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The Mesquite Police Department has announced that police officer Torrey Rhone has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant, becoming the first African American to achieve this rank in the 68-year history of the department. The department hosted a promotional ceremony on May 14 at the Mesquite Arts Center.

Government mandates and coronavirus shutdowns across America led to an economic disaster last year. In the first few months of 2021, we seem to have turned a corner. The economy is growing, and people are back to work thanks to the easing of COVID restrictions in places like Texas.

A lot of misinformation is circulating about cellulite, a condition that affects around 90 percent of women at some point in their lives. Separating the cellulite fact from fiction can help those interested in finding out what causes it and how to make it less noticeable.

Juggling a family and a thriving career is no small task. It’s easy to become overwhelmed when faced with responsibilities at home and at the office, and it’s even easier to fall victim to a work-life imbalance. Such an imbalance can have troubling short- and longterm consequences.

Burns do not discriminate and can affect men, women, children, and seniors. The Miami Burn Center advises that burn injuries are the nation’s third largest cause of accidental death, resulting in 6,000 fatalities each year and annually causing 300,000 serious injuries. Because burns are largely preventable, it is important to understand how they’re caused and how to prevent them. Understanding the treatment options available to get on the road to recovery can help burn victims and their families, too.

Last year, when the pandemic suddenly shut down our everyday lives and for many of us, pushed them into tiny, isolated spaces, we had to adapt.

“Hello, Vivian, this is John Doe (name changed to protect the innocent/guilty), and I hear you had a hard time passing the Covid Test and getting a ‘negative’ so that you could go on about your activities and duties.”

Is there anything more exciting while fishing than watching a big bass attack a top water bait, strike it hard, miss getting hooked and come back and nail it again? The drill for the angler is to allow the bait to sit motionless after the initial strike. Bass often strike again instantly. Not jerking the bait out of the strike zone is easier said than done when adrenaline is pumping!

The appeal of camping is undeniable. According to The Business Research Company, a market research and intelligence company, the global camping and caravanning market is expected to grow from just under $40 billion in 2020 to more than $45 billion in 2021. Estimates suggest the market will grow even more in the coming years, reaching $56.6 billion by 2025.

Birds are big business. That may come as a surprise to people who have never given much thought to the warm-blooded vertebrates who fly over their heads every day, but tens of millions of people have a passion for birds.

The world’s oceans, and the marine life that call those oceans home, are under attack.

JAC Management Group and JAC Live are thrilled to start rolling out their 2021 event programming for Spellman Amphitheater in Forney, TX. The nationally known event-producing company, JAC Management Group, entered into a contract with the City of Forney in early 2020, but plans came to an unfortunate halt in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines have begun to roll out across the country, local businesses and events are resuming normal programming, and community members are searching for more ways to safely return to their prepandemic social lives, JAC is once again dedicating its efforts toward putting Forney on the map by hosting a variety of concerts and events at the outdoor amphitheater in Forney Community Park.

Forney High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, (AFJROTC) Cadet Blane Duplissey has been selected to receive a full-paid scholarship for the second-annual Air Force Junior ROTC Cyber Academy. There are more than 120,000 AFJROTC Cadets nationwide and only 100 AFJROTC cadets were chosen for the academy.