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Forney's Veterans Day celebration in conjunction with Turkey Trax Auto Show
The City of Forney would like to invite veterans from Forney and surrounding communities to attend Forney's Veterans Day celebration. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with this year's Turkey Trax Auto Show on November 11, 2012, on Main Street.
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Major accident on US HWY 80 and 460 in Forney, 18-wheeler overturned
US HWY 80 at FM 460 was closed early Sunday morning, September 23, 2012, in Forney due to a multi-car accident involving an 18-wheeler tractor and trailer. Both lanes of eastbound HWY 80 and the eastbound frontage roads were closed.
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Two Forney citizens given high honors by Mayor Rozell
Two Forney citizens with decades of difference in their age, still shared many common features that wound up getting both of them recognized by Mayor Darren Rozell at the City Council meeting on September 17, 2012.
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City of Forney will purchase the Booker T. Washington School building
On Tuesday evening, September 18, 2012, the Forney City Council authorized the City Manager to close on the purchase of the Booker T. Washington School building on the corner of Main Street and Chestnut Street. As one of the Council’s strategic objectives for the year, the purchase of the Booker T. Washington School building emphasizes the Council’s desire to preserve and promote the heritage and history of Forney.
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Forney City Council wants changes made to Hometown Christmas event
The Forney City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 dealt primarily with the upcoming Hometown Christmas event, and those that will take place in the years to come. The City Council and Mayor Rozell discussed the purpose of the event, the types of vendors and entertainment, the level of city involvement, and funding for Hometown Christmas. They made suggestions for changes they would like to see take place.
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