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Forney roads: FM 740 upcoming construction and speed limit change
The Forney City Council has big plans for FM 740 and they voted to approve a bid from a construction company to make massive improvements to the road. They also voted to approve a speed reduction for a small part of FM 740 at their Council meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
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No action taken by Forney City Council regarding lawsuit with Pate Transportation Partners
Updated March 5, 7:41 a.m. The Forney City Council discussed the pending lawsuit filed against the City of Forney by Pate Transportation Partners and Forney Roadbuilders with city attorneys during tonight's Executive Session, March 5, 2013. At the conclusion of Executive Session, no action was taken by the Forney City Council.
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BREAKING: Fatal plane crash in Terrell near FM 2578
A plane crashed in Terrell, Texas, just miles south of the Terrell Municipal Airport on Monday evening, March 4, 2013, just before 5 p.m.
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Van ISD employee shot after district-sponsored concealed handgun training class
A Van ISD employee was shot after a district-sponsored concealed handgun training class on Wednesday, February 27. The injury, described as minor, was caused by a “mechanical malfunction” with the weapon that may have caused a misfire, according to a statement from Van ISD.
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Trial date reset in Pate Transportation Partners vs. City of Forney
The waiting continues for the trial between Pate Transportation Partners and Forney Roadbuilders (FRB) versus the City of Forney. The already rescheduled trial date of February 26th has once again been rescheduled for trial on April 30 through May 3, allowing for three and a half trial days.
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Future housing and retail coming to I-20 and FM 741 in Forney
The Forney City Council voted 5-2 to approve an agenda bill submitted by City Manager Brian Brooks on Tuesday, February 19, that dealt with a 125.802 acre tract of land that is located on the northwest corner of I-20 and FM 741. The land is not in the Forney city limits, but is within the Forney extraterritorial jurisdiction, known as the ETJ.
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Forney's Booker T. Washington alumni receive Black History Month proclamation from Mayor
Forney Mayor Darren Rozell read a proclamation at the February 19, 2013 City Council meeting, which proclaimed February as Black History Month in the City of Forney. The Mayor was joined in front of the Council by 11 alumni of Forney's former Booker T. Washington High School.
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