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I have noticed that, at least with several of our family members as they have aged to the “golden years,” television shows from their earlier TV-watching days have once again become FAVORITES! Several of my friends have mentioned the same thing about their parents and relatives, too. Plus, I have heard quite a few folks lamenting the lack of “good, clean, interesting, and easy to follow television that can be viewed by parents and children together or with them alone at the set, or by families and friends sitting down together.

The Trade: Oakland Athletics send outfielder/designated hitter Khris Davis and catcher Jonah Heim and right-handed pitcher Dane Acker to Texas Rangers for shortstop Elvis Andrus and Catcher Aramis Garcia and cash considerations.

STAR Transit is providing free rides for persons with confirmed appointment to get the COVID 19 vaccine shots. The curb-to-curb service extends outside of the agency’s service area. Rides are available Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. For this purpose, STAR Transit is temporar

O. K., before you say anything about hearing this before, read carefully, because this time it sounds ominous for anyone in this area who is even a casual fan.

According to what I find, February average daily high temperatures increase by 7 degrees, from starting at 59 to ending at 66 degrees. Daily average lows increase by 6 degrees, from starting at 40 to ending at 46 degrees. It is a rare day that the high is below 41 degrees or higher than 79. And it is another rare day when the low is below 27 degrees or tops 59.

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will temporarily change the disinfectant in its water treatment process from March 1 through March 29, 2021. The annual, routine change is necessary to maintain the regional system and year-round water quality.

I am a “life-long” Forneyite, born in 1950 in Terrell, Texas, because that is where Doctor Alexander wanted to deliver me, but I was brought back to Forney as soon as Mom and I could travel. The Paul and Marian Themer, Don and Ann Family lived in the first house built on Maple Street (605) (McKellar cotton land). The only time I have LIVED for any length of time away from Forney occurred when I lived in Commerce, Texas, during the semesters I attended college at East Texas State University between fall of 1969 and spring of 1973, coming back to Forney for three of the four college summers. I (and later my Family and I) lived in a house at the end of West Pacific Street until the very end of 1993 and then moved with Wife, Vivian, and Sons, William and Waylon, and just born in August, Weston, to our new house on Old Military Trail and have lived happily there ever since! We have missed the shaking of the old house by passing trains!

When Alysha Anderton’s home was fortunate enough to keep electricity during last week’s winter storms, she says she could not remain idle while many in her community were not so fortunate and struggled through such difficult and dangerous circumstances. Though she couldn’t bring back electricity to the homes without, she realized there was one thing she and her husband, Chris, could do. They could deliver firewood.

Ralph Whitfield grew up in West Texas and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1977 at the recommendation of his brother-in-law. “He told me it was a good place to go,” Whitfield remembers. “And I wanted to travel and get a car to use for field service for college.” Ralph soon found that the military would give him not only those things, but many other opportunities as well.

Forney ISD has been named the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). This is the sixth straight year that Forney ISD has received the honor. Texas House District 4 Representative Keith Bell presented the award and a proclamation from Texas Governor Greg Abbott to Forney ISD Fine Arts Director Mario Luna at the Forney ISD Board of Trustees meeting on February 8, 2021.

More than 12 million people are currently employed in tech-related occupations in the U.S., either as information technology (IT) professionals or employees of technology companies. Yet employer demand for tech workers is still strong in many markets and industries, including technology, financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, government and education.

With the pandemic continuing to disrupt routines, you may have growing anxieties about how the extended crisis will affect your child’s social and emotional health long-term.