🌱 What major decisions came out of Forney’s latest council meeting?

Morning Forney! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What major decisions came out of Forney’s latest council meeting?
• Could your child’s school assignment in Devonshire be about to change?
• Which Forney standouts are playing in this year’s College Football Playoff?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 57.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 67 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Forney City Council Meeting Agenda (inforney.com) — Forney residents can catch up on the December 2 City Council meeting, where leaders delayed a key EMS contract decision to a special meeting and set January action on rental property inspection rules. Council also heard extensive public comments on subdivision plats, approved a hotel tax settlement, and received updates on public works, complaints, and upcoming city events.
   

• Devonshire Board Urges Forney ISD to Reconsider Proposed Boundary Changes (inforney.com) — Families in Forney’s Devonshire community are being urged to speak up as the neighborhood’s board asks Forney ISD to rethink proposed attendance boundary changes affecting Griffin Elementary. The board warns that moving Villages 6 and 7 to Crosby Elementary could disrupt students’ routines, worsen already heavy FM 548 traffic, and split a tightly knit community.
   

• John Mateer, Ar'maj Reed-Adams highlight list of D-FW products representing 2025 CFP teams (dallasnews.com) — Forney football fans can spot hometown standouts Kelvion Riggins and Aaron Flowers on the national stage as they suit up for Texas A&M and Oregon in this year’s College Football Playoff. The piece highlights dozens of Dallas-area high school products, showing where local talent has landed across top programs in the CFP field.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forney

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Thursday December 18

• Cheers with the Chamber December 2025
  American National Bank of Texas , 104 Regal Dr. , Forney
  5:00 pm
• The Local Pop-Up Dinner
  Forney High School , 1800 College Ave , Forney
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Boys Soccer vs Marshall
  Forney City Bank Stadium , 800 FM741 , Forney
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Library Storytime: Toddler Tuesdays
  Mesquite Main Library , 300 West Grubb Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am
• LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL (JV, V) @ PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN
  PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN , 6801 W Park Blvd. , Plano
  5:00 pm
• Beginner Night
  Oasis Pickleball Club , 5757 State Hwy 205 , Rockwall
  6:00 pm
• Crandall High School Winter Arts Festival
  Crandall Middle School , 2600 Fletcher Rd , Crandall
  6:30 pm
• Mabank Girls Varsity Soccer @ Crandall
  Crandall High School , 13385 FM3039 , Crandall
  6:30 pm
• TMS Choir - Winter Concert
  Themer Middle School , 12503 FM1641 , Forney
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Library Storytime: Preschool Wednesday
  Mesquite Main Library , 300 West Grubb Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am
• CHOIR - SPIRIT NIGHT @ HOPE COFFEE
  HOPE Coffee , 129 N Collins Rd Suite 1103 , Sunnyvale
  12:00 pm
• RAIDER (JV/V) & LADY RAIDER (V) vs GAINESVILLE HS
  Raider Stadium , 222 Collins Rd , Sunnyvale
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Forney. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Sanitation in Forney. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forney here.

🗞 Nearby News

Heath

• Rockwall-Heath High School counselor named Top 5 counselor in Texas (rockwallheraldbanner.com)
• Chappell Locks It Down: LCU Guard Named LSC Defensive Player of the Week (lcuchaps.com)

Mesquite

• Former Mesquite Teacher Arrested In Child Grooming Case (dallasexpress.com)
• Dallas, Mesquite police investigate double murder-suicide (fox4news.com)
• Solar76 and East Texas A&M University Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Solar Energy Innovation (businesswire.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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