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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 [...]

$15,000 reward offered for information on abducted Oklahoma girl, kidnapper (0)

The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the following information regarding a possible reward for information on abducted 7-year-old Aja Johnson and her kidnapper, Lester William Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs is also suspected of murdering Aja’s mother, according to the press release. An Amber Alert was originally released for the girl, however it [...]

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 [...]