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Forney ISD to Host 1st Annual Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Community Park (0)

Press Release by Larry Coker, Forney Independent School District

FORNEY – The Forney Independent School District (FISD), in association with The American Heart Association, will host a three mile Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Forney Community Park located at 241 S. FM 548. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and the walk starts at 8:30 [...]

Forney ISD to Host 1st Annual Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Community Park (0)

Press Release by Larry Coker, Forney Independent School District

FORNEY – The Forney Independent School District (FISD), in association with The American Heart Association, will host a three mile Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Forney Community Park located at 241 S. FM 548. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and the walk starts at 8:30 [...]

Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC Warning About Sling Carriers for Babies (0)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents and caregivers to be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age. In researching incident reports from the past 20 years, CPSC identified and is investigating at least 14 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers, including three in 2009. [...]

What’s killing the great lawns of Texas? Draught, chinch bugs, disease all among suspects (2 comments)

Story by the Forney Messenger
SAN ANTONIO – Lawns throughout the Lone Star State are dead and dying. While drought is the main suspect, other forces may be at work, according to Texas AgriLife experts.
“Chinch bugs thrive in hot, dry weather and feed primarily on St. Augustine grass, but can also damage Bermuda and zoysia grass, [...]

Forney Sports Center to hold official grand opening (0)

Forney Sports Center (FSC), owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Ramin and Valerie Gilani, announces a community celebration for the facility’s grand opening on Saturday, October 3. The Honorable Darren Rozell, mayor of Forney, will preside over the official ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and other city officials will participate [...]