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Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley to serve a second term on the Texas Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council. This advisory council is charged with conducting an in-depth analysis of the impact of crime on victims, close relatives of deceased victims, guardians of victims, and society.

Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he was not discouraged after the Texas House took a key vote rejecting one his highest priorities this legislative session.

Marilou Quinn, daughter of Edna Merriman FEAGIN and Luther T. “Bood” FEAGIN, was “birthed” in her Grandmother’s home on Christmas Day, 1933. I probably began to “really” know her somewhere around 1956, because she and her husband of 40 years, Jim Quinn, moved almost directly across from the “Themer Home” on Maple Avenue/ Street. One of our street signs posted “Avenue,” and one posted “Street.” I do not to this day know which is the “official” Forney designation. I do know that my Dad purchased the first lot (from Mr. McKellar’s cotton field) that was on the dirt, then gravel, road southwest off of College Street/Farm Road 741. Maple did not intersect with what was to become Shands Street until the Roy Thomas and Billy Montgomery homes were constructed at the end of Maple.

Global Volunteer Month, celebrated throughout April, is a time to recognize people who actively support their communities through volunteerism and active civic engagement. It’s also a time to get in on the action. However, if you’re like many people, you may not know where to begin.

A Texas House committee advanced the two main proposals to expand gambling in the state Monday, giving them a burst of momentum even as they continue to face long odds in the Senate.

March 30, 2023, at 6:09 p.m. Kaufman County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a stolen vehicle reported out of Carrollton, Texas. The vehicle failed to stop and began to flee, traveling west on HWY 80. The pursuit ended after the suspect collided with another vehicle west bound HWY 80 at N. Jobson Rd. Sunnyvale, Texas. The driver then exited the vehicle firing multiple shots at the pursuing deputies while running on foot.

“Asleep At The Wheel,” Emmylou Harris, “Old Crow Medicine Show,” Morgan Wade—How does that sound for a Grand Re-Opening of a venue that opened in my birth year, 1950, as THE BOB WILLS RANCH HOUSE, a showcase for The Texas Playboys and Bob Wills? And do you remember the name, Jack Ruby? He was a later manager of this historic gathering

Well, They Are Making a COMEBACK!

Once again, the Forney Family and Community stepped up and showed how much they love and take care of the teachers and students in Forney ISD. Saturday, April 1, 2023, the 5th Annual Gala occurred and was a rousing success!

Might Be a Winning “FLOP”

March 31, 2023

STEAK AND ALE—Grand Prairie

I will share with you some photos of vintage automobiles that each year are part of E! Terrell. Like my Grandpa Themer and my Father-in-Law, James Hood, always said, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to!”