Early voting underway in Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Early voting for the March 1 Texas primary elections began earlier today.
View ArticleGateway development to break major milestones in 2016
FORNEY, Texas — The Gateway development in Forney will see several milestones in 2016 including the completion of the Gateway Boulevard loop and the beginning of its 540-acre single-family residential...
View ArticleNorth Forney softball ranked third in state 5A rankings
FORNEY, Texas — The North Forney High School softball team ranked third place in state 5A rankings published by the Texas Girls Coaches Association on Tuesday.
View ArticleFiling deadline nearing in Forney city and school elections
FORNEY, Texas — Several candidates have filed to seek election on the Forney City Council and the Forney Independent School District Board of Trustees with the filing deadline approaching on Friday.
View ArticleNTMWD schedules a 28-day chlorine maintenance of its water transmission systems
FORNEY, Texas (City of Forney) — The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has scheduled a chlorine maintenance that will be conducted on the NTMWD Wylie, Tawakoni, and Bonham water transmission...
View ArticleCity of Forney sales tax collections continue to climb, record allocation
FORNEY, Texas — City of Forney sales tax collections continue to climb with the city receiving a record allocation in February, according to the latest data released by the Texas Comptroller of Public...
View ArticleTwo arrested in child abuse, waterboarding case
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A Kaufman County man and woman are jailed after being accused of waterboarding, among other abusive acts, a child under the age of 14 in January 2016.
View ArticleKaufman County man involved in shootout with police sentenced to 20 years on...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — A Kaufman County man who was involved in a 2015 shootout with police in January 2015, which resulted in the death of another suspect, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish structure fire in Forney, Terrell assists
FORNEY, Texas — Firefighters from Forney and Terrell extinguished a structure fire on Azalea Drive in Forney, Texas, on Thursday afternoon.
View ArticleForney home destroyed in overnight fire
FORNEY, Texas — A Forney home was destroyed in an overnight fire.
View ArticleMarco’s Pizza anticipating Sunday opening
FORNEY, Texas — Those looking for a break from the typical North Texas pizza chain options are in luck.
View ArticleForney City Council race takes shape with filing deadline
FORNEY, Texas — Two of three Forney City Council candidates will face challengers in the upcoming May 7 General Election after the filing period closed on Friday afternoon.
View ArticleOne injured in rollover crash on U.S. Highway 80 service road
FORNEY, Texas — One person was injured after striking a bridge guardrail and overturning on the U.S. Highway 80 south service road in Forney on Saturday morning.
View ArticleForney ISD Board of Trustees race takes shape with filing deadline
FORNEY, Texas — Two of three Forney Independent School District Board of Trustees candidates will face challengers in the upcoming May 7 General Election after the filing period closed on Friday...
View ArticleBrief: Talty City Council Meeting held on February 16, 2016
TALTY, Texas (City of Talty, City Secretary Sherry Bagby) — Engineering and financial details on Talty’s $4.3 million road improvement program continue to be the key topics at the city’s council meetings.
View ArticleOne injured in rollover crash at Kaufman-Rockwall County line
FORNEY, Texas — One person was injured Sunday morning after a rollover crash at the Kaufman-Rockwall County line.
View ArticleSeven Lone Star CASA advocates sworn in
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Seven new volunteers were sworn in as advocates for Lone Star CASA in a ceremony on February 16, 2016.
View ArticleInformation sought in fatal road rage shooting on Interstate 20
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information in a fatal shooting on Interstate 20 that possibly began as a road rage incident, the department stated in a release.
View ArticleEast Texas man held on over $500,000 in bonds on drug charge, warrants
FORNEY, Texas — An east Texas man is being held on over $500,000 in bonds at the Kaufman County Jail following his arrest in Forney on Sunday.
View ArticleSUV overturns into U.S. Highway 80 ditch, partially submerged
TERRELL, Texas — An SUV struck a driveway culvert on U.S. Highway 80 on Tuesday afternoon and overturned into a ditch — partially submerging the vehicle.
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