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Visitors from across Texas laced up their shoes and packed on plenty of layers to usher in 2021 with a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park. In total, 2,668 people hiked and biked a total of 8,173 miles statewide.

The second weekend of the 2021 Toyota ShareLunker season produced the first Legacy Class largemouth bass at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Angler Travis Moore reeled in the 13.44-pounder using a Carolina rig during the Bass Champs tournament Saturday January 9.

I bet most of you that have spent a lifetime in the outdoors can recall some ‘close calls’, times in the woods or on the water that cause you to shudder when reminiscing about the past events. I certainly can! One would think that most of these events were caused by wild animals, ie. cougars, bear, wild boar. Some were but some of the scariest things that happened to me had nothing to do with critters with fangs and claws.

The Forney ISD Board of Trustees recognized the student that designed the District’s 2020 Holiday Card at the January board meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Jane Salgada, an 8th grade student at Warren Middle School was recognized by the Board of Trustees for having her artwork selected for the front cover of the 2020 Forney ISD Holiday Card.

Friday, January 8, 2021, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant in the 11000 block of Walnut Lane, in Forney. Investigators have been looking into reported drug trafficking at the residence and eventually sought a search warrant.

STEVE REEVES was born on this date in 1926 in Glasgow, Montana, and was still a young boy when his father was killed in a farming accident. Soon, the family moved to Oakland, California, where he developed an interest in “body-building” while he was in high school. He had already “begun the game” when, at age 6 months, he won the fitness title of “Healthiest Baby of Valley County”—the 1st of many to follow!

Texas lawmakers are pushing to permanently allow restaurants to sell alcohol for pickup and delivery orders, which Gov. Greg Abbott allowed with an emergency waiver starting in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

A nutritious diet is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. When it’s part of a health regimen that includes routine exercise, a healthy diet that’s rich in fruits and vegetables can help people reduce their risk for various illnesses, including chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

If you have an interest in innovation, a passion for helping people and the confidence to let your creativity shine, there are exciting and rewarding career opportunities available to you in technology in almost every industry. From supporting the development of critical vaccines; building the next generation of electric vehicles; creating new and engaging ways to deliver distance learning; keeping air, food and water safe and sustainable; or bringing efficiencies to the delivery of government services, there is a career in tech waiting for you.

Weddings take place throughout the year, but some months have traditionally proven more popular times of year for happy couples to tie the knot.

Happy couples planning to tie the knot in 2020 confronted a challenge they likely never saw coming. While many couples fear inclement weather on their wedding days, 2020’s prospective brides and grooms had to contend with something far more fearful than rain clouds.

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NT- MWD) will be performing prescribed burns to address brush and excessive vegetative thatch at the East Fork Water Reuse Project (Wetland) in Kaufman County. The prescribed burns will be conducted over multiple days beginning in December 2020 through February 2021. The timing and conclusion of the prescribed burns will depend on local weather conditions.

“I would like to change my bedtime on New Year’s Eve,” says Tyler, 11. “I usually go to bed at 10 p.m., but I would like to stay up all night. I would have a great time because we would first party, second play video games and third eat a lot!”