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Five-year survival rates for prostate cancer are notably high. Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that approximately 80 to 85 percent of all prostate cancers are detected in the local or regional stages, which plays a significant role in improving survival rates for the disease. Johns Hopkins notes that many men diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated at the local or regional stages are cancer-free after five years.

Forney ISD and the Forney Education Foundation announce the grand opening of “Assembly Required,” a state-of-the-art makerspace designed to inspire creativity and innovation. Join us on Monday, September 30, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at The OC in Forney, located on the 2nd floor of the east side of the building.

One of the best movie quotes of all time was said by the amazing Bill Murray in one of the most underrated comedies of all time, What About Bob. “There are two types of people in this world: Those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don’t. My ex-wife loves him.” That’s how I feel about taking cruises. Some folks love cruising, some just don’t. Some of us aren’t sure how we feel, so we keep booking cruises hoping to make a definitive decision. That’s my group. And yes, that means I’m getting ready for a cruise. It reminds me of my best times on cruise ships. It reminds me of my worst. Cue foghorn.

There is an art to leveling soil that most people never get to see. The tractor driver seems to take endless trips around and around the same plot of ground not making any progress—until you really look at the difference in the slope of the soil where the tractor has traveled. The same can be said about the everyday life of a student.

FROG GIGGING-FAST BECOMING A LOST ART

Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state reported a decline in water-related fatalities but noticed an increase in boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend.

For Texans, saving millions of migratory birds could be as simple as flipping a switch.

This past Saturday, the Forney HS Drumline traveled to Bedford, TX to compete in the HEB (Hurst-Euless-Bedford) Drumline Contest for the 14th time.

Do You Need To Fear Retirement?

The autumnal equinox will occur on September 22, 2024, at 7:43 a.m., and not a moment too soon! Summer held on almost to the last minute with higher than normal temperatures and no rain. But just as time and tide wait for no man, Autumn will arrive and make its presence felt. What we think of as Fall activities have been happening since the middle of August when school doors opened and students returned once again to be with their teachers and classmates.

Proposition A will be on the November ballot, and Crandall ISD Superintendent Dr. AJ Murry will be in your community soon to explain it.

DEER HUNTING THEN AND NOW

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1398, the “Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act,” introduced by Rep. Lance Gooden (TX). This bipartisan legislation will establish the CCP Initiative within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, countering increasing espionage activities from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against the United States.