Archive for February, 2008
Local Band of Forney High School Freshmen Finalist in North Texas Battle of the Bands
I have an alert service that lets me know when pretty much any news hits the ‘net with the word “Forney” in it, and it catches a lot of random things – local students winning scholarships, news about athletes that attended Forney High School, etc. I used to just ignore it, but I thought it’d [...]
Forney Regional Medical Center Groundbreaking – Playground Dedicated to Local Doctor, Christine Walker
Forney residents currently driving to Mesquite, Dallas and Rockwall for their medical needs will soon have a hometown hospital right here in Forney to serve their needs, at the intersection of FM-548 & Rogers Parkway. Indeed, Cirrus Health officials expect the Forney Regional Medical Center to attract patients from throughout East Texas.
In a groundbreaking ceremony [...]
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 origin for the name for a new proposed development just outside of Forney’s city limits at the intersection of FM-548 and Reeder Lane, just north of Wal-Mart. This development will be within Brooklyn Crossing Municipal Utility District (MUD) [...]
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 Manning Jr. due to outstanding felony warrants. They had staked out a location on County Road 3702 in southern Hunt county where they had learned Mr. Manning had been staying. While they were watching the location, another tip was [...]
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