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Kaufman County Judge Jakie Allen has issued a Disaster Declaration in preparation for the total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8, 2024. This declaration will begin on April 5, 2024 and continue until April 9,2024. This is being done due to the projected and expected number of visitors to Kaufman County to view this once in a lifetime event.

Between birth and age 3, a child’s brain makes 1 million neural connections per second. Tragically, an increasing number of infants and toddlers go through this crucial developmental period without a home – an experience with long-term consequences to their health, development and future.

Humans and domestic animals weren’t the only residents facing danger and displacement as flames roared across the Panhandle. Wildlife populations were also affected by the recent historic wildfires.

The natural world is wondrous to behold. In a given day, there is no shortage of events to capture human attention and imagination, and such occurrences are free of charge.

“The environment is where we all meet…a focusing lens on what we can become.” –LBJ All Texans know that spring is a breezy day in a field of bluebonnets. Last fall, my husband and I planted crimson clover, quake oats, and bluebonnet seeds, and now we’re seeing them growing and blooming. And as anybody who’s driven on the highway in Texas can attest, thanks to Lady Bird Johnson, wildflower season has begun.

A total solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024.

It is incredible to me to realize that Flower Basket has been in Forney since March 26, 1994, creating custom flower arrangements for the people in Forney. And it is also incredible to realize that the Forney Education Foundation has been in Forney for 20 years as well.

AgriLife Extension Method is a Safe, Effective Way to Manage Imported Red Fire Ants

One need not be Christian to recognize the significance of Easter Sunday to practicing Christians. However, non-Christians may not recognize that the week that precedes Easter Sunday is important and full of meaning as well. According to Christianity. com, the name 'Holy Week,' which is the name Christians have given to the week preceding Easter Sunday, can be traced all the way back to the fourth century. By the end of that century, Christians commemorated various events that unfolded in the week leading up to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That's why Christians now celebrate Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday over the course of the week prior to Easter Sunday. Such celebrations underscore just how significant this period is for faithful Christians across the globe.

Registration remains open until April 1 for those wishing to join more than 1,000 birders who will flock to the coast, forests, prairies and mountains of Texas to compete in the nation’s biggest, longest and wildest bird watching tournament.

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