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Teach, Plus, a national teacher leadership organization, has selected 50 demonstrably effective teachers from around Texas for its 2023-2024 Policy Fellowship cohort. The Fellows, all of whom are classroom teachers, will focus on a range of issues of importance to Texas’ students and communities, including equitable school funding, diversifying the teacher workforce, teacher preparation for effective educators, the mental health of educators and students, and highquality instructional materials.

At the Monday, August 28, school board meeting, Crandall ISD Trustees adopted a $64,363,304 general operating budget for the 2023-24 school year and lowered the district’s tax rate for the fifth consecutive time.

On the morning of Friday, September 1st, the Forney Police Department responded to a local elementary school within the Forney ISD in reference to an injury to a child investigation. Officers were able to establish that the injuries were severe and occurred recently. Due to the injuries, the child was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment. With the assistance of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Forney Police were able to secure the safety of the child and others within the household. The investigative efforts of the Forney Police Department led to the successful arrest of the two suspects in the case and the execution of a search warrant for the residence.

The autumnal equinox will occur on September 23, 2023 at 1:49 a.m. and not a moment too soon! Summer held on almost to the last minute with higher- than-normal temperatures and no measurable precipitation for 48 days. But just as time and tide wait for no man, Autumn has fallen and made its presence felt.

September 7, 2023

And So Was The CLASS of 1973!

District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced today that a Kaufman County jury has found Defendant, STARSKY LEMON HOLMES, 40 years old, guilty of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Enhanced and sentenced him to 42 years in the Texas penitentiary before the Honorable Judge Shelton Gibbs in the 422nd District Court of Kaufman County.

Thanks to a recent bill passed during the last legislative session, active-duty military, honorably discharged veterans and the immediate family members of a service member who died while serving now qualify for one of three new Parklands Passports. These passports are available at no cost and grant the cardholder free entry to all Texas State Parks.

You know the type. He or she is the loudest at parties, always showing off at work, boasting about their accomplishments to anyone who will listen, or acting as the know it all. There is no specific age, occupation, or education level that categorizes this type of person.

Fall is an opportune time to set up your backyard for year-round success. Work put into landscaping in the fall determines the quality of the space for all of your family’s backyarding activities, from family football games at Thanksgiving and Easter egg hunts in the spring, to taking your office to the back patio and meditation in a backyard hammock.

With Texas voters preparing to weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment to help finance water projects, Comptroller Glenn Hegar today announced the publication of his agency’s report, Texas Water: Present and Future Needs 2023 (PDF), which echoes critical water issues highlighted in the Texas Water Development Board’s (TWDB) latest plan.

The 2023-2024 school year marks 125 years of educational excellence for Forney ISD. The district has plans to honor the occasion with a celebration for alumni, current and future students, families, teachers, and school staff in the spring. Throughout the year, Forney ISD will be collecting stories and photograph submissions to feature on social media and their website.

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