Twenty Peaceful Minutes

Welcome to Twenty Peaceful Minutes (20PM) - a community website for Forney, Texas. In addition to this blog, 20PM is home to the Forney discussion forums, which you may reach by clicking the Forney discussion forum link or going to http://20pm.net/forums; also, considering signing up for email or newsreader (RSS feed) notifications of new posts to the 20PM blog!

In a press release posted on their website this morning, Forney ISD has announced that Dr. Darrell Brown has been named the lone finalist for superintendent of FISD.

Dr. Brown, 47, currently serves as Assistant Superintendent/Executive Director for Curriculum, Staff Development and Accountability in Katy ISD. The state requires a 21-day waiting period before Dr. Brown can sign a contract with the district - the FISD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Monday, December 10th when Dr. Brown is expected to sign a contract to become the district’s new superintendent. The district will host a reception immediately following. Read on for more information about our new superintendent, whose photo appears below.

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• Forney ISD Superintendent Named Sole Finalist for Job with New Braunfels ISD

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• Forney ISD School Board Moving to Place Bond for 2nd High School on May Ballot

  In what became a 3+ hour meeting with a record-breaking turnout of 90-100 members of the public...

• New School Names Announced; Dallas Morning News Article on Forney

  I just noticed that the FISD Board of Trustees selected the names of 2 elementary schools to...

I’m pleased to let everyone know that Walgreens has announced and confirmed that they will be opening their Forney, TX store this coming Friday, November, 16th at 8AM. Grand opening events will be announced at a later date. It appears they will follow the 8AM-10PM hours many Walgreens stores keep, with the pharmacy having slightly different hours from the rest of the store on the weekends. Walgreens is located near 548 & Highway 80, north of Highway 80, across 548 from WalMart.

CVS has placed a “coming soon” sign at the corner of Highway 80 & 548, on the south-west side of that intersection, near the City Bank building that’s nearing completion on the south side of Highway 80. Construction is in the earliest phases, so it will be some time still before CVS opens.

Click to discuss Walgreens & CVS in the Forney discussion forum.

• Walgreens & Starbucks

  If you've seen the dirt being moved around near the Cold Stone and the Cingular Store, between...

• “In my day there was no soft opening…”

  "In my day there was no soft opening. One day you're closed, the next day you're open"....

• Stores and Restaurants Opened & Opening

  If you've driven down Highway 80 east of Dallas any time in the past year or two,...

The Forney Police Department and the State of Texas issued the Amber Alert after the children were abducted on Friday afternoon. Law enforcement officials believe these children to be in grave or immediate danger.

Eli Sullivan a 16 year old white male, with brown hair, 5FT6 and 120LBS He was last seen wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

William Sullivan, a 12 year old white male with brown hair, 5ft4 and 90 pounds. He was last seen wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

The suspect is Lelah Jeanne Sullivan, a 48 year old white female with brown hair and brown eyes, 5ft 6 and 115 pounds.

The suspect vehicle is a beige Ford with Alaska tag number EEB204.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Forney Police Department at 972-552-3932 or dial 911. Please, everyone, keep your eyes open for this vehicle and this person and phone in anything you see to Forney PD or 911 immediately.

For updated information, please visit http://codeamber.org/sullivantx/

UPDATE, 7:50PM - CBS 11 just posted a ‘breaking news’ update to their website in which they say the woman is believed to be driving a 1983 Tioga RV, with Alaska license plate EEB-204. They say it’s believed she is attempting to leave the state with the boys, who they believe she took this morning.

• Forney Amber Alert Ends In Arrest in Alaska; Boys Found

  The Amber Alert issued in early November by the Forney Police Department and covered here on Twenty...

With a fairly low 8.5% turn-out of all registered voters, voters in Texas approved all 16 amendments to the Texas constitution, and propositions to allow the sale of beer & wine in several nearby communities passed as well. Proposition 4, for the issuance of up to $1 billion in bonds for assorted maintenance and construction items throughout the state, passed by the smallest margin of the 16 amendments, at 58% for and 42% against. Proposition 9, concerning property taxes for totally disabled veterans, passed by the greatest margin, at 91% for and 9% against.

Many Forney residents were also carefully watching elections concerning the sale of beer & wine as well as mixed drinks in many nearby cities, including Mesquite, Rockwall and Fate. Click ‘Read On’ for the results…
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• Early Voting Begins Today - 16 Constitutional Amendments Before Texas Voters

  Early voting in the November election begins today and runs Monday-Friday from today, Monday, October 22nd through...

• Election Results (Final Results at Bottom of Post)

  The citizens of Forney and those residing outside of city limits but paying property taxes to Forney...

• Election Results Update

  With almost 2,100 votes counted (no word yet if this is final, but over 4,000 votes were...

Monday, November 5th from 5:30 to 6PM, Forney ISD is holding a groundbreaking ceremony at Forney North High School. The event is open to the community and will occur on the grounds of the future new high school, which will be located off of 548. Take 548 north of Highway 80 past Wal-Mart, the movie theater and the Steve Silver building, continue going north approximately 2 miles until you come to a sign marked “FISD Construction Entrance”; turn right at that point and proceed down the gravel road to arrive at the groundbreaking ceremony.
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• Forney High School #2 Virtual Tour & Sketches Available

  Forney ISD has posted sketches and a virtual tour created by the architect designing Forney ISD's new,...

• Local Band of Forney High School Freshmen Finalist in North Texas Battle of the Bands

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• Forney ISD School Board Moving to Place Bond for 2nd High School on May Ballot

  In what became a 3+ hour meeting with a record-breaking turnout of 90-100 members of the public...