🌱 Feed The Country Forney: A Nationwide Day of Volunteering to Pack Meals and 10 more events

Hey there, Forney! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Wine, Women & Wealth at Alfredo's Restuarant
• Feed The Country Forney: A Nationwide Day of Volunteering to Pack Meals
• God's Phenomenal Woman: Rebuilding Her

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 98, low: 73.
• Saturday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 73 degrees.

📸 Around Forney

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forney

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Wine, Women & Wealth →
  Alfredo's Restuarant, 111 E US Hwy 80, Forney
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Feed The Country Forney: A Nationwide Day of Volunteering to Pack Meals →
  215 South Bois D'Arc Street, Forney
• God's Phenomenal Woman: Rebuilding Her →
  503 East US Highway 80, Forney
• Community Listing: Terrell Ghosts Paranormal Investigation Tour
  Forney Chamber of Commerce, 102 E Moore Avenue Suite 218, Terrell
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Coffee & Conversations: Connecting Forney One Cup at a Time →
  351 Farm to Market 548, Forney
Wednesday September 23
• Chamber Connect & Learn September 2026: Canva-Making A Basic Website
  M&D Real Estate, 105 E. Main St., Forney
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Brews on Bois D' Arc →
  Forney TX
• Tea Time: Rose Hips →
  312 East Main Street, Forney
Tuesday September 29
• Carter Bloodcare Mobile Blood Drive →
  110 Justice Center Dr., Forney
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• Job Fair & Business Expo
  The OC Arena, 680 Innovation Blvd., Forney
  10:00 am
• Community Listing: Carnival of Giving
  Spellman Amphitheater, 241 S FM 548, Forney
  5:00 pm
• Cheers with the Chamber September 2026
  Perry Homes, 2013 Meraki Parkway, Forney
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors.
  By chance are there any dog sitters in the Devonshire, or nearby neighborhoods? I travel frequently and hoping to find reliable caretakers in the… (Nextdoor Devonshire)
• I need a concrete guy.
  My patio was poured with the sprinklers underneath and not sealed off. So I apparently have voids underneath that are causing fractures. I know… (Nextdoor Windmill Farms)

• EVO Entertainment Group, LLC posted a job opening for Hospitality Manager in Forney. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in MESQUITE, TX S08993 in Mesquite. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forney here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mesquite

• Dallas senator, Democratic AG candidate Nathan Johnson wants to break from the past (dallasobserver.com)
• Penn State Football Defensive Tackles Armstrong Nnodim & Alijah Carnell To Play Against Buffalo (onwardstate.com)
• Balch Springs City Council votes to keep city manager after DWI guilty plea (keranews.org)

Terrell

• 'Best Little Honky Tonk in Texas' now for sale at $1.4M (mysanantonio.com)
• The ties that bind universities to Churches of Christ (christianchronicle.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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