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Clark, Brooks attend meeting with TxDOT, COG over project funding (0)

Story by Cary Griffin, Forney Messenger
Precinct 2 Kaufman County Commissioner Ray Clark and Forney City Manager Brian Brooks attended a meeting with TxDOT and NCTCOG officials at the TxDOT offices in Arlington June 10 regarding the funding of county road and bridge projects with $20 million that has recently become available through [...]

Forney student accepted to prestigious academy (0)

Story by the Forney Messenger
DENTON (UNT), Texas—A student from Forney has been accepted to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a highly touted and rigorous program for gifted high school students at the University of North Texas.
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Amy Pierce, who previously attended Forney High School, will begin at TAMS this fall. She is [...]

CPI Foods, Inc Recalls Non Fat Dry Milk Because of Possible Health Risk (0)

PI Foods, Inc of Dallas, TX is recalling approximately 15,000 (net wt. 20g) packets of non fat dry milk because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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Local woman to kick off Letters Home project June 28 (0)

Story by the Forney Messenger
“Letters Home,” a locally-based project to enable U. S. troops stationed overseas to send birthday or other special cards to members of their families, will kick off in Forney Sunday, June 28.
The kickoff is open to the public and will take place between 1:00 p. m. and 5:00 p. m. [...]

Recent studies show dads may need help but won’t ask for it (0)

Story from the Forney Messenger
Towson, Md., June 2009—The new tie and golf balls are a nice gesture, but this Father’s Day Dad might need a gift society has conditioned him not to ask for—HELP! This could mean a helper to do simple tasks dad can no longer manage or a companion to help [...]

Lawson Hartwick plays in 60th annual GreenBelt Bowl Football All-Star Classic (0)

Story by L. Morrill, Forney Messenger Sports and Karry Hartwick
Lawson Hartwick, son of Larry and Kristi Hartwick of Forney, played for the North squad on Saturday, June 13th in the 60th annual GreenBelt Bowl All Star Football Classic at Bobcat Stadium in Childress, Texas.
The late W.T. Nelson is credited with founding [...]