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Ralph Whitfield grew up in West Texas and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1977 at the recommendation of his brother-in-law. “He told me it was a good place to go,” Whitfield remembers. “And I wanted to travel and get a car to use for field service for college.” Ralph soon found that the military would give him not only those things, but many other opportunities as well.

Forney ISD has been named the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM). This is the sixth straight year that Forney ISD has received the honor. Texas House District 4 Representative Keith Bell presented the award and a proclamation from Texas Governor Greg Abbott to Forney ISD Fine Arts Director Mario Luna at the Forney ISD Board of Trustees meeting on February 8, 2021.

More than 12 million people are currently employed in tech-related occupations in the U.S., either as information technology (IT) professionals or employees of technology companies. Yet employer demand for tech workers is still strong in many markets and industries, including technology, financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, government and education.

With the pandemic continuing to disrupt routines, you may have growing anxieties about how the extended crisis will affect your child’s social and emotional health long-term.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that requiring the national anthem to be played “at all events which receive public funding” will be among his top legislative priorities this session.

“When Jesus heard that Lazarus was dying, he waited to go because he wanted to do something more glorious,” says Josie, 11.

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) will be performing prescribed burns to address brush and excessive vegetative thatch at the East Fork Water Reuse Project (Wetland) in Kaufman County. The prescribed burns will be conducted over multiple days beginning in December 2020 through February 2021. The timing and conclusion of the prescribed burns will depend on local weather conditions.

Many people are avoiding in-person doctor’s visits to limit potential exposure to coronavirus -- or are simply ignoring health concerns altogether. However, when it comes to medical emergencies such as stroke, immediate medical attention is critical.

From his first campaign for statewide office in 2014 to now, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has never not been in legal trouble. And his problems are multiplying at a time when someone in his spot would ordinarily be dreaming and scheming about higher office.

I recently saw 30/30 ammo going for $85 a box at a gun show and folks were standing in line to purchase it. I’m not talking about some specialty wildcat rounds that are hand loaded, I’m talking THIRTY THIRTY rounds, arguably the most common and widely used of all centerfire ‘bullets’. Just try to find a box of 9 mm or .223 ammo. It’s as scarce as hen’s teeth. If you can find it, it might be necessary to take out a loan on the homestead just to purchase a few boxes! Even rim fire .22 rounds are tough to find and pricy.

Anglers across the state entered 340 lunker bass greater than 8 pounds in the Toyota ShareLunker program from 86 lakes during the 2020 season, which wrapped up Dec. 31. In addition to helping produce bigger, better bass for Texas lakes, anglers who enter their big bass catches in the program receive special recognition and prizes, including an entry into a yearend drawing to win a $5,000 Bass Pro Shops shopping spree and an annual fishing license.

Texas’ secessionist inclinations have at least one modern outlet: the electric grid. There are three grids in the Lower 48 states: the Eastern Interconnection, the Western Interconnection — and Texas.