District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announced today the conviction of Mark Wayne Jolley, 61, for assault causes bodily injury with a finding of family violence, which is a class A misdemeanor offense.
I think I was at a “sock-hop” after another Forney High School Jackrabbit victory in about 1966 or 1967 when I first heard this song played over the loudspeaker. I don’t remember with whom I was dancing, but I remember I was a little self-conscious with girls in those days and was always glad for the times that one of the dance chaperones (parents and/or teachers) would announce that the next dance would be a “John Paul Jones,” during which boys in an outer circle would go around in one direction, and girls in an inner circle would go in the opposite. At a pausein-the-song signal the circling stopped, and “you would dance with whoever was immediately across from you in the other circle.” If you were fortunate, it would be someone you considered GREAT and vice-versa, and if you were not so lucky, well, you both still danced and “made the best of it!”
Most people overwater their lawns. Watering lawns properly can prevent wasted water, promote healthy grass growth and prevent problems including disease. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)
It’s time to start thinking about lawn irrigation, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s WaterMyYard Program can tell you when and how much to water.
The Terrell Chamber of Commerce / CVB is excited to announce plans for Terrell’s annual Fourth of July celebration on Sunday, July 4. This year’s event will take place at a new location, Terrell Municipal Airport in cooperation with the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum.
Southeastern Louisiana University has named 4,154 students to its honors list for the spring 2021 semester.
As sunlight shines on the water, the reflection dances on the ceiling. The constant movement of the reflection says it is windy outside and the movement of treetops visible through the window confirms this fact. Many times we, too, are moved by outside forces; forces we have no control over but impact us nonetheless. Since summer is upon us fully now, the dedicated educational professionals in Forney ISD, and other districts as well, are in the golden part of summertime--not July yet, continuing education classes/seminars still in the future, and school starting back up
Kherington Themer (12 years) said after seeing this production, “I think this is now my ‘all-time favorite movie,’ and I never once lost interest or got bored during the entire show!”
Madeline Burer of Forney (75126) was named to the Spring 2021 President’s List at Mississippi College.
I did not at first pay much attention to the fact that Texas is about to see the passage of a law that will permit Texans to obtain and carry handguns, openly or concealed, without any type of special license—UN- LESS THEY are prohibited from possessing a handgun by a state or federal law that applies specifically to them! But, I keep hearing and seeing more and more about this change each day as I watch television and listen to the radio!
Ha Kim Ngoc Nguyen, of Forney, TX, has been named to the Chancellor’s List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the spring 2021 semester.
Wilson Chapel School, 1926-1927
Kemp - The Academy of Learning, 1867
Kemp’s Third School, 1892
Pyle Prairie School, 1917
South Buie School, 1918
Tolosa School, 1915
Tolosa School became Tolosa Community Center in 1950
Liberty School - Peel Town, 1919. One-half for a “Church House” and one-half for a “Teacherage”
*Last week (June 17 issue) concluded the historical series about early schools in Texas and especially in Kaufman County. It did not take long for me to see a Forney historian or two, who asked why I did not have photos of all, or at least some, of the schools. My answer was that the material I was presenting did not lend itself very well to coordination with laws, Board edicts, legislative pronouncements, tax laws, and long listings of names in photo form and that many of the photos I might find would be very old and often indistinct! That satisfied the questioners not at all, so I will have photos of the schools for the openings of this column the next two or four issues. I have asked Mr. Cannon to “work his magic” with the old pictures I can provide.*
In 1996, at a chuckwagon competition in Amarillo, Texas, a small group of OLD WEST enthusiasts and wagon masters talked about an association, whose mission would be to preserve the heritage of the chuck wagon and its use in the short, but significant, era of the cattle drives. In 1997, in Bryson, Texas, by-laws and articles of operation were adopted.
At the end of last week’s article, I stated that the CHUCKWAGON picked up its name because Cowboys called their meals by the name of “chuck,” which is an English (British) term for “good, hearty food.”
Surely somebody made a mistake when this list was broadcast one morning! So, I checked, and that “somebody” was correct! 240 years total for the trio!
After a dismal 2020 when people’s movements were greatly restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and tourism could increase significantly beginning in the summer of 2021. That’s great news for the businesses and workers who make their living in the tourism industry, and it’s music to the ears of people itching to get out of the house and head off for parts unknown.
Enjoying the great outdoors means sharing the environment with nature. Although sharing space with various backyard or neighborhood birds and small animals is acceptable for many people, insects that seem to multiply when the weather warms up are another issue entirely.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 936, Forney, TX 75126
Physical Address: 201 W. Broad St., Forney, TX 75126
Phone: 972-564-3121
Fax: 972-552-3599