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Plowing A Field, Again

A farmer opens new ground with a plow and in doing this comes a fresh new possibility of a new crop. But what if this field was plowed in early Spring and weather conditions prevented good sprouting and growth? Here in our region the opportunity to replow and replant offers itself to anyone that will take plow in hand, so to speak, and start anew. The corn and black-eyed peas sprout but fail to really grow and produce due to the conditions of early heat and drought? What to plant now knowing that irrigation will have to occur and understanding that the choice of crop will have to coordinate with the time of harvest? Well, one plants pumpkin seeds so that they will grow and turn their characteristic orange in October.

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Post Office Construction

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Rick Townsend – Backyard Swing

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Weldon Strain Home

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Presbyterian Church Building

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Grandpa Ewell Smith Home

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Denise and Kendall – Museum

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Marlowe Home

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Blackburn Home

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Terry – Produce

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Zeke – Carhop at Work

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Julie, Christie, Kevin – Full-Service Check-Out

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Grady Stewart – Father & Son

Feeling “Blue, Lethargic, Dissatisfied, or Blah” These Days?

Join Me For My ROUTINE MORNING FORNEY DRIVE Around!

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Meet the 2023-24 FHS Percussion Section

Each year the percussion ensemble, under the leadership of Director Riley Warren, participates in Summer Drum Camp. The goal is for the 30 plus members to spend the week getting a head start on the music for the coming marching season. The students finish the week prepared when they join the rest of the band in late July. The students finished the week with a morning concert for the residents of the CC Young Living Center in Dallas and an evening concert for the parents and sponsors at the Forney Fine Arts Auditorium.

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Carlos Avila, Ph.D., is an expert in vegetable breeding and genetics. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

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Carlos Avila, Ph.D., will lead the new round of research on tomato firmness. (Texas A&M AgrilLife photo)

In Search of the ‘Holy Grail’ of Tomatoes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has funded a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research project expected to bring researchers even closer to developing the “holy grail” of tomatoes.

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How American Farmers Promote Economic and National Security

After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger has reached an all-time high. Continued supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escalating inflation and a rapidly changing climate have exacerbated challenges around the world, particularly in developing countries, and today, as many as 828 million people still go hungry.

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Universal Truths - Part One

There are certain truths that are universal, but unspoken. They are numerous - all around us. So numerous they couldn’t fit into one column. (Watch for part two coming soon.) Often, these truths aren’t even recognized. They are so universal - so clear and obvious to us - that we we’ve stopped seeing them. Or maybe we never were aware of them at all.

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There are a variety of places in the backyard that can serve as a potential breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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Some members of the mosquito genus Aedes — small, black mosquitoes with white stripes on their back and legs — are known vectors for viral infections, including dengue fever, yellow fever, the Zika virus and chikungunya.

Mosquito Populations Boom After Rains

Tips on mosquito types and ways to prevent, control and repel

BBB Tip: Military Consumers – How Scams Target America’s Service Members

Military Consumer Protection Month, recognized every July since 2013, is an opportunity for consumer awareness, enforcement and advocacy groups to focus on the impact of fraudulent or malicious business practices on the military community. In addition to the sacrifices members of the U.S. armed forces and their families make daily, they must also remain on guard against unethical business practices and scams that often target this community with sophisticated, customized tactics. According to a recent BBB study, the military community’s susceptibility to scams dropped in 2022 from 2021, but the median dollar loss for active-duty personnel and military spouses rose 63% and 46% respectively.

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Having a Heatwave

“This is the hottest I’ve ever seen Alabama,” said the TV meteorologist, who was sweating so badly his white shirt looked like a Ziplock bag. “I’ve never seen temperatures this high.”

Building Walls

Building mental and emotional walls is a common occurrence. We are used to living with physical walls so this progression is an easy transition. Furthermore, it’s a conditioned response that we learn from others as well as a result of our own experiences.

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Kids Can Get Their Game On

Modern children have somewhat different ideas of what constitutes entertainment, especially when compared to youngsters from a generation or two ago. While it was once commonplace for kids to be out and about with their friends riding bikes and spending time in each other’s backyards only returning home when the streetlights came on - modern youths spend lots of time at home and indoors on their devices.

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