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Fairfield Lake State Park, 96 miles south of Dallas, is expected to close permanently by the end of the month because its landlord is selling the land.

Mansfield Yiu Earns Dean’s List Honor at Lee University

Ouachita Baptist University has named 382 students to its Fall 2022 Dean’s List.

Ouachita Baptist University has named 382 students to its Fall 2022 President’s List.

Stephen F. Austin State University recognized the outstanding academic achievements of a select number of students by naming 1,500 to the Dean’s List for fall 2022. To qualify for the Dean’s List at SFA, the student must have earned a semester GPA over 3.5 in 12 or more semester hours while a full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate student.

Representative Keith Bell’s Capitol Update

Forney ISD provided families in our community with educational resources and engaging activities last week at the Workshops for Dual Language and ESL Parents and Students event held at Rhea Intermediate. The district partnered with GlobalVida and Texas A&M to give support to parents and students and hold workshops to educate them on important topics such as The Science of Reading at Home and College and Career planning. This is one of many events the Dual Language and ESL department has hosted this year to support and equip parents. More information on upcoming events will be announced soon!

Pine + Ivy, a home decor and lighting design company, is opening a retail store in The Opportunity Central (The OC) - a career, college and community initiative by Forney Independent School District. Pine + Ivy is the latest business to announce its partnership with the district that includes students enrolled in practicums who will learn all the aspects of what it takes to make the businesses successful.

Thousands are accusing power companies, distribution companies, electric grid operators and others of failing to prepare properly for the February 2021 storm, creating a catastrophe.

“Something that is holy is set apart as something special,” says Jennifer, 11. “The Israelites took all their gold earrings and jewelry and things like that and made them into a golden calf. Moses was on Mount Sinai so he couldn’t tell them not to. They worshiped the calf and considered it holy.

I am leaving my husband. Relax. I’ll only be gone for 10 days. My son and his wife are going to Hawaii. Grandma (hello, that is me) will be heading to Houston to take care of the grandkids. While this all sounds routine and mundane on paper, my mind is spiraling out of control with all the things that could go wrong. The Herculean efforts it will require to pull this endeavor off have me waking up during the night in a cold sweat. You see, I may be able to do difficult things, but I really excel at making super simple things very, very hard. There’s a meme out there in the world. How many times have I typed that line? It goes something like this. “Don’t invite me nowhere with complicated parking cuz I’m gonna circle around and go home.” Forgive the grammar. “It do be like that sometimes.” That’s another meme. Still, I am that person. Busy city? I will do a mock drive, on a different day, at the same time. Gotta be somewhere during rush hour on a Monday? I will do a practice run the Monday prior at the same time. Nighttime arrival expectation? You guessed it. I will drive there at night and, probably, also in daylight to memorize all the nuances. I don’t like unfamiliar traffic patterns, unexpectedly narrow parking spaces, surprise oneway streets, or any routes requiring NASCAR-esque sudden maneuvers. I hate crowds. I despise feigning calmness and asking directions when my insides are screaming in terror. Only children unite. I just don’t people well. I have crafted a beautifully simple life bereft of all these situations. But, what’s a grandma to do when the littles need her? It’s time to cowgirl up and get to Houston where I shall drive to unfamiliar schools with mysteriously unknown pick-up lines and strange parking spaces.

“The Run”

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