Tag archive for ‘Life in Forney’
The Great Texas 2008 Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday – Memorial Day Weekend
Planning a big appliance purchase soon? If so, you may want to wait a few more weeks – unbeknownst to most Texans, the state has declared Saturday, May 24 through Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day) an “Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday”. During this time, no sales tax will be collected on purchases of air conditioners [...]
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 School; on Sunday evening, a community gathering to celebrate her life filled the auditorium at Forney High School as friends, loved ones and school administrators shared stories and remembrances of Chynna.
Forney High School continues to honor Chynna’s memory [...]
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 from Henderson County, 31 out of 31 precincts have reported in, so we know the outcome of the Republican Primary for Texas House – District 4. Incumbent Betty Brown defeated challenger Wade Gent by a narrow margin of [...]
Entire State Watching Hotly Contested House District Four Primary Between Gent & Brown
While the rest of the country watches the Democratic primary in Texas to learn who will capture the Democrat’s nomination for President, the eyes of Texas are upon Kaufman and Henderson county, home to Texas House District #4. Incumbent Republican Betty Brown is being challenged by Wade Gent, who she only narrowly defeated in the [...]
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) [...]
Freezing Rain Advisory
Despite fears that they might, the National Weather Service has not issued a Winter Storm Warning. However, they have issued a Freezing Rain Advisory which indicates they expect freezing rain between 9PM tonight and noon on Friday. According to the weather service, average ice accumulations are expected to be one tenth of an inch or [...]
Forney Regional Medical Center & Forney Medical Plaza Update
This past Friday, Cirrus Health announced that the land on which Forney Regional Medical Center will be located has been officially purchased. Forney Regional Medical Center will be located along FM 548, at the intersection of FM 548 and the yet-to-be-built Rogers Parkway, south of Highway 80. The 102,000 square foot hospital will include [...]
Forney at Terrell Basketball Photos from Terrell Daily Photo
Jim has a very cool site over at TerrellDailyPhoto.com – he takes photos all over Terrell and has featured some amazing shots of buildings most people may never notice. On Saturday, he showcased a photo he took at the Forney-Terrell basketball game, where Terrell won 67-41. You can view all of the photos on his [...]
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