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FM 740 Scheduled for 12 Month Closure

FM 740 Scheduled for 12 Month Closure (0)

July 20, 2010 • Category: Forney News • By Press Release

KAUFMAN COUNTY – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in cooperation with the City of Forney will close FM 740 from FM 460 to Hillside Drive. The closure is scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 21 beginning at 6 a.m.
The closure is expected to last one year, and is necessary to avoid an additional $1.2 million in [...]

FM 740 Scheduled for 12 Month Closure

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Forney Event Planned for Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off (0)

By Jenna Forney Event Planned for Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off

In support of this year’s Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off day, a group of TwentyPeacefulMinutes.com members is organizing a Trash Pick-Up Day for Forney. The event will take place on April 10th beginning at 8:30am. Anyone is welcome to help us keep Forney such a beautiful small town. Prizes will be awarded [...]

Education»

Forney ISD to Host 1st Annual Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Community Park (0)

By Press Release Forney ISD to Host 1st Annual Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Community Park

Press Release by Larry Coker, Forney Independent School District

FORNEY – The Forney Independent School District (FISD), in association with The American Heart Association, will host a three mile Heart Walk on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Forney Community Park located at 241 S. FM 548. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and the walk starts at 8:30 [...]

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FM 740 Scheduled for 12 Month Closure (0)

By Press Release FM 740 Scheduled for 12 Month Closure

KAUFMAN COUNTY – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in cooperation with the City of Forney will close FM 740 from FM 460 to Hillside Drive. The closure is scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 21 beginning at 6 a.m.
The closure is expected to last one year, and is necessary to avoid an additional $1.2 million in [...]

Op-Ed»

What’s killing the great lawns of Texas? Draught, chinch bugs, disease all among suspects (2 comments)

By Forney Messenger What’s killing the great lawns of Texas? Draught, chinch bugs, disease all among suspects

Story by the Forney Messenger
SAN ANTONIO – Lawns throughout the Lone Star State are dead and dying. While drought is the main suspect, other forces may be at work, according to Texas AgriLife experts.
“Chinch bugs thrive in hot, dry weather and feed primarily on St. Augustine grass, but can also damage Bermuda and zoysia grass, [...]

Sports»

Forney Sports Center to hold official grand opening (0)

By Press Release Forney Sports Center to hold official grand opening

Forney Sports Center (FSC), owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Ramin and Valerie Gilani, announces a community celebration for the facility’s grand opening on Saturday, October 3. The Honorable Darren Rozell, mayor of Forney, will preside over the official ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and other city officials will participate [...]

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