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Setting realistic goals and expectations and being emotionally ready to change are essential to keeping New Year’s resolutions, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

The City of Forney is bringing back the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Downtown Forney! On December 31st, help us ring in 2022 with a night full of fun festivities capped off by a ball drop. There will be live music, food, drinks, and plenty of fun. The event will start at 7 p.m. and will end after the clocks strike midnight.

McPherson College, a four-year private college located in central Kansas, recognizes its highest academic achievers in its fall 2021 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention.

The end of any year causes one to look back in reflection of the events that had occurred in the last twelve months. Forney Education Foundation experienced a wonderful 2021 due in large part to the amazing support of the teachers and community that believed in and understood the mission of FEF. The donors that gave so generously to the Foundation–regardless of the amount– also understood that the funds are very carefully spent to benefit the teachers and students in Forney ISD. Since the Grant Train has rolled through FISD for this school year, the teachers are looking forward to receiving their grants next semester and implementing them in their classroom.

The employees for the City of Mesquite continue to give back to the community they serve as they raised $50,000 for local charities as a part of their 2021 Real. Texas. Giving. Campaign. In the past five years City employees have donated nearly $200,000 through the campaign to local charitable organizations, programs and services that support the Mesquite community.

Traditions are the glue that hold many celebrations together. Individuals and families embrace many customs that serve as the script for commemorating yearend holidays.

New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate. But for hundreds of people each year, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day proves fatal.

Whether your New Year’s Resolutions include eating healthier, exercising more, or devoting more time to self-care, having a plan can help you reach your goals on a budget.

While investing in your health and wellness can sound like an overwhelming goal, doctors say that there are easy, tangible resolutions you can make to feel your best and better protect your health.

Quite often, each morning before getting dressed I check my weather app to get the prediction for the upcoming day. Yesterday I caught myself hoping the sun would be shining and the skies blue.

A year ago I woke up being someone’s wife and went to bed a widow. My life changed forever that day. And, I guess it’s been changing ever since.

It’s that time of year. Out with the old, in with the new. It would be an understatement to say that I welcome the new. It would more of an understatement that I still mourn the old. But I’m getting there.

Forney ISD Superintendent Dr. Justin Terry has been selected as a 2021 Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA). Dr. Terry joins just 18 other superintendents nationwide and only three in Texas who were selected for the honor. Honorees must have fewer than five years of experience as a superintendent and must demonstrate dynamic, fast-paced leadership with strong communication at its core.