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Queen Mother and First Lady, Patricia Evans, of Terrell's Southwestern Christian College dies at 77
TERRELL, Texas — A community is in mourning after the passing of Southwestern Christian College's Queen Mother and First Lady, Patricia Evans, who died earlier this week at the age of 77.
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Law enforcement officers, with Forney ties, take center stage at Texas Rangers Law Enforcement Appreciation Night
ARLINGTON, Texas — Local law enforcement officials were honored tonight by the Texas Rangers baseball club as part of their season opening weekend. Forney natives, Danny Shaw and his brother Bryan Shaw, were asked to throw the first pitch; while Forney Police officer Pedro Moreno performed a hair-raising rendition of the national anthem.
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Texas House approves 2020-21 budget plan, with extra $9 billion for school finance, property tax relief
AUSTIN, Texas (The Texas Tribune, by Edgar Walters, Cassandra Pollock and Alex Samuels) — In Dennis Bonnen’s first major test as speaker of the Texas House, the chamber he oversees resoundingly passed a $251 billion budget Wednesday after a long but largely civil debate — a departure from the dramatics that have typically defined such an affair.
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Crews repairing gas line damaged during road construction in Kaufman
KAUFMAN, Texas — Crews are working to repair a gas line that was damaged Wednesday afternoon while crews were conducting road construction in Kaufman.
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Royse City police searching for teen runaway
ROYSE CITY, Texas — The Royse City Police Department is searching for a teen runaway that went missing overnight on Monday-Tuesday.
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Forney native, a 2017 graduate of NFHS, propels submarine legacy into the future
FORNEY, Texas — As citizens of Forney go about their daily lives, members of the U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service” work beneath the ocean’s waves, continuing a tradition that only a small fraction of military members will ever know: strategic deterrence.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Kaufman County until midnight
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of North Texas, including Kaufman County, until midnight.
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Area residents react to controversial billboard in Kemp protesting latest Dallas decision on Confederate War Memorial
KEMP, Texas — Area residents are reacting to a controversial billboard that recently went up in Kemp — sparking debate on both sides of Dallas council members' latest decision to remove a Confederate War Memorial in downtown Dallas.
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Brothers, both injured in the line of duty, to throw out first pitch during Texas Rangers' Law Enforcement Appreciate Night, March 30
FORNEY, Texas — Two brothers, both injured in separate line-of-duty shooting incidents, will throw out the first pitch during the Texas Rangers' Law Enforcement Appreciation Night on March 30, 2019.
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Portion of East Malloy Bridge Road in between Forney and Seagoville to be closed for approximately 36 days for re-construction
FORNEY, Texas — A portion of East Malloy Bridge Road in between Forney and Seagoville will be closed for approximately 36 days while crews work to rebuild the road.
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City of Forney schedules two public hearings on proposed annexation
FORNEY, Texas — The City of Forney is proposing to institute annexation proceedings on five tracts of land on the city's west side, both north and south of U.S. Highway 80.
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Wind Advisory for Kaufman County overnight; Hazardous Weather outlook
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, has issued a Wind Advisory for portions of North Texas, including Kaufman County, as storms sweep across the region.
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