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Forney resident Don Ellison gets Diesel TV show on Fox
A “watch party” was held at Time Out in Forney on Thursday, July 26th to bring the Diesel TV experience to locals. Choppers and Mud Racer trucks were parked outside, while inside a crowd gathered to watch the third episode of Diesel TV on the Fox Sports Net channel with the show's host, Forney resident Don Ellison.
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Forney road construction update: FM 740/Pinson Road next up for improvements
Assistant City Manager Gina Nash is known around City Hall as a road construction guru. According to Mayor Darren Rozell, “That woman has worked tirelessly for almost 3 years through some extremely difficult and tense issues to get us to this point.” Nash and Mayor Rozell recently gave an update on some of the road construction projects currently underway in Forney and for those that are in the near future.
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Forney City Council gets answers to Spellman Amphitheater concerns
The Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Forney City Council meeting attracted a packed room full of Forney citizens, including a group of well behaved Boy Scouts decked out in their uniforms. The meeting included an official goodbye to outgoing council member Brian Haughey, the ceremonial swearing in of newly appointed council member Ray Stephens, and an important presentation by the PM Group regarding who and what they can bring to the new Spellman Amphitheater.
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Dozens of Forney residents listed as serious toll road violators by NTTA
The North Texas Tollway Authority recently published a list of their top toll violators, people who owe tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid toll fees and late fees. Among that list were 63 people who live in the 75126 area code of Forney. The top five listed toll violators from Forney are shown to owe a whopping total of $159,876.18.
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Forney: City workshop gets heated when Spellman alcohol sales are discussed
The Forney City Council and the Parks and Recreation Board met for a workshop on Thursday, July 12, 2012, to discuss the Spellman Amphitheater. The focus of the workshop was to get input from participants so that policies and procedures could be established for the newly opened Spellman. The meeting became contentious at times, but anytime the sensitive subject of alcohol is discussed in Forney, a heated debate can be expected.
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Lake Pointe Medical Center to open Emergency Department in Forney by the end of 2012
The Forney EDC's quarterly breakfast meeting was hosted by Crumbzz Tasting Pavillion and held on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. The meeting centered around the new Lake Pointe Medical Center that will be part of Phase Two of the Forney Medical Plaza off Highway 80 near FM 548. Updates were given about the new Emergency Department that will be built and ready to open by the end of this year.
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