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The formula the North Forney Falcons used in winning 23 of their first 27 baseball games was pretty simple. Good pitching, timely hitting, and not compounding mistakes in the field had led the Falcons to 23-3-1 overall, and an 8-0 start in District 13-5A play. That record was good enough to place North Forney one game ahead of the 7-1 Highland Park Scots and earn them a top-ten state ranking.

Decorating is in full swing for The Mardi Gras Gala benefiting the Forney Education Foundation. It occurs Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Hidden Creek in Heath. This wonderful night will ultimately assist the students and teachers in Forney ISD through the teacher requested grants and the Dual Credit Advantage Plus Program--and we sold out once again!

The City of Mesquite has earned the special recognition from Texas Recreation and Parks Society, as City Lake Park was one of only eight Texas parks honored in 2021 with a prestigious Lone Star Legacy Park designation.

When I was growing up and heard the name, WAL- LENDA, it could only mean two things—either one or more of the family had successfully performed a walk across the “high wire” really up high and dangerous and had thrilled the audience, or one or more of the family had fallen, often with disastrous results! Being “afraid of heights” for my entire life, I always thought the “high-wire act” was foolish, but I nearly always shut one eye and watched with the open one to see if they “made it.” The closest I ever came to walking the wire was once when I walked a tightly-stretched rope about ten or fifteen feet above the ground—and I had on a HARNESS and was still scared and did slip off the rope!

1851—1872½: Kaufman’s “hold” on the County Seat was firm and secure!

One day this past week my wife saw me out behind the house at my little cabin, working around the cooking fire pit. “What you up to?” she called out from the house. “Not sure but I have some cubed venison steak and wild pork, going to make something ‘Mexican’.” “Well, WHAT?” She continued to quiz. My answer was an honest one, I simply did not know the exact dish I planned to prepare but it was going to have a Mexican flavor and it was going to be tasty!

After five years of enhanced funding for efforts to protect lakes, rivers, water recreationists and industry from a host of non-native invasive species, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and its partners are reporting significant achievements. The TPWD is currently managing invasive aquatic plants on more than 50 water bodies around the state to enhance boater access along with actively monitoring for early detection of multiple species and implementing rapid response and eradication efforts where possible.

Stronger-than-normal seasonal demand for beef is driving fed cattle prices upward, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

“Hey, Honey, do you want to take a trip to Ennis to travel the BLUEBONNET TRAIL?” “Sure, Dear, if you do.” And, it was a “plan,” only briefly put “on pause” until the Covid Vaccine Reaction eased after a day or two.

Trinity Valley Community College added two more national championship trophies to their collection of hardware Sunday. The Cardettes Showgirls earned championships in the Open Pom and Open Team divisions at the DTU & College Classic Nationals competition in Orlando, Florida.

WHO/WHAT: In honor of Earth Day, guests are invited to be outdoors in nature at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

Congressman Lance Gooden (R-TX) has sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Vaccine Passports Act, which was introduced by Rep. Matthew Rosendale (R-MT). The legislation prohibits the use of federal funds for the implementation of a vaccine passport system. The bill also prevents any state or municipality that adopts vaccine passports from accessing coronavirus relief funds. Congressman Gooden issued the following statement on the proposal:

The Texas Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prevent local governments from cutting their law enforcement budgets without voter approval.