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Forney City Council candidate Jennifer Helms gave an exclusive statement to inForney.com regarding her position as the Director of the Layden Senior Citizen Center and the Meals on Wheels program. Helms has been under scrutiny after one senior citizen made public accusations of financial impropriety against her. Though Helms has a large number of supporters at the senior center, the political climate became so heated that it was deemed necessary for Helms and the KCSCI Board to part ways.

Just last week Forney City Council candidate Jennifer Helms was publicly accused of misusing her position as the Director of the Layden Senior Center.  Helms wanted to respond to the allegations, which she feels are primarily being made because she is running for Forney City Council. She explained that she was limited in what questions she could respond to because her employers at Kaufman County Senior Citizens Services do not want the Layden Senior Center or the seniors to be caught in the middle of this fight.

With school out for the summer in Forney, it won't take parents long to start hearing these two words from their children, “I'm bored!” Granted, Forney is not a huge town, but there are things for bored kids to do here this summer. In fact, I've listed seven of those “things to do” below. The kids don't have to spend the summer at home playing video games, get out and enjoy Forney.

Two dozen Forney residents showed up to offer their support to a local business being featured on the Channel 8 Daybreak show on Thursday, May 10, 2012. The Hole Thing Donuts & Treats at 571 FM 548 has already developed a reputation in Forney as being one terrific place to get a unique and tasty donut. They have been featured in D Magazine and now their tasty treats have been broadcast all over North Texas.