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Forney Medical Care: New Lake Pointe Emergency Department to open April 1
The Lake Pointe Emergency Department at the Forney Medical Plaza will be open for business on Monday, April 1, 2013. Construction crews are hard at work putting all the finishing touches on Forney's...
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Forney City Council candidate accused of sexually harassing female city...
Updated March 26, 11:59 a.m. Editor's note: Some readers may find the content of this article disturbing. Two female City of Forney employees are alleging they were sexually harassed by former Forney...
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Forney High School Highsteppers win several awards at HTE National Dance Team...
The Forney High School (FHS) Highsteppers competed in the HTE National Dance Team Championship in Converse, Texas, on March 23, 2013. The competition was hosted by Judson High School, just minutes...
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Forney's FM 740/Pinson Road project: Ceremony kicks off construction
The FM 740/Pinson Road construction project in Forney was officially kicked off on Tuesday, March 26, in a ceremonial “dirt turning” at Criswell Elementary School. The groundbreaking marks the...
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Forney ISD Board of Trustees hosting 1st Annual Sunset Scramble Golf Tournament
The Forney Independent School District's Board of Trustees will host the 1st Annual Sunset Scramble Golf Tournament at Creekview Golf Club in Crandall, Texas. The tournament will be a day and night...
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Interview: North Forney Football standout Armani Watts commits to Texas A&M
Armani Watts is only a junior at North Forney High School, but already he knows how it feels to be wanted. The standout three sport athlete has received multiple scholarship offers to play football in...
View ArticleCanton Police Officer arrested for drug violations
A Federal Grand Jury indicted 32-year-old James Melvin Bradshaw, a former narcotics officer for the Canton Police Department, on six counts of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation....
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Neglected horses in Kaufman County rescued, but still need help
Kaufman County, Texas – Four horses and a donkey were rescued earlier this week by the Gentle Zoo of Forney, Texas. The animals were neglected after their owner fell under medical and financial...
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Kaufman County District Attorney and wife found dead in their home
On March 30, 2013, Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were found shot to death inside their home near Helms Trail and FM 1641 in Kaufman County, Texas, just miles from the...
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Sheriff Byrnes and Forney residents unnerved by McLelland murders
Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes stood somber in front of reporters at the Kaufman County Law Enforcement Center on Easter Sunday, as he gave updated information on the double murders of Kaufman...
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Interim Kaufman County D.A. named, Governor Perry urges officials to take...
**Updated at bottom of article on 4/1 at 5:30 p.m.**According to a WFAA report, an interim District Attorney has been named to take over the D.A. job in Kaufman County until Governor Rick Perry can...
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Governor Perry honors slain Kaufman County DA with flags at half-staff
Texas Governor Rick Perry has directed State offices to fly the United States flag and State of Texas flag at half-staff on Thursday, April 4, 2013, in honor of murdered Kaufman County District...
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One year after the Forney tornado, residents remember the devastation
On April 3, 2012, the lives of many Forney residents was greatly changed. On that day an F-3 tornado tore through the city of 15,000 plus residents. It caused damage in downtown, tore roofs and signs...
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Terrell man arrested for using Crime Stoppers line to threaten county official
Nick Morale, 56, of Terrell, Texas, was arrested on April 2, 2013 on charges of making a terrorist threat against a public official. According to the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office, Morale called the...
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Governor Perry offers another $100,000 for reward in ADA Hasse, DA McLelland...
Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke at a press conference the morning of April 4, 2013, in the Kaufman County Courthouse. Governor Perry announced the Governor's Office is offering an additional $100,000...
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Mike and Cynthia McLelland: Public memorial brings range of emotions
Over 1000 people came to the First Baptist Church of Sunnyvale on Thursday to remember Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his much beloved wife, Cynthia. The popular Forney couple were...
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Authorities make second arrest for threats against Kaufman County officials...
The Texas Rangers arrested Robert Allan Miller, 52, of Terrell, Texas, on April 4, 2013, for making terroristic threats against another assistant district attorney in Kaufman County. The arrest makes...
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Forney's MESA softball season kicks off with Opening Day ceremonies
It was a cold and windy day at Forney Community Park for Metro East Softball Association's Opening Day ceremonies on April 6, 2013. According to MESA President Jeff Fudge, there were nearly 35 teams,...
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U.S. Honor Flag flies in memory of Kaufman County District Attorney and his...
Members of the Kaufman County community gathered at the Kaufman Courthouse at noon on Monday, April 8, to watch a special U.S. flag be raised in memory of slain D.A. Mike McLelland and his wife...
View ArticleCrandall ISD placed under precautionary lockdown
The Crandall Independent School District placed their schools on precautionary lockdown on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, for a short period of time. The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office received a call...
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