewer. Light in the sky illuminates, but a shaft of light is special unto itself. And when a student’s face lights up like a shaft of light, the teacher is rewarded with that source of illumination signifying comprehension. Many of the educational professionals in Forney ISD are masters at engaging with their students causing those shining moments to happen.