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If you’ve seen the dirt being moved around near the Cold Stone and the Cingular Store, between there and the new Chase that’s under construction, that’s where Walgreens will be relatively soon.

Also, I’ve gotten fairly solid confirmation that the Starbucks will be in the building in Shafer Plaza that is currently closest to Highway 80 - the one with the drive-through cut-out on the south side (the side that faces the highway). Rumors put the grand opening anywhere from April to June.
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• Chase, Starbucks, Walgreens & Chick-Fil-A

  Whew...I'm almost caught up from being gone for a while there for my wedding and honeymoon. It's...

• Walgreens Opening Confirmed, This Friday!

  I'm pleased to let everyone know that Walgreens has announced and confirmed that they will be opening...

• Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks, Double Dave’s Pizza, Water Restrictions & More…

  I'll be glad once Chick-Fil-A is open so that we can all stop guessing when they're opening!...

There’s a long list of updates this morning, which is great! After a fairly slow time around the Christmas holiday, construction has really picked back up in Forney. Current projects that are confirmed and under construction are: Chick-Fil-A (near Capital One, Highway 80 & 548), Sport Clips (Shafer Plaza, near Coldstone, Hwy 80 & 548), Hong Kong Express (Shafer Plaza, near Coldstone), a Chase bank (Between Coldstone & Highway 80, Shafer Plaza), Overtime Sports Cafe (near Peak Physical Therapy, Hwy 80 & Pinson), Joe’s Pizza & Pasta (also near Peak Physical Therapy, Hwy 80 & Pinson) and Mustang Crossing Dental Care (Shafer Plaza, near Coldstone, Hwy 80 & 548). For more specifics, read on…
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• Chase, Starbucks, Walgreens & Chick-Fil-A

  Whew...I'm almost caught up from being gone for a while there for my wedding and honeymoon. It's...

• Hong Kong Express Now Open; Quizno’s Opening Soon (Update: Quizno’s Now Open!)

  Hong Kong Express is now open in Shafer Plaza near Coldstone and Sonic; Quizno's, which is located...

• Hong Kong Express Coming Soon

  Well, it's not the Taco Bell or other Mexican food take-out that everyone's asking for these days,...

Well, it’s not the Taco Bell or other Mexican food take-out that everyone’s asking for these days, but there is a new fast food restaurant coming to town - Hong Kong Express will be coming soon to Shafer Plaza, in the space next to Cold Stone Creamery, near the Sonic on FM-548.
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• Chick-Fil-A, Sport Clips, Hong Kong Express, Chase & More

  There's a long list of updates this morning, which is great! After a fairly slow time around...

• Hong Kong Express Now Open; Quizno’s Opening Soon (Update: Quizno’s Now Open!)

  Hong Kong Express is now open in Shafer Plaza near Coldstone and Sonic; Quizno's, which is located...

• Chase, Starbucks, Walgreens & Chick-Fil-A

  Whew...I'm almost caught up from being gone for a while there for my wedding and honeymoon. It's...

In what became a 3+ hour meeting with a record-breaking turnout of 90-100 members of the public attending and 17 members of the public presenting opinions, the Forney ISD School Board tonight voted 6-to-1 to direct the FISD administration to prepare a resolution to place a bond election on the May 12th, 2007 ballot. This resolution will be formally approved at a special board meeting on Friday, March 9th at 8AM.
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• Forney ISD Holding Public Forum on Bond Election this Monday

  This coming Monday, March 5th at 7PM the Forney ISD School Board is holding a public forum...

• Forney ISD - eBooks; another vote on the 2nd high school?

  As I mentioned in a previous post, a majority of the items in the Forney ISD bond...

• Memorial for Chynna Zmolik, Forney High School Student, This Wednesday at 1:30PM

  The entire Forney community is mourning the sudden loss of Chynna Zmolik, a junior at Forney High...

Did anyone catch this article in today’s Dallas Morning News? It discusses the new “Outer Loop Highway” that will connect I-35 in Denton County to I-20 in Kaufman County. It mainly focuses on Rockwall County, and specifically, Fate and Royse City, but it has some interesting implications for Forney.
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• Final Henderson County Results Are In - Incumbent Betty Brown Defeats Challenger Wade Gent in House District 4 Primary

  Final results have been in from Kaufman County for a while, and now final results are in...

• Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office Recovers Nearly $150,000 in Stolen Property

  On February 4th, investigators from the Kaufman County sheriff's office were attempting to locate Brian Edward...

• Brooklyn Crossing MUD Blindsides Local Officials; City of Dallas Approves Development Along FM-548

  It's a fairly unknown fact that Forney was originally called Brooklyn, which is no doubt is the...